What do you do about a problem that is never going away? I think you have to design around it.
Two significant OSHA rulemaking actions took center stage in late 2013, which may be remembered as a milestone year for recordkeeping changes. Also, DOL issued a rule that makes direct care workers eligible for overtime and minimum wage protection.
Poorly designed gloves force workers to compensate for lack of support, thereby placing unnecessary stress on their muscles and joints.
Sites in six states were selected from among 25 proposals from 24 states, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Dec. 30.
The agency's latest labor force and employment projections assume the economy will have reached full employment by that year.
More than 1,500 "snowfighters" are expected to attend the May 2014 four-day conference, which features a general session focused on risk, safety, and liability issues.
The proposed rule published Dec. 24 is the sixth issued this year to fulfill the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. This is the first time FDA has proposed a regulatory approach for preventing intentional adulteration of the U.S. food supply.
Old Saint Nick is trying to travel safely this Christmas, as are we all.
The rule changes also establish a process for obtaining tax incentives to encourage operators to reducing flaring.
The American Trucking Associations and the Minnesota Trucking Association submitted a joint petition to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct it.
Teams will put their robots through eight tasks, ranging from driving a utility vehicle to carrying and connecting a fire hose, Dec. 20-21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.
They can overheat and melt and thus present fire and burn hazards.
Security clearance for passengers will be transformed as pre-boarding security resources are allocated based on risk, the two organizations promise.
The study found people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are about twice as likely to develop mild cognitive impairment.
It requires accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals to improve the safety of their clinical alarm systems and is being implemented in two phases.
The company released a five-point action plan Dec. 11 that will transition Canadian households that still receive mail at their doors to community mailboxes during the next five years. The plan allows attrition to reduce its employment by up to 8,000 positions.
"Today the United States and Russia are commemorating the completion of one of the most successful non-proliferation programs in our history," National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said.