The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Sears, Roebuck and Co.; the great indoors; and Kmart Corp., of Hoffman Estates, Ill., have announced a voluntary recall of the Kenmore and Kenmore Elite Coffee Makers.
Opposed by AIHA, ACOEM, APHA, and a group of 80 environmental and health scientists, the proposed rule apparently is about to be published with a comment period.
Every year, more than 200,000 hospital emergency room visits are related to playground injuries, the agency says.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning residents of Florida who have been pounded by heavy rains and power outages from Tropical Storm Fay to take special precautions. Portable gas generators, often used by consumers to restore power to their homes and businesses in the aftermath of a storm, produce high levels of deadly carbon monoxide (CO).
The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Molex, of Lisle, Ill., have announced a voluntary recall of approximately 53,000 electrical wire splices (also known as Butt Splice Connectors).
The July 29 incident killed three workers and injured a fourth when an
internal explosion in a storage tank they were welding above ripped
open the tank lid. CSB is performing microbiological and chemical
testing to determine what caused flammable gas to be present inside
the tank.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has been named as the 2008 recipient of the American Chemical Society's Howard Fawcett Award, honoring "outstanding contributions in the field of chemical health and safety," marking the first time the 25-year-old award has been presented to an entire organization.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers against eating certain frozen cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods, imported from Ireland, because they may be contaminated with azaspiracid toxins, a group of naturally occurring marine toxins known to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.
Europe’s chemical classification scheme is moving into a higher gear with this Oct. 10 event in Helsinki.
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley on Aug. 13 signed into law Senate Bill 847, which protects agricultural workers and directs the Pesticide Board to adopt rules requiring a record of the specific time when pesticide applications are completed.
The recalled units may fail to provide adequate lighting to guide building occupants to an exit in an emergency.
Cash prizes will be used to reduce accidents in this sector -- among the highest for all trades in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, its Labor Department reports.
The agency said it has analyzed NIOSH data to determine which industries have elevated blood levels indicating a need for increased focus in evaluation of airborne lead exposures.
The agency declared motor coach vehicles and drivers used by Liberty Charter & Tours that are or were recently affiliated with Angel Tours Inc., Iguala Busmex Inc., and Angel De La Torre to be an "imminent hazard."
Cooper Lighting Inc., of Peachtree City, Ga., in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling approximately 9,000 of its "Sure-Lite" and "AtLite" Exit and Emergency Lights. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers who filled prescriptions at The Medicine Shoppe pharmacies in Baltimore that they may have received drugs that were either expired or suspected counterfeit.
Legislation signed last week establishes the crime of impairing the integrity of a government licensing examination and provides means to revoke a crane inspector's license due to various offenses, including accepting a bribe.
The initiative includes materials designed to help firefighters understand the risks of smoking and how to quit. The resources are available on a new Web site at www.iaff.org/smokefree.
In March 2007, EPA charged the firm with making false claims about the
effectiveness of its products against microbial pests.