There is flexibility in determining the best method to warn others working in the area of backing vehicles and equipment.
Most safety signs in facilities today communicate partial information. The newer technology is better.
OSHA cited stevedoring services company SSA Marine with five safety violations, including one classified as willful, after investigating the Jan. 19 death of a worker at the port of Long Beach.
Hospital staffs did not report 87 percent of errors, although they were required to, according to the inspector general's report.
The new regulation involves the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in the scientific evaluation of biocidal products and requires manufacturers to share data on vertebrate animal studies, as a way of reducing animal tests.
On it are a timeline of key events that shaped the safety and health industry, a poll, a detailed history of PPE, a discussion about the future of the safety profession, and more. Your comments are welcome.
The temporary enforcement policy will be in effect from July 26 to Nov. 8, 2013.
The two-year federal highway funding bill grants authority to the Federal Transit Administration to set nationwide standards –- something Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asked for in 2009.
Timothy E. Hogan now oversees emergency and safety operations, complaint inspections, and construction accident investigations.
A subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the FY2013 funding bill July 18. Rep. Hal Rogers, who chairs the committee, represents the heart of Kentucky's coal region.
The industry group's pipeline director, Peter Lidiak, said initiatives are under way to improve recognition of large pipeline ruptures and responses to them.
OSHA said its investigation was triggered by a whistleblower's complaint.
On Oct. 1, the Health and Safety Executive will start its cost recovery scheme, with violators paying its costs, pending Parliamentary approval.
A July 19 National Academy of Sciences committee meeting in Washington, D.C., will be the forum for the agency to discuss its actions on issues raised by the Japanese disaster.
Its notice in the Federal Register affects companies that manufacture and distribute unapproved single-ingredient, immediate-release oxycodone drug products in oral dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, and oral solutions.
The board will release its preliminary findings during the July 23-24 hearing in Houston, and experts will discuss using leading and lagging indicators to improve process safety performance.
The agency posted an update June 26 on its progress toward fulfilling the Internal Review Report's recommendations.
The fine announced July 2 is a civil penalty for the July 25, 2010, spill of 20,000 barrels of crude oil from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Mich.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security said the 72 iPad kiosks installed at driver service centers statewide allow motorists to pay for new licenses and receive them within minutes.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Allison Macfarlane as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's new chair, replacing the embattled Gregory Jaczko.