Officially lasting through Father's Day (June 20), the week gives health care providers, public policy makers, the media, and individuals an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment for disease and injury.
Violations found at both stores include the company's failure to maintain exit routes, as well as walking and working surfaces that were free and unobstructed, to implement a hazard communication program, and to protect employees from electrical hazards.
Global threats such as SARS, avian flu, and the more recent H1N1 influenza or swine flu, have led to a surge in demand for the products, the study notes.
According to EEOC, the company subjected an employee to unfair and heightened job scrutiny, gave him poor performance ratings, and refused to promote him based on his age, 61, despite his successful job performance.
The safety consulting firm that received the VPP award assists companies with establishing and managing health and safety management systems. The effectiveness of its own such system at its office in Mars, Pa., merited recognition, OSHA said.
The San Francisco-based company was charged with refusing to let a female employee work as a mechanic while hiring less-qualified men and then firing her after she filed a discrimination charge.
NIOSH is supporting IAFC in promoting it, and more than 20 fire service organizations are helping. This year's theme: Fit for Duty.
A Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS), such as the one used for more than a decade by Air New Zealand, uses several types of monitoring systems, including monitoring a crew’s rest and reporting by the crew.
In the agency's June newsletter, Administrator Michael Wood discussed the moves made in response to a longer-than-expected revenue shortfall.
Companies and leaders alike are often quick to point to training deficiencies or lack of an established behavioral pattern (habit) as the root cause of accidents. Training seems to become the easy solution; or, worse, it is viewed as some sort of magic potion. Safety training can certainly be an answer, but is it the right answer?
If you're aiming for sterling results in safety performance and culture, it's high time to promote No Fear Safety. Sure, on a basic level, Safety is about reducing fears — such as anticipating losing something you currently have or being blocked from getting what you'd want in the future.
There is almost no excuse for everyone not to learn some form of rescue techniques, be they rescue breathing, CPR, or using an AED.
According to the organization, trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 68 percent of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods.
The agency needs nominees with experience and expertise in construction-related safety and health issues to fill two employee, two employer, one state safety and health agency, and two public representative seats to advise DOL on developing standards affecting the construction industry.
The nine health care facilities located in seven states "put profits ahead of sound medical judgment," said Tony West, assistant attorney general for DOJ's Civil Division.
The violations occurred primarily because employees were not compensated for all hours worked when the company failed to pay for breaks that were less than 30 minutes in length, or for time spent by employees waiting for work areas to become available even though their shifts already had started.
Training of cleanup employees is ongoing throughout the Gulf Coast region. The agency has officials monitoring the training and observing the cleanup efforts that are already underway.
The Department of Motor Vehicles reported fewer cyclist injuries in 2009 than 2008, with 2,730 cyclists hurt and 12 killed in traffic crashes in NYC last year, compared to 2,916 injuries and 26 deaths in 2008. The department adds that the trend stretches back more than a decade.
The new law creates a new Health and Human Services Referral Board -- 2-1-1 Maryland -- linking citizens with the health services, community preparedness information, and crisis response.
After an investigation, OSHA ordered the rapid transit company to take corrective action, including expunging disciplinary actions and references to them from various records as well as compensating the worker for lost wages resulting from the suspension.