These plans are instrumental to ensuring compliance and keeping workers safe.
The demonstration of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's first responder locating system is part of the Seventh Annual International Workshop on Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking Technology in Worcester, Mass.
Testimony on Capitol Hill by the organization's first vice president on July 24 supported H.R. 2069, which would add a 4 percent incentive to FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to encourage states to adopt the latest building codes.
The safety board's hearing in Houston highlighted similarities between the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and the 2005 Texas City refinery disaster and reminded the offshore industry that process safety is more important than tracking injury statistics.
The MSC Flaminia is under tow about 320 nautical miles off the British coast, owner Reederei NSB reported July 24.
The Small Business Safety and Health Resource Guide has sections about individual hazards and links to regulations, training materials, and recommendations. NIOSH will update it based on readers' feedback.
Rising temperatures have raised the wildfire risk, posing new challenges for insurers, according to the venerable British insurance body.
The tests earlier this month took place in 20 wood-frame, brick-exterior townhouses built in the 1980s that were scheduled to be demolished.
The Department of Energy is providing $30 million to them for projects such as an at-home natural gas refueling system.
The July issue of NFPA's Electric Vehicle Safety Training newsletter includes a report summarizing the May 2012 workshop on emergency responders' PPE for hybrid and electric vehicles.
The NIST researchers may have achieved a breakthrough: a sustainable, nonhalogenated flame retardant to protect foam that is used in home furnishings.
The three busiest weeks on the calendar of the Texas Engineeing Extension Service are coming up this month.
Naval Research Laboratory scientists developed a siloxane-based coating for use on flight decks and walkways. The lab reports it is more durable and chemical resistant than traditional, epoxy-based coatings.
The flights to assist in Western wildland firefighting have resumed, the U.S. Northern Command announced July 3.
Planning ahead before summer outdoor activities is the right idea, Regional Administrator Beth Freeman said.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Allison Macfarlane as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's new chair, replacing the embattled Gregory Jaczko.
Photoluminescent technology provides a new level of safety, as well as egress lighting.
Burns and lacerations to the hands, face, and head were the most commonly reported consumer injuries in 2010, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Wildfires are raging in the state and have destroyed hundreds of homes in Colorado Springs alone.
Earlier SCBA alarms would be important protection for firefighters. Meanwhile, NFPA is moving to change its NFPA 1981 standard to require that indicators alarm at 33 percent of rated service time.