The FDA has proposed a rule to create a Foreign Supplier Verification Program to regulate food imported from abroad, as well as one that would create an accreditation program for third-party auditors.
The Health and Safety Executive issued four recommendations as businesses prepare for a five-hour walkout by members of the Fire Brigades Union on Oct. 19.
With concerns raised about the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), with a majority of cases being reported in Saudi Arabia, health authorities boosted surveillance and health education for incoming pilgrims and installed a new lab at Mena Alwadi Hospital to rapidly conduct tests for suspected cases.
A seminar on psychological health suggests that mental injuries exist and should be taken seriously.
The Wales National Mining Memorial will be dedicated at a day of ceremonies in the village of Senghenydd on Oct. 14, the centenary of Britain's worst mine disaster.
Following several serious incidents earlier this year, yet another garment factory in Bangladesh suffers a fire that kills 9.
From Sept. 29 to Oct. 11, 2013, institute participants discuss nuclear safety, security safeguards, and more.
The London Fire Brigade will charge the building owners £290 plus VAT when its personnel are called for incidents that are not emergencies.
HSE reports that two new changes aimed at improving health and safety in the workplace went into effect on Oct. 1.
Key findings: Job control is decreasing, contacts with the public are increasing, and repetitive and constrained postures are increasing.
The National Safety Council's big annual conference will return to the Southern California city, which is planning to expand its convention center.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced the 3,000 furloughs after the Oct. 1 government shut down.
Frank Little, vice president and general manager of 3M's Personal Safety Division, explains how the company builds its competency in countries all over the world and interacts with safety authorities and customers as they manage issues such as disease outbreaks and disasters.
The two-year project by researchers at two universities will involve interviews with key stakeholders and explore changing attitudes in the past 50 years.
The NFPA and the Fire Protection Research Foundation will present it in London next May.
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Newfoundland Power jointly urged the public, contractors, and heavy equipment operators to identify the location of overhead and/or underground power lines before beginning work.
The successful uprighting of the stranded ship has made history.
At 4 a.m. local time Tuesday, the salvage companies announced the ship is upright and resting on platforms installed for that purpose.
The plan goes more than halfway toward eliminating the brigade's planning budget savings of £45 million during the next two years.
Based on its investigation of the Lac-Megantic derailment, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada sent advisory letters to U.S. and Canadian agencies, and NTSB said it shares TSB's concerns.