At approximately 10 a.m. on March 25, 2009, an F-22 crashed northeast of Edwards Air Force Base, killing David Cooley, 49, of Palmdale, Calif., a 21-year veteran test pilot. During the days of World Wars I and II, this may have been all too common an occurrence with test pilot deaths occurring weekly, but today, with advances in safety and technology, a test pilot's death happens on the average of once every two to three years.
What is the big deal about constructing, operating, and servicing a wind turbine? Ask anyone who has been involved in this industry for more than 20 years, and he will describe a time that is different from today only in the breadth and scale of these renewable energy-generating machines.
Public hearings are set for April 27 in Hood River and April 29 in Salem to discuss the proposed changes.
Based on the violations found, total penalties assessed would amount to $125,000 if the employer was in the private sector, but under the law, federal agencies are cited without penalties.
The latest example is a reflective decal that will be required on the front and back license plates of New Jersey drivers who have a Graduated Driver License, as of May 1.
Oregon high school students submitted nearly 50 videos in the second annual contest. Winners will be screened at a Salem theater April 10.
According to EEOC, a store pharmacy manager openly professed on several occasions that the worker was "too old," "should just retire," and was "greedy" for continuing to work at age 70.
“We're driving toward ending malaria deaths by 2015 and making history,” said campaign director Adrianna Logalbo. “We want everyone to join us for the ride.”
The first installment will highlight recent enhancements to the global Oeko-Tex® Restricted Substances List (RSL) and the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 Certification, which ensures that textiles are tested to be free from dangerous levels of more than one hundred substances believed to be harmful to human health.
The deadline for lead-safe renovator certification and company certification is April 22. The March 31 conference by AIHA's Wisconsin Section will discuss the rule, which the state Department of Health Services has explainedd to contractors and others through a series of meetings.
Priorities will include developing courses for small businesses and employees who speak no or limited English regarding construction safety and health hazards.
The country's Ministry of Manpower promised on Monday to focus enforcement inspections on construction and maritime, where 63 percent of the 2009 fatalities occurred.
The requirements under the rule apply to maintenance, renovation, or repair activities where six square feet (about the size of a poster) or more of a painted surface is disturbed inside, or where 20 square feet or more of painted surface (about the size of a door) is disturbed on the exterior.
The company was inspected as part of a federal site-specific targeting program based on its high injury and illness rates in comparison to the national rates.
Two days after the event, a “We Can Help” safety and worker rights fair will take place, also in Houston, providing free information, resources, training, and services.
Under RECA, people in the following claimant categories may receive payments: uranium miners, millers, and ore transporters; people who were present at nuclear weapons tests; and people who lived in certain areas "downwind" of the Nevada Nuclear Test Site.
According to investigators, the company has not maintained OSHA 300 logs for two years and has failed to develop and implement a hazcom program, train employees on hazardous chemicals, and develop and implement a respiratory protection program, among other problems.
"Having proper machine guarding on equipment can prevent these needless injuries to workers," said OSHA Area Director Jule Hovi in Toledo, Ohio.
"Unprotected trenches can become deathtraps in an instant when cave-ins occur," said Richard S. Terrill, OSHA's regional administrator in Seattle.
The Safety Stand Down, an educational initiative to improve general aviation safety, will be launched at the 36th annual SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, April 13-18 in Lakeland, Fla.