The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said it welcomes the significant drops in death and injury but cautions that the success is partly due to unusual economic and weather factors which may not continue in coming years.
APIC's survey found that infection prevention and environmental services professionals believe there is a need for additional education and resources to facilitate successful prevention of health care-associated infections.
The U.S. Supreme Court accepted eight new cases Tuesday, but Dallas County, Texas' appeal of a judgment won by a former inmate who contracted MRSA while incarcerated in the Dallas County Jail in 2003 was not among them.
Taking the next step in the process of enacting a national work health and safety regulatory scheme, Safe Work Australia opened the comment periods Sept. 26 for draft codes on fall protection, first aid, chemical safety, and more.
NFPA 56 (PS) prohibits using flammable gas as a cleaning agent to clean out pipes. NFPA announced it in Middletown, Conn., where a February 2010 explosion involving a "gas blow" killed six workers at the Kleen Energy Power Plant.
OSHA's Dallas Area Office initiated a safety and health inspection at the company's facility in Texas following receipt of a complaint that employees were not adequately protected from being injured by rotating machinery parts, and employees were exposed to toxic welding fumes while fabricating trailers and noise levels above approved health standards.
Most high-voltage deaths in Washington do not involve power line workers, but rather people whose jobs place them near power lines, such as construction workers, roofers, tree trimmers, agriculture workers, truck drivers, or mobile equipment operators.
The report highlighted that the number of occupational diseases went up from 124 in 2010 to 361 in 2011, primarily due to the increased reporting of noise-induced deafness cases.
The host London Fire Brigade invited the general public to watch the largest UK firefighter competition of the year and to learn about keeping themselves and others safe from fires.
This Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 2 p.m. Eastern, Joseph Weigel of Schneider Electric will discuss the types of major electrical faults that can occur in equipment at these plants, NFPA 70E, and OSHA’s current enforcement posture.
It is a new NIOSH Center of Excellence in Portland that will use team- and technology-based interventions to foster improved lifestyle choices, safer work, and better psychological and physical health.
The strike force, launched in coordination with the summit, is part of FMCSA's nationwide Passenger Carrier Strike Force. The two-week inspection sweep will continue through Oct. 7, 2011.
The agency’s notice estimates 1,735,000 passengers bring a portable oxygen concentrator aboard a commercial aircraft. All of them must carry a signed physician statement explaining the oxygen therapy they need.
Excessive speed and fatigue are among the causes of motorcycle and automobile fatalities, and alcohol-related accidents are a year-round concern.
The new International Food Safety Training Laboratory in College Park, Md., started its training Sept. 12 with students from China and Indonesia.
According to the complaint, the employer discharged a dental assistant who raised concerns about an office procedure that required workers to remove protective caps from contaminated needles before putting the needles in disposal containers for sharps.
"Our inspection found that all five exit doors were locked at night and could not be unlocked without a manager's permission. These workers were essentially caged and that is completely unacceptable," said Kay Gee, OSHA's area director based in Manhattan.
Union Pacific Railroad, which is urging hunters to stay away from its tracks, says its police officers are now stenciling "no trespassing" in white paint on the rails as a reminder to stay off railroad property.
The agency said it will work with voluntary standards organizations to prevent this type of problem from happening again.
The violations involve uncorrected deficiencies in ammonia processing equipment, not developing and implementing safe work practices for all mechanical and maintenance tasks, and incomplete written standard operating procedures.