At a seminar on laser interference with aviation that was organized by EUROCONTROL, participants said both pilots and air traffic controllers need training on in-flight and post-flight procedures.
NIOSH research shows that workers at call and dispatch centers may face several hazards, including acoustic trauma from a sudden spike in noise levels and background noise from an incoming call.
Practices and precautions to protect laboratory personnel include safety guidance for using autoclaves, use of chemical fume hoods, labeling and transferring chemicals, and latex exposure.
The signing will take place Oct. 14 at the site of the Lansing Board of Water & Light’s $182 million REO Town Plant Electric-Steam Generation Facility.
The August 2011 proposed rule would require underground coal mine operators to install proximity detection systems on continuous mining machines, except for full-face continuous mining machines.
In recent months, the railroad industry has experienced three employee fatalities that occurred when employees were caught between rolling equipment.
This study provides new insights into how stress affects productivity, particularly in combination with exercise and other lifestyle factors.
Published in the Oct. 7 issue of CDC's MMWR, the study examined data from six states participating in the SENSOR program and the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. Forty percent of state cases were work-related.
The Oct. 17 annual meeting of the members of the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust should be particularly interesting because police have not solved the case of deliberate contamination of saline solution given to patients at its main hospital, named Stepping Hill.
The two victims were a 37-year-old man and an 86-year-old man, both from Kern County. The state's latest update shows 93 human cases this year in 18 counties.
Traumatic brain injuries rose from 153,375 in 2001 to 248,418 in 2009, said the report.
"The most common causes of home fires include cooking, heating, electrical malfunction, smoking materials, and candles,” said FEMA Regional Administrator Ken Murphy.
The Department of Homeland Security has launched a secure, online CSAT Site Security Plan tool.
When OSHA withdrew its proposed reinterpretation of “feasible administrative or engineering controls” to prevent hearing loss, it promised to convene a stakeholder meeting. That meeting will take place Nov. 3.
"This report shows us we are doing a great job, but there are things we can and will do better,” said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt.
Unprotected trenches are among the deadliest construction hazards, as shown by more than 200 fatalities and hundreds of serious injuries since 2003, according to the agency.
A Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman said that many drivers are pulling onto the shoulders of busy highways and freeways to take or make cellphone calls.
The Oct. 3 announcement of an update to the Chemicals Management Plan also included a commitment to complete assessments on 500 substances, including phthalates.
A preliminary total of 107 workers were killed in Missouri in 2010, down from the 142 fatalities reported in 2009.
Oct. 31 is the deadline to apply for a Safety and Health Investment projects grant from the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries.