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.
"It takes only one second for a child under the age of five to receive third-degree burns from water that's 140 degrees Fahrenheit or hotter," said Meri-K Appy, Home Safety Council president.
Reported increase in adverse events prompted agreement to ensure methadone is properly distributed, starting today.
A Jan. 14 field hearing follows two deaths inside an industrial laundry's tank and a resident's death in another NYC scaffold fall.
Audiologists want Americans to be watchful for hearing problems during holiday gatherings.
Tips for getting a home alarm system in top shape and for getting help when stranded on the road are in this winter's SAFETYwise newsletter.
The agency also reopened until midnight Jan. 18 the comment period on its Emergency Temporary Standard governing sealing of abandoned areas in underground coal mines.
EPA is taking nominations until Dec. 31 for the 2008 competition. Five awards are typically given each year.
Two workers' deaths in falls prompted the stepped-up enforcement campaign, HSENI says.
U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Ohio, will ntroduce legislation to expand access to AEDs in schools across the country.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates $117 million in additional spending in 2008-12 but $157 million in increased revenue from higher civil penalties.
Because of heightened security concerns and recent hazmat transportation incidents, the shipping paper has come under more scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and state inspectors than ever before. Shippers and carriers are being asked to demonstrate their compliance with all regulations for preparing their hazardous materials for shipment. Moreover, of the 304 civil enforcement actions closed from May 2005 to April 2006, 215 were shippers in violation of one or more of the hazmat regulations.
The best way to manage on-thejob hazards is to make sure every step is taken to avoid them. One way to help prevent accidents is by utilizing a safety signage program to keep employees informed and educated about possible hazards, company procedures, and general safety tips.
Using others' computers, "botherders" commit ID theft, launch denial-of-service attacks, and install keystroke loggers.
General Duty Clause violations will stand, but most of the penalties have been erased against the firm that performed concrete placement on the project. The collapsed structure is shown in this NBC10.com photo.
At least 20 million people, including 500,000 U.S. citizens, died in the 1918 influenza pandemic. Today, as many as 36,000 Americans continue to die each year of what's commonly known as the flu and more than 200,000 are hospitalized. Most outbreaks in North America occur between October and May. The peak season is usually late December to early March.
The average $1,023 residential premium will rise by $84 per year.
One of the most thorough HSE investigations of the sector in history points out a need for improvement in hazard awareness and overall safety culture.
The Nov. 15 report says teams and equipment to minimize the consequences of a terrorist nuclear attack and measure contamination levels are not dispersed as DOE claims.