AAR's president/CEO said partnering with SPAN USA may reduce trespassing fatalities on railroad tracks significantly.
In one study, 40 percent of cell phone users--women, especially--said that, with their phones, they walked somewhere after dark that they wouldn't otherwise go.
A new report says evidence from six states' recent disasters suggests the program to help with psychological trauma needs to revise rules that hampered states' efforts.
Industry and stakeholders have until June 17 to report how they are managing chemicals in the fifth batch identified by the government.
Severe burns from steam. Electric shock. Death when a machine cycles and a worker is caught and mangled. Burns. Destroyed and or disrupted lives of family. Damaged or destroyed equipment. Lost productivity. Add to all of these those dollars by the thousands that are paid out in worker’s compensation claims. Yet every day, somewhere, there is a lockout/tagout program beginning to slide that will result in some employee’s being injured or production’s being adversely affected.
The agency's recent testing showed 29 mines had at least one miner exposed above the new, lower limit, which matches OSHA's PEL and will take effect April 29.
His Dallas speech mentioned the blast at Imperial Sugar, shown in this CSB photo, and cited incomplete hazard analysis, ignored and unenforced procedures, and poor maintenance at many plants.
Admit it: All of us want a model safety program worthy of our talent, efforts, planning, and management ability. We begin each cycle, whether quarterly or annually, with a plump list of programs and specifics to create the perfect safe working environment. Then, the reality spheres of time, cooperation, and funding set a collision course with our goals, and before we realize it, time has flown by and we are no closer than before. So the question is; how do we accomplish our long-range goals for safety?
They are more likely to lack protective barriers than in-ground pools are, said a member of the ASTM International subcommittee that wrote the standard.
"We are 100 percent committed to transparency in how we conduct research at Texas A&M, and we are committed to ensuring the maximum degree of safety and security of all personnel involved in such endeavors," said University President Elsa Murano.
Every U.S. household is getting a letter and a brochure in the mail this week.
The 33rd annual NHCA meeting will include a luncheon speech about audio levels in movie theaters and a keynote about degenerative outcomes of acute noise exposures.
OSHA chief Edwin Foulke Jr. speaks today to NATE's annual conference in Orlando. Members are signing an 8-foot wall to show their commitment to safety.
"As the use of part-time, temporary, and contract work increases in today's changing economy, it has become more and more important to understand the implications of the trend for occupational safety and health, and to address factors that may put these workers at unique risk," said NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D.
The state's Bureau of Workers' Compensation met Jan. 29 with leaders from 13 cities, including Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, and Dayton. Cities "rank among the highest for workplace injuries," the agency says.
Stephen Schmerin resigned effective today to return to private legal practice.
Britain’s Ladder Exchange aimed to take 4,000 substandard ladders out of users’ hands last year and exceeded that goal, safety authorities announced.
Employers can provide a proactive home safety message 24/7 for $36 annually, or less than 10 cents a day, the group's founder said.
The latest grants can extend the gains of the past six years, with youths' drug use down by 24 percent, drug czar John Walters said.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, shown here, announced the creation of a seven-member Risk and Regulation Advisory Council that is expected to rein in overzealous safety rules.