The CSB's chair and other experts will testify about that devastating explosion and also about the Geismar, La., chemical plant explosion on June 13.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors' four-day meeting in Las Vegas focused on a wide range of issues, from pipeline safety to urban violence, water policy, energy, and vacant and abandoned properties.
The MSHA administrator wrote that the Holmes Mine Rescue Association is the culmination of collaborative efforts by his agency and the mine safety community to address gaps in mine emergency response.
The Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Advisory board is accepting them until June 30 and will recognize recipients at a September conference in Tacoma, Wash.
They helped 39 people down after the Rameses Revenge ride at the Chessington World of Adventure stopped with the children and adults 12 feet above a walkway.
The company confirmed a second person injured at the Geismar, La., plant has died.
The Black Forest Fire north of Colorado Springs has damaged or destroyed at least 80 homes and caused some 6,000 people to evacuate overnight.
"This pilot program is a perfect example of how we in New Orleans can lead in resiliency, in an area that is particularly important during an emergency -- the identification of some of the most high-risk individuals in our community," Mayor Mitch Landrieu said.
One result is a number of new measures have been taken to reduce non-accident releases, with 99.98 percent of Dow's hazardous material shipments now reaching their destination without an NAR.
The agency opened the public docket, making available more than 1,400 pages of documents on the December 2012 explosion in West Virginia.
This age group is at a higher fire risk than the rest of the population, and high-frequency smoke alarms in many existing homes are a problem, it says.
The May 31 fire was the deadliest single incident in the long history of the Houston Fire Department.
Dr. Bentley J. Bobrow discusses the lessons for employers in a study that involved resuscitation training and AEDs that provide real-time CPR feedback.
These funds will create temporary jobs for continued efforts to clean up nearly a year after the storm.
The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute is heading SARiNOR, Search and Rescue in the High North, with a planned launch later this year.
Today's advanced communications systems provide considerably more automation and control than in the past.
The company announced the offer, both for oil or electrical workers directly affected by the recent tornado and electrical utility workers going there to assist, on May 23.
The international flavor of AIHce 2013 transcended the host city. Speakers, exhibitors, and educational topics reflected the global nature of industrial hygiene and workplace safety.
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Interior Secretary Jewell visited the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise on May 13 and said communities should be ready because the outlook is for a severe fire season.
The Texas Department of Insurance has deployed personnel to hard-hit towns and also posted a list of tips to help the claims process after a storm go more smoothly.