In August 2010, anhydrous ammonia leaked out of a 12-inch pipe located on the roof of a Millard Refrigerated Services facility, due to hydraulic shock within the pipe.
The final link has been secured via a multilateral agreement on a North and West African sub-regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, the International Maritime Organization announced March 3.
The Puerto Rico Fire Department and the National Commission on Children and Disasters are also part of the new public awareness campaign.
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority says operators should upgrade or replace their Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft if they cannot safely carry the personnel assigned to them, or reduce the number of personnel on board.
Traffic reports, CPR guidance, chemical safety data sheets, an OSHA general industry standards guide, and many more resources are a touch away.
FEMA's U.S. Fire Administration recently issued a special report examining the details of firefighter injuries sustained on the fireground or while responding to or returning from a fire incident. The report, titled "Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries Reported to NFIRS," was developed by USFA's National Fire Data Center.
RightAnswer.com, Inc. recently acquired the Corporate Solutions group of Thomson Reuters' Healthcare & Science business, bringing it platforms that sell knowledge databases used by hospitals, first responders, industrial hygienists, chemical manufacturers, and others.
The first few months of work done by participants in the European Commission-funded SAFEPROTEX project were devoted to trials of nanoparticles and self-cleaning, antimicrobial fibers.
The March 1-3 public hearing will gather additional factual information about the Sept. 9, 2010, pipeline rupture and ensuing fires.
The agency has invited 162 law enforcement agencies to participate and will try to survey a population of approximately 2,467 sworn officers.
The winter storm that afflicted much of the United States in early February might cost insurers as much as $1.4 billion, and more roof damage may yet occur from snow accumulations in the Northeast. In Australia, Cyclone Yasi's destruction may cost $1.5 billion.
Truck drivers, firefighters and emergency responders, law enforcement officers, oil and gas industry workers, and highway construction workers are worker populations at high risk for vehicle-related fatalities, according to the agency.
Many organizations contributed to the draft framework, including OSHA, FEMA, the U.S. Coast Guard, EPA, and the American Red Cross.
Free seminars presented by Renewable Fuels Association and Clean Cities Coalitions are taking place around the country this year, including Feb. 10 in the Boston area, to help emergency responders be better prepared.
Roughly 3.4 million emergency department visits--an average of 9,400 a day--were specifically for back problems at U.S. hospitals in 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
New research shows limited school closures are ineffective and only significant, widespread school closures would have real impact on the spread of an epidemic and the strain placed on hospitals' intensive care units.
Continuing fallout from the Sept. 9 pipeline rupture in San Bruno, Calif., that killed eight people, this six-week review will cover 1,800 miles of its gas transmission lines in populated areas. The utility began surveying all of its gas transmission pipelines after the incident.
It doesn't matter what the emergency response team or individual is called. The assigned function defines the intent, and the appropriate rules apply.
A NIOSH regulation for CBRN combination unit respirators is coming in FY2012 and is being timed to coincide with the 2013 edition of NFPA 1981.
In any confined space rescue, some common denominators should be established immediately, including air monitoring.