Reducing the physical demands on all workers in construction is essential.
Flying in icing conditions remains a "most wanted" safety improvement on the agency's list with a "red" classification indicating an unacceptable FAA response. NTSB investigated 69 accidents involving U.S.-registered aircraft and runway or surface icing in 1998-2007.
"When you're not thinking about your driving, your habits will kick in. If you've got good habits, your chances of having a collision are minimized. If you have poor habits, they're increased."
The majority of construction accidents are not due to a lack of training, skill or knowledge — nearly all accidents are simply related to poor decision-making.
Speaking with George Tway, senior vice president and Western Region manager for Employers Holdings Inc., a 97-year-old provider of worker's compensation coverage to about 45,000 policyholders in 30 states, gave me a strong sense of déjà vu.
The industry giants, which mine all over the world, are reporting they achieved record earnings and higher production in 2009. Some don't break out safety performance in their results, but one of them, AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, said its lost-time injury rate improved 7 percent in the year's fourth quarter.
EPA noted that a spill of only one gallon of oil can contaminate one million gallons of water. SPCC regulations require onshore oil production or bulk storage facilities to provide oil spill prevention, preparedness, and responses to prevent such discharges.
The National Association of Tower Erectors worked with tower owners and operators to develop the content, which will guide on-site employees of owners, carriers, broadcasters, and general contractors.
Specifically, EEOC alleged that an immediate supervisor and co-workers, all Hispanic, made racially derogatory jokes, comments, slurs, and epithets, while the company, despite learning of the harassment, took no steps to prevent or correct it.
According to market research firm Global Industry Analysts Inc., which published the study, the market is primarily driven by greater residential and industrial safety requirements and technological advancements.
A study done for Safe Work Australia also showed that many in the country's trades do not follow standard safety precautions to protect themselves against exposure to asbestos fibers.
The two deadly incidents, which befell separate worksites, were among five that occurred during a 15-day span in the Pittsburgh area last summer.
According to new data from EEOC regarding job patterns in the private sector, Hispanics or Latinos had the fastest growth rate, increasing from 2.5 percent to more than 13 percent between 1966 and 2008.
More than 60 sessions will be offered throughout the event’s three days, including sessions on fall protection, power line safety, worker’s compensation issues, electrical safety, industrial hygiene issues, and work zone safety. NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard will deliver the event’s keynote address.
Numerous public health groups sent a letter Feb. 4 to Dr. Thomas J. Nasca, executive director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, saying they fear patient safety is not being given sufficient consideration.
The certification by Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA followed a three-year safety project at the Clean Harbors facility.
British agencies began a consultation on Feb. 9 to take stakeholders' comments on how to implement it.
On July 1, clinics, community nursing agencies, public health units, and doctors' and dentists' offices must comply with Ontario's Needle Safety Regulation.
ASTM WK12954 is out for review (ballot) with a closing date of March 10. It will advise jurisdictions on how to develop EOCs.
"Company management was aware of the requirements to establish a lockout program and did not take action," said Kurt Petermeyer, director of OSHA's Mobile (Ala.) Area Office.