The U.S. Chemical Safety Board's final report on the February 2015 explosion at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, Calif., also recommends that the company require identification of all safety critical equipment and consequences of failure for each mode of operation, and also ensure safety critical devices can successfully function when needed.
I applaud the NSC's chief executive and the council for setting this ambitious goal and keeping it on the front burner at every opportunity.
USFA highlighted the NIOSH-funded study of whether working conditions such as the number of 24-hour shifts, number of calls, and physical demands are associated with elevated blood pressure and hypertension.
Cal/OSHA cited ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company in August 2015 for safety and health violations following its own investigation of the California refinery explosion, which injured four workers.
Jeremy Bethancourt in 2012-16 served on OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. "The best way to see the impact of Jeremy's efforts is to look on the OSHA website," said Bill Parsons, Air Force chief of occupational safety and a member of the New Mexico chapter. "A lot of the information given to the residential construction industry is due to the consultation and sharing he has provided."
FMCSA has ordered J & L Trucking to stop all interstate and intrastate operations after determining the company was an imminent hazard to public safety.
Currently, there are 57 travel-associated cases of Zika in Arizona. There have been no locally acquired cases reported in the state, according to AZDHS.
Many commenters also support expanding the agency's definition of workplace violence.
The board's final report also noted regulatory deficiencies were to blame.
A 60-year-old forklift operator died Nov. 21, 2016, while transferring building supplies from the company's warehouse to a customer's vehicle.
Mapping, ocean and space exploration, home companionship – the 10 robots featured as National Robotics Week 2017 All-Stars can do a lot.
The online tool allows mining companies to calculate the cost of injury claims and see how they could profitably spend the savings they'd realize from preventing injuries.
The first week of April was again designated National Asbestos Awareness Week by a resolution passed in the U.S. Senate.
The ceremony at the Smith County Welcome Center on I-40 in Carthage, Tenn., included the unveiling of J.R. Rogers' name on the TDOT monument. Rogers, a HELP truck operator in Nashville, died in December 2016 after being struck by a vehicle on I-40.
The NTSB determined the fatal San Jose crash was caused by a failure to provide adequate guidance.
Welders must be protected from electric shock, welding fumes, fire, and injuries that can be caused by insufficient PPE.
Many of the wipe samples collected in the multi-use building in Salem had lead levels of many thousands of micrograms per square foot. One sample taken from the brewery floor was measured at 2,115.45 micrograms per square foot, and a windowsill in the brewery was measured at 6,127.44 micrograms per square foot.
Recreational boating deaths involving paddlecraft more than doubled in Northeast waters during 2016, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The competition in Raleigh will feature dogs from local, state, and national law enforcement agencies, the military, and corrections departments.
The board is going to determine the cause of two incidents, one in Frisco, Colo., and one in San Jose, Calif.