Because consumer-grade generators are not weatherproof, they can pose the risk of electrocution and shock when used in wet conditions, so keep generators dry and wait for the rain to pass before using one.
The company, managing contractor for the Idaho National Laboratory, is the target of the the first enforcement under a worker safety and health rule that took effect last February.
The incident occurred on March 23, 2005, during the startup of the refinery's octane-boosting isomerization unit, when a distillation tower and attached blowdown drum were overfilled with flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
NIOSH has nominated 10 outstanding studies by the agency's researchers for a prestigious scientific award for 2008, and one nomination for the award's lifetime scientific achievement category.
"This tragic accident occurred because several employees of the railroad failed to do a very important part of their job," said NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker.
American National Standards Institute officials are reminding the public that the review and comment period for a new safety assurance program for toys will end March 24, 2008.
Given as free gifts with the purchase of various children's footwear, charm bracelets like the one shown were later found to contain toxic levels of lead.
"Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other thunderstorm-related hazard. Why? The main reason is people underestimate the force and power of water," according to FLASH, a safety coalition.
Drugs that we take are not entirely absorbed by our bodies, and are excreted and passed into wastewater and surface water, studies show.
This year's National Poison Prevention Week will be observed March 16-22. The annual observance is organized by the National Poison Prevention Week Council, a coalition working to highlight the dangers of poisoning and its prevention.
The five-year agreement is for cooperation in technical areas that include operating reactors, new reactors, nuclear waste management, radioactive material safety and safeguards, physical security, nuclear safety research, and emergency preparedness and response.
An awareness campaign and a series of workshops follow three fatal falls in the state this year.
The CSB is an independent federal agency established in 1998 with the mission to protect workers, the public, and the environment by investigating and preventing chemical accidents.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Americans average as much sleep as they did 40 years ago, and possibly more, according analysis by University of Maryland sociologists.
Rep. John Barrow, whose district includes the Imperial Sugar plant, is a sponsor of H.R. 5522, which would require interim and final dust standards and revision of the HazCom standard.
Keeping pace with rapid advances in the field is necessary; the top goal is quantifying risks to workers.
Average annual carbon emissions in the United States measure 19.6 tons per person. Earth Hour is designed to show that, together, each small action taken collectively can make a difference in reducing those emissions.
CDC will host an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention on March 18-19 in Atlanta.
Manufactured in China, the connectors were sold at hardware stores in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Florida from August 2007 through September 2007 for between $7 and $20.
Nancy Nord, acting chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, yesterday announced the hiring of Cheryl Falvey as the agency's new career General Counsel effective immediately.