Risk Management


Meeting the Needs of Next-Generation Workers

Their needs vary by age and also by personal preferences.

When selecting combined head and face protection for your workers, look for a supplier that can help your company develop and implement a comprehensive head and face protection program. (Honeywell Safety Products photo)

Protecting Workers from the Neck Up in High-Hazard Areas

Head and face PPE should be rated to meet the rigors of the specific job application, including hazard type, amount of protective coverage required, electrical conductivity, heat rating, and ease of use when worn in combination with other PPE.

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Confined Space Rescue: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

It is still a very dangerous business, and even with our best efforts, confined space accidents are still occurring.

Bloomberg School's Dean Plans Symposium on Rx Drug Abuse

Writing in the Fall 2012 issue of Johns Hopkins Public Health, Dean Michael J. Klag calls for the same kind of collaboration as has been used to reduce annual traffic deaths significantly.

Working Longer Comes with a Price

A trio of NIOSH employees discussed the enormous cost of arthritis on the agency's Science Blog. They report its prevalence is expected to rise to 25 percent of the adult population by 2030.

Mobile Home Park Becomes 800th Firewise Communities Program

NFPA announced Oct. 26 that the new high was reached by the addition of Vansant Mobile Home Park #2 in Cullman County, Ala.

FDA Releases NECC Report

The Form 483 posted by the agency covers five October inspections of the Framingham, Mass., compounding pharmacy.

Looking Ahead to NSC 2013

Safety and health professionals who also have security and environmental responsibility may want to stay a while: Chicago’s McCormick Place plays host to ASIS, Safety Congress, and WEFTEC conferences in a three-week span of September and October.



Free Webinar to Showcase SawStop Technology

The Oct. 31 presentation will include a video and will explain how the technology prevents serious table saw injuries, including two case studies of users' experience.

NSC's Second Century Under Way

The council already has begun collecting safety professionals' stories via a 100 Years of Safety website.

ISO Announces Cybersecurity Standard

The new standard will help to ensure safe online transactions and personal information exchanged over the Internet, as well as protecting computers when the users are browsing websites.

U.S. Capitol Grounds a Safety Risk to Disabled

A new report highlights issues that pose safety threats to disabled visitors and employees in the U.S. Capitol and congressional buildings.

Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Flowmeters Recalled

Used for dental procedures, the devices have been recalled by Accutron, Inc. following two customer complaints that the device was flowing nitrous oxide gas without any oxygen gas flow.

New System Monitoring PA Refineries

Boeing Defense, Space & Security's Watchstander system was activated this week along the Delaware River near Philadelphia, the company announced Oct. 16.

NFPA Guide, Journal Focus on Hoarding's Fire Hazards

Stephanie Schorow's cover story recounts a September 2010 fire inside one crammed apartment in a 30-story Toronto building with 1,200 residents. Hoarding Task Forces are being created all around the country, according to NFPA.

Worker Dies in Factory Oven

The body of an employee was discovered in a tuna factory oven.

Good Weather Forecast for NSC Week in Orlando

There's no threat from Hurricane Rafael, which passed Bermuda on Tuesday, heading harmlessly to the northeast.

Non-Communicable Diseases Top Concern of World Medical Association's New President

Dr. Cecil B. Wilson, who was the American Medical Association's president in 2010-2011, also identified ethics in medicine and the threat of climate change as major challenges facing the world and the medical profession.

OSHA Renews Alliance with Airline Ground Safety Panel

Focused on improving safety for airline ground workers, the two-year alliance aims to prevent struck-by injuries, slips and falls, and chemical exposures.

80,000 USB Wall Chargers Recalled

Atomi has voluntarily recalled the Sharper Image USB chargers because they can overheat and smoke, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers, CPSC announced Oct. 10.

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