In-class instruction twinned with simulation learning allows learners to "debrief" with instructors after simulations in order to understand their mistakes, ask questions, and then re-try scenarios online.
OSHA also found that workers weren't outfitted with the proper personal protective equipment to do the cleanup.
The equipment is Ebola-specific and is based on guidance CDC issued on Oct. 20.
The Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, aluminum factory has been cited for one willful, one repeat and one serious health violation.
The Texas State Fire Marshal's Office has released its report on the May 31, 2013, fire at a restaurant in which four members of the Houston Fire Department were killed. The cause of the fire is unknown, the report states.
The miners are trapped underground as water surges towards them.
The organization's two-year report shows the Red Cross has spent or made commitments to spend more than $310 million, or 99 percent of the $311.5 million donated for its Sandy response and recovery work.
The organization represents more than 300,000 full-time firefighters and paramedics in the United States and Canada.
"Our message is clear: There is no place for sexual assault or sexual harassment in the fire service," said Laura Baker, deputy chief of the Tucson Fire Department and president of the International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services.
Their partnership has produced a reference sheet for emergency responders.
The safety board said it should offer better guidance for handling ammonium nitrate fires like the one that turned deadly in West, Texas.
A senior safety engineer with the agency worked with Tractel Inc. and the Orange County Fire Department to rescue two window washers stuck on a building’s 18th floor Oct. 1.
A federal grant adds communications gear and replaces borrowed equipment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a Twitter chat Oct. 2, using the hashtag #CDCchat, to answer questions about Ebola.
The call for improvement comes from the recent U.S. Ebola discovery.
Program Manager Laura W. Bell described the scenarios as "bite-sized training" tailored for what chiefs say they need now.
Make it part of your risk management toolbox. It raises the standard of health and safety expected in a workplace.
A rural NJ fire company is getting new equipment.
Forty projects will receive a total of $3.59 billion.
An estimated 5,000 family members and friends participated in the Sept. 20 ceremony at Memorial Park in the shadow of Pikes Peak.