The ministry announced it has spent more than $1.8 million on a robotic mannequin to test protective suits and equipment for Britain's armed forces.
Events and outreach for National Public Health Week 2014 emphasize emergency preparedness, disease prevention, and healthy diets and lifestyles.
A state law that took effect April 1 conferred that authority and also established a new complaint process. April is "Dig Safely Month," when state authorities remind excavators, contractors, and homeowners to call 811 before digging.
The Iron Workers Local 395 Apprenticeship School in Lake Station, Ind., has produced three of the imposing trucks for local police departments for a fraction of what an armored vehicle usually costs.
The rule includes significant PPE changes, such as mandating fall harnesses for workers in aerial lifts and requiring that employers provide and pay for FR apparel.
Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, had it made to challenge MSHA's conclusion that the explosion four years ago in which 29 miners died resulted from basic safety violations and was a coal dust explosion that started as a methane ignition.
The welding arc creates extreme temperatures and may pose a significant fire and explosion hazard if safe practices are not followed.
Standards should be the basis for any employer's fall protection and rescue program.
Not considering the whole picture (which includes comfort and adoption) results in a lack of compliance and, therefore, increased injuries.
It applies to all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds by May 2018.
The primary objective is to eliminate hand exposure to pinch points, crush zones, and impact hazards.
Make decisions that work. If you have an area with a slick floor, look at a range of solutions and whether additional problems will be created by solving one.
Airborne pathogens are not only highly contagious, but also they can put a workforce completely out for weeks at a time.
Regularly looking at data that tells how gas monitors are being used can show where there may be gaps in training and where there may need to be policy changes that lead to safer work practices.
Part of the challenge is that risks of injury change as kids develop their skills and become more independent.
The 28-month contract awarded by HHS' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) continued development to show safety and efficacy to support FDA approval.
Two new reports, including one published in the New England Journal of Medicine, outline the national scope of the problem of health care-acquired infections.