The safety board said in a letter that Amtrak should install crash-and-fire-protected audio and image recorders in the cabs of all of its trains.
Until Oct. 2, a "temporary enforcement period" is in effect: OSHA will not issue citations to employers who make good faith efforts to comply with the new standard.
Kemper Valve & Fittings faces $71,000 in proposed fines.
NFPA wants public input by July 6 on the standard, which addresses fire departments' occupational safety and health programs.
It is important to note that any documents produced can be utilized to issue citations, thus, the employer should not produce any documents unless required by law.
All workers exposed to falls should be trained by a competent person to recognize fall hazards and to be familiar with available control methods and equipment.
While ADA has no specific guidelines for eyewashes or eye/face washes, it does outline other guidelines that can be helpful, such as maximum sink and/or counter height.
How employers are experiencing the impact of the missed deadlines and what they can do to get on the right path toward full GHS compliance.
It is generally agreed that this new standard was written to mirror many facets of its general industry counterpart.
DOT's regulatory agenda indicates the final rule will be published during July 2015.
The 2015 update of the American National Standard also introduces two classes of first aid kits.
This rule would require that new buses meet minimum thresholds in structural integrity, safety, maintainability, reliability, fuel economy, emissions, noise, and performance.
OSHA has proposed $38,000 in fines for Allen Harim Foods LLC.
The June 22-25 conference at Chicago's McCormick Place will include a presentation on the pending NFPA 350 Guide to Confined Space Entry and Work.
NFPA 1858, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services, is in preliminary draft form. The deadline for public input on the draft is Jan. 7, 2016.
Representatives of companies of varying sizes talked about steps they took to improve their safety culture.
If your company has fallen behind, it's time to get caught up. That means your workers need to have their training, your SDS collection needs to be up to date, your labels need to be in place, and you need a system for updating and maintaining all of those elements.
FAA's revised Part 23 regulation will be a performance-based approach to airworthiness standards. It is a top priority for the agency.
The guide was developed at the request of the National Center for Transgender Equality.
AIHce 2015 presenter outlines hazards faced by tower climbers and reports 80 percent of 2002-2014 fatalities in the industry were during equipment installation, maintenance, and repair—not tower construction.