With most schools out of session during the summer, it creates more chances for danger on the farm. "It's worth looking around your farm with a child's view of the world," said Alan Plom, IOSH's Rural Industries Group vice-chair.
The agency has released a Flood Resilience Checklist to help communities better prepare for, deal with, and recover from floods.
Hosting it July 30 with the Stevens Institute in Hoboken, N.J. will allow the Commerce Department agency to get input for an initial draft of a framework to help communities prepare for and recover from disasters faster and at lower cost.
The app provides guidance about specific blast injury patterns in order to help emergency responders and clinicians assess and treat patients from the blast.
"Every good emergency vehicle will have binoculars in the cab so the responder does not have to get too close to the hazard but can see the vehicle and its markings."
Buddy systems can increase complacency of workers in the field due to a false sense of greater safety.
The June 30 ceremony, on the one-year anniversary of their deaths, will include an honor guard and the reading of the names of all 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who died fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire.
The Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise at the North Anna Power Station will take place during the week of July 7.
Only one state, Oregon, has a statute requiring large stores to have AEDs on the premises, the unanimous court held June 23.
A container aboard the cargo ship caught fire Nov. 16, 2013, trapping 32 crew members and passengers. Norwegian helicopters were unable to rescue them, and the crew managed to extinguish the fire 13 hours after it erupted.
The Camarillo, Calif.-based company has released SAFER Mobile Response, a smartphone and tablet-supported app.
The July 30 meeting in Washington, D.C., is called to gather information as the agency considers developing a standard about responders' safety following the West, Texas, explosion.
A status indicator or readiness display will show an alert when a problem is found. This is why it is important for you to conduct regular inspections.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a clear and present danger. Dated (mis)perceptions about AEDs can easily be debunked.
The international COSPAS-SARSAT rescue network has been instrumental in saving more than 37,000 people worldwide, including more than 7,300 in the United States thanks to NOAA satellite operations.
Orlando's spacious Orange County Convention Center welcomes ASSE's annual conference next month.
Three of the 291 passengers on board died and more than 180 other passengers and crew members were injured when the descending Boeing 777 struck a seawall at the end of runway 28L last July at San Francisco International Airport.
Training companies are offering an OPITO-approved Tropical Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) course at the Johnson Space Center's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
The newly posted guides are part of the National Fire Protection Association's Electric Vehicle Safety Training project.
The agency has cited Cooper Power Systems for allegedly exposing its workers to chemical hazards.