"This is an important step in our work with the academic community to help campuses prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate crisis and emergency situations," Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said April 2.
It outlines best practices for pre-incident operational preparation by emergency responders, Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels said.
The incident, considered a major oil spill by the EPA, caused 22 residents to be evacuated from their homes.
The ISEA First Aid Product Group's members are now working on the 2014 edition of the American national standard specifying minimum requirements for the contents of workplace first aid kits.
Online CPR and first aid certification is a fast, convenient, and appallingly common sham.
A two-year research project produced a prototype helmet that will be on display at this year's Gadget Show Live in Birmingham, England, April 3-7.
A producer of Walt Disney's upcoming film "The Lone Ranger" received Cal/OSHA fines related to an employee's death on the set.
Four workers died in September 2011 when the crew abandoned the listing liftboat in the Bay of Campeche after one of its legs buckled during a raging tropical storm.
CDC began developing Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent about 10 years ago, and it became one of the first medical countermeasures approved for advanced development and procurement under Project BioShield, in 2006.
Manufacturers will be required to submit premarket approval applications. The proposed order is necessary because adverse event reports more than doubled from 2005 to 2010 and continue to rise, according to the agency.
These funds will aid in labor and material cost reimbursement for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.
The Standards Council of Canada has engaged NFPA to adapt the training modules used by American emergency responders.
A March 2012 article published by IEEE Spectrum won one of the highest awards given for excellence in business-to-business media on March 12.
The biggest UK fire department also will cut 520 firefighter positions within three years.
The New York City Fire Department and the FDNY Foundation are presenting the symposium March 14-15.
From the NECC fungal infection nightmare to a record payment to NHTSA for not reporting vehicle safety defects in a timely manner, there are more than enough items on 2012's Worst Actor list. Fortunately, Best Actor contenders are even more plentiful.
Starting Oct. 1, employers no longer need to utilize trainers approved by the Health and Safety Executive.
The seven-part documentary is the first to be made about the nightclub fire, and episode 1 premiered on the 10th anniversary of that tragic event.
The law enforcement officers and firefighters saved lives, in several cases losing their own lives in the process, during hostage standoffs, house fires, violent domestic disputes, and an inmate's attempted escape.
Both Vanity Fair and Engineering News-Record have recognized NYC Department of Buildings Assistant Commissioner of Engineering and Emergency Operations Michael Alacha, and VF also recognized Acting Assistant Commissioner of Investigative Engineering Services Timothy Lynch.