The foundation sponsors National Electrical Safety Month each May to raise awareness of electrical safety hazards at work and at home.
The event is scheduled to begin today with welcoming remarks from the mayors of San Francisco and Oakland.
Discussions will include identifying regulatory options that can minimize the costs to small- and medium-sized businesses of reducing or preventing combustible dust hazards, while protecting workers from these hazards.
Looking at the real challenges the company is facing or could face in the future enables accurate gap analysis and development of a plan of action.
OSHA began an inspection in October 2010 after an employee died when he was crushed by a large steel frame weighing approximately 1,550 pounds. Proposed penalties total $127,200.
The May 15-21 week celebrates the care and service of EMS providers nationwide -- first responders, hospitals, emergency physicians, NHTSA, and public health providers.
Violations include exposing workers to combustible dust, fall and electrical hazards, among others.
The project to create the online training is part of a proof of concept between the International Association of Fire Chiefs and several federal agencies.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 3,570 structure fires in dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and barracks in 2003-2006.
The Emergency Access Advisory Committee to the FCC will meet May 6 to discuss results of the national survey and to plan a written report.
For the many states, communities, new-home builders, and prospective buyers now mulling over the pluses and minuses of installing residential fire suppression sprinklers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a free online tool to help them sort through the costs and benefits of the technology.
They are still allowed to be flown on cargo aircraft, the union's president reminded a congressional subcommittee April 12.
The United States Fire Administration issued a special report today examining the characteristics of restaurant building fires. The report, titled "Restaurant Building Fires," was developed by USFA's National Fire Data Center and is based on 2007 to 2009 data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
In addition to the combustible dust hazards, among 32 serious violations cited are failing to provide a lockout/tagout system to control the release of hazardous energy, ensure exits were unblocked, and protect employees from electrical and chemical hazards.
OSHA’s inspection, which began Oct. 4, 2010, found serious violations including the company’s failure to dike a fuel tank, ensure the bi-directional alarm on a powered industrial truck was not defective, and examine industrial trucks before they were put in service.
The U.S. Fire Administration recently announced the theme for the 2011 Arson Awareness Week: Working Together to Extinguish Serial Arson.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Twitter page has passed 100,000 followers. Until April 15, NIOSH is accepting comments on how to enhance current nanotechnology research.
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the Ministerial Forum on Offshore Drilling Containment and said 13 countries and the European Union had been invited to send representatives.
An updated Safety Alert from the National Fire Protection Association addresses the use of antifreeze in new and existing occupancies. It replaces July and August 2010 Alerts that said antifreeze shouldn't be used in residential sprinklers.
Following several fatal pipeline accidents, including one that killed five people in Allentown, Pa., Ray LaHood called upon U.S. pipeline owners and operators to conduct a comprehensive review of their oil and gas pipelines to identify areas of high risk and accelerate critical repair and replacement work.