The U.S. Fire Administration is recruiting students and instructor candidates to attend an on-campus pilot class for its new six-day off-campus or state enfranchised course Water-Based Fire Protection System Plan Review.
Today is not only the day to change our clocks, it's also the day to replaced smoke alarm batteries, according to an timely reminder from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission as Daylight Saving Time ends.
Gov. Ed Rendell honored the winners last week at the 2008 Governor's Award for Safety Excellence luncheon in Hershey. U.S. Steel – Mon Valley, also a 1998 winner, has cut its OSHA recordables rate to 1.05 and had just eight lost-time incidents in 2007 among its 3,100 employees.
Choosing individuals primarily from the post-World War II era, the Institute's short list of top 100 chemical engineers are categorized for their technical achievements, leadership of the profession, or pioneering work at the frontiers of technology.
Waste Management Inc. has paid almost $330,000 in penalties for violating Massachusetts' five minute idling limit three times.
The recommendations focus on diagnostic and other testing and treatments for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), neuropathic pain, trigger points/myofascial pain, chronic persistent pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic low back pain, among other conditions.
The renowned risk insurer has added a major flood to its set of Realistic Disaster Scenarios for 2009. Up to now, Lloyd's has used earthquakes, windstorms, and airlines colliding over large cities to test the strength of individual syndicates and the market as a whole.
If successful, the lawsuit would trigger protections against several harmful pollutants associated with a wide variety of serious adverse health effects.
Featuring updated permeation and degradation data, the comprehensive document is designed to allow users to accurately search for the right protective glove specifically for chemical applications.
However, the Liberty Mutual/SADD study of 3,580 students at 29 high schools across the country found only 57 percent of teen passengers would speak up to stop the driver from racing other cars.
The event will be held in Arlington, Va., but also will be broadcast via the Web for those unable to attend in person.
"Our common goal is to ensure that every employee goes home safe and healthy at the end of each workday," said Jeff Funke, director of OSHA's area office in Charleston, W.Va.
Six major illnesses common among Americans age 65 and older cost more than $196 billion in 2007, according to estimates by researchers at RTI International.
In September, the company pleaded guilty to related charges and agreed to pay a fine of $600,000 plus an additional $150,000 to fund a community service project for the benefit, preservation, and restoration of the environment and ecosystems in the waters adjoining the two nearby rivers in Michigan.
The agency says it has surpassed congressional expectations mandated through the 9/11 law of screening 50 percent of cargo on passenger-carrying aircraft by February 2009 and 100 percent of cargo by August 2010.
Exposure may occur when a worker handles drug vials; compounds, administers, or disposes of hazardous drugs; cleans spills; or touches contaminated surfaces.
At 25 deaths on average per 100,000 workers in 2003-2006, this industry is on par with high-risk industries such as agriculture and mining. About a third of those who died of injuries in landscaping were self-employed.
A sentencing hearing has been set for Feb. 20, 2009. Knowingly storing hazardous waste without a permit carries a maximum fine of $50,000 for each day of violation.
Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers declined from 4.4 cases per 100 workers in 2006 to 4.2 cases in 2007.
As part of the agreement, the implementation team will conduct quarterly visits to the participating facilities and the Anna and King Salmon Platforms in the Cook Inlet.