In this series, we have laid out the emerging challenges that safety professionals are experiencing, the new skills we must possess to operate in this new era, and the challenges we will face if we decide to remain stagnant.
Each year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance recognizes the best roadside inspectors by inviting member jurisdictions from across North America to participate in the event, comprised of timed competitions in various categories.
The events, both happening in August, "will discuss topics ranging from risks that companies face due to environmental hazards to the implications of recent rulings," said AWMA Executive Director Adrianne Carolla.
The new program will strengthen the coordination of work by TSA, law enforcement, airline, and airport security partners to reduce vulnerabilities on the "secure side" of the airport, which includes the tarmac.
The aim of the two-day event is to provide attendees with a "map" of resources that employers and government officials can use to prevent workplace hazards in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to Pilar Cancela, director general of Industrial Relations.
The new safety video details the 2006 Partridge-Raleigh oilfield explosion in rural Raleigh, Miss., that led to the deaths of three contractors.
"Before implementing such significant fee increases, DOT must demonstrate why the additional funds are needed and specifically how they will be spent," said Jennifer Gibson, NACD vice president of Government Affairs.
Six years after then-Secretary Tom Ridge outlined the Homeland Security Advisory System, new AHA comments say the latest iteration for health care doesn't fit how hospitals respond to disasters.
The society currently has 92 active research projects, including ones focusing on hospital operating room air distribution and air quality on board commercial aircraft.
The federal government is the largest single U.S. user of energy, but this is just the second federally owned and operated building in the nation's capital to have this elite status.
Designed to help organizations share, annotate, and personalize ISO 14000 environmental standards, the site is offered in partnership with Citation Technologies Inc.
The one-hour course covers the factors that affect the quality of indoor air as well as applicable standards and legislation.
A lack of fall protection equipment and PPE were among the repeat violations OSHA cited.
“Thanks to the hard work of the legislature and representatives of labor and industry, we have enacted one of the nation’s strongest mine safety laws, which completes the work begun following the Quecreek Mine accident,” said Gov. Edward Rendell, signing the new law.
The one-hour session will include a 30- to 40-minute presentation on ionization, photoelectric, and dual technology smoke alarms, along with an ask-the-experts segment.
"The ideas shared by Dow and OSHA in the past have helped to identify and prevent occupational hazards, and we are eagerly anticipating more success ahead," said OSHA chief Edwin Foulke.
"This is wonderful news for the American people and a big improvement to the status quo," said GSA Acting Administrator David Bibb.
"Work that respects human dignity is the essence of decent work, the mission of the ILO," said ILO Director-General Juan Somavia. "Decent work must be safe work."
Employer-sponsored programs for weight loss are at least partially effective at helping workers take off extra pounds, according to a new review of recent studies.
That’s a clever use of duct tape, I thought, but it’s not reasonable for work boots. The employee wore a pair of dry, rotted-leather safety shoes that were being held together with duct tape, and he was trying to make it to payday. I’ve seen other employees who have purchased used safety shoes that had been worn down, causing uneven foot surfaces or treads that could potentially cause a fall. I’ve also seen the super-discount safety shoes, which are hard to walk in and extremely heavy.