Nov. 14 is the comment deadline on the draft standard, which was developed by a panel of technical experts and reviewed by an Advisory Working Group with representatives from organizations that included the National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board, International Association of Chiefs of Police, DHS, and the FBI.
The safety board said it should offer better guidance for handling ammonium nitrate fires like the one that turned deadly in West, Texas.
The first is an online memorial to the estimated 20 million Americans who have died from smoking or secondhand smoke since the first Surgeon General's report on smoking and health 50 years ago.
The changes in General Industry and Construction Safety Orders are proposed for adoption Oct. 16.
DEA started this in September 2010. Its eighth day, April 26, 2014, resulted in 390 tons of pills being brought to more than 6,000 collection sites, meaning 4.1 million pounds of prescription medications have been collected to date. The most recent collection day took place last month.
The agency's Health Hazard Evaluation Program is seeking five facilities to participate. A team of industrial hygienists and medical officers will make site visits to assess workers' occupational exposures.
Remote circuit breaker racking mitigates arc flash hazards at Cascade Steel.
City Technology's Tom Gurd discusses emissions gas monitoring applications and how the right sensor can improve accuracy and reduce service costs.
Anti-fog and anti-scratch technologies are perfect examples of creating products tailored to relevant market needs.
As thermal exposure increases, the type of FR fiber and fabric plays an increasingly important role in body burn injury and estimated survivability.
Make it part of your risk management toolbox. It raises the standard of health and safety expected in a workplace.
Point out during training, or when you are just out raising awareness, particular areas or operations that are at greatest risk of starting a fire.
It still takes individuals properly trained and positioned within an organization to make it all work. OH&S professionals are primed to take the lead.
Part of the city's 2014 construction codes, this chapter incorporates an occupant protection plan for office buildings that is similar to the existing tenant protection plan requirements for dwelling units.
Providing properly installed heat sources that can keep up with low temperatures is essential. Otherwise, employees may resort to using personal space heaters, which can be unsafe.
When so much emphasis is placed on a lagging indicator number, we begin to manage the number rather than what's driving it.
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