For the better part of 30 years, I have been involved in a variety of nuclearrelated projects. This is what I know: For the most part, if you give the craft accurate drawings, the tools they need to perform their work, and clear direction, they will perform for you every time. If your staff has a well-defined scope, open communication, and management support, they will perform, as well. If you are doing all of these things and still find project success elusive, what’s missing? I have found that management credibility in regard to safety is the key.
A new report given to the U.S. Department of Labor on Monday says the situation is improving. DOL is ILO's funding partner in a project that is active in 24 countries.
Medications formulated for adults but administered to children must be more carefully dispensed and monitored, the alert says.
Special emphasis will be placed on awareness and monitoring of the safety needs of non-English speaking employees.
"The key to preventing hearing loss is in knowing how to identify, address, and minimize workplace noise hazards, be that workplace a factory, construction site, or other venue," said Mary Hoye, OSHA's area director in Springfield.
The document lists good practices that can prevent excessive exposure to lead and noise by officers using indoor firing ranges and by employees of the ranges who clean up.
A classroom and training center on rails will travel to 10 communities along the Mississippi River corridor in the next month to provide training to emergency responders.
The facility faces $255,800 in proposed penalties for failing to train employees who may work with formaldehyde and failing to conduct airborne exposure evaluations, among other things.
A U.S. under secretary of energy co-chaired a meeting in New Delhi on Friday that concluded a week of discussions on expanding cooperation in research and clean energy production.
"The technology should be developed in a way that minimizes potential risks to human health and helps preserve the potential market for the technology," said Jack N. Gerard, president and CEO of the American Chemistry Council.
The U.S. Department of Labor is giving a $250,000 Regional Innovation Grant to help Texas' Upper Rio Grande region address the impact of manufacturing industry layoffs.
It was interesting and horrifying to watch at the same time: a dedicated worker who, at first glance, was cleaning his work PPE. On closer examination, he had a large bucket of tepid water with a wide range of gloves being dunked and hung up to dry. These gloves had handled raw sewage and were moldy from improper storage after chemicals use or animal blood.
The study, released Tuesday, suggests companions of heart attack survivors should be trained on CPR and summoning emergency medical services.
The cost-benefit analysis says providing water as required could cost employers $5.7 million to $15.8 million per year, with training expected to cost about half as much.
FY 2008 performance status of Federal Executive Branch agencies in meeting the four goals of the Presidential Safety, Health, and Return-to-Employment (SHARE) Initiative is on the tentative agenda.
When performing an inspection at a business, you should inspect its fire extinguishers. Looking at the psi gauge to see whether the arrow is in the green and inspecting the tag to determine whether it is current or the extinguisher needs to be inspected will tell you some things about it, but there is a bit more you should know.
Saying casualty rates "remain unacceptably high," the U.S. Coast Guard published its ANPRM today, calling for more crew safety training and regular stability assessments of vessels as they age.
For its part, the American Red Cross says it has set an organizational goal of reaching 250,000 people nationwide during the official week--June 1-7--with the vital knowledge and skills to respond to a life-threatening situation with confidence.
The National Safety Council has been involved with the program since its inception. The program teaches teens and parents alike about safe driving.
OSHA announced in yesterday's Federal Register that it is seeking applications for Susan Harwood Training Grants.