In recognition of his continued efforts in enhancing workplace safety and health, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) named, Lt. Col. James Jennings, CSP, of Fort Campbell, Ky., as the recipient of the Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) award.
A registered nurse who directed an allergy testing health care fraud scheme, was sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $2.6 million in restitution, federal law enforcement officials announced.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s new Chairman, Inez Tenenbaum, urged families today to put safety first during the Fourth of July holiday and celebrate with caution when it comes to fireworks.
The Association for Molecular Pathology has released a set of key principles to guide the organization's public policy advocacy amid current effort in Congress and the Obama administration to reform the nation's health care system. These core principles specifically address the practice of clinical laboratory medicine and the use of molecular-based diagnostic tests.
Each Fourth of July, thousands of people are injured from using consumer fireworks. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries happen each year. Of these, nearly half are head-related injuries with nearly 30 percent of these injuries to the eyes. One-fourth of fireworks eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness.
National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker prompted Americans to keep safety in mind when celebrating our nation's independence this Fourth of July weekend.
"Your chance for survival usually comes down to one thing: having your life jacket on when you need it," said USCG's Al Johnson. "The misperception persists that you can put on a life jacket once you’re in the water. It is extremely difficult to do, and unfortunately for most people immobilized by the shock of sudden immersion, it can be tragically impossible."
Summer's brutal heat brings with it the dangers of skin-scorching sunburn, heartbreaking accidents, and deadly dehydration. Summer is also the time when travel season peaks, as people journey to various locations for rest and relaxation. Here's some tips for staying safe.
The National Emergency Grant funds will increase the overall approved number of participants in the temporary work program from 600 to 767 and extend the project through Dec. 31, 2009.
With rigs in use in many non-traditional areas, emergency responders and company health and safety professionals must work together.
This California Department of Public Health training aid says the best way to prevent heat stress is to keep your body cool by drinking plenty of water and taking breaks to cool off when needed.
Each year when federal statistics are released, it comes as little surprise that violations of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard are among the top 10 safety citations issued to general industry. With more than 4,000 violations issued each year, OSHA continues to make it quite clear that having a dusty, nearly empty binder of MSDS wedged on the top shelf of someone's office is not enough.
Imagine you've been thrust into the cockpit of a packed commercial airliner on its final approach, you've never piloted an airplane—and now, you're at the controls. "Scary" doesn't begin to describe how almost anybody would feel in a situation that pressure-packed and urgent.
As of last Thursday, according to CDC, 69 people from 29 states had been infected with the outbreak strain; 34 people had been hospitalized, nine with a severe complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome, but no one had died.
The Plainview, Minn.-based site is voluntarily recalling instant nonfat dried milk, whey protein, fruit stabilizers, and gums (thickening agents) that it has manufactured over the past two years and sold to industry customers, including distributors and manufacturers but not directly to the public.
The association's fireworks page includes videos, a report, fact sheet, and statistics about the thousands of injuries recorded every year around the Fourth of July.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two recent incidents in which airspeed and altitude indications in the cockpits of Airbus A-330 aircraft may have malfunctioned.
Going head to head in two sizzling destination cities this week are the annual conferences of the American Society of Safety Engineers (San Antonio, featuring Labor Secretary Hilda Solis) and the Society for Human Resource Management (New Orleans, featuring business titan Jack Welch).
Centennial Contractors Enterprises and the OSHA Region X have signed an alliance establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. Through the alliance, Centennial employees and others will be provided with information, guidance, and access to training resources.
From the west coast to the east coast, Americans are experiencing record-breaking temperatures. Some states are reporting triple-digit numbers and the heat has been the cause of several reported deaths.