Here's how to effectively use your technology to keep your people safe.
Anti-fatigue mats are an important part of the big picture when it comes to improving worker productivity and reducing costs.
“It’s vital that our stakeholders—starting with the American motoring public—participate in this dialog to shape the future course of truck and bus safety," said FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.
Safety's professional associations will play an increasingly important role in support of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the decades ahead.
In general, most companies use a combination of classroom and e-learning delivery methods.
We have seen a growing number of sleep apnea cases diagnosed and expect the rate of those afflicted to continue to rise for the foreseeable future.
Is I2P2 the game changer that Dr. David Michaels hopes it will be? And what does the future hold for OSHA rulemaking, enforcement, and cooperative programs?
Managers, here are five reasons not to wait for DOT to tell you what to do.
Real knowledge and understanding do not come from raw data alone. Careful and skillful interpretation of data lead to real understanding.
The study suggests that individual health risks and comorbidity—that is, the presence of more than one chronic disease—remain significant predictors of reduced workplace productivity, even in a population with a high rate of medication adherence.
After a record low in the number of people killed at work, provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a rise of 24 fatalities, from 147 in 2009-2010 to 171 in 2010-2011.
Issues on the list include human fatigue, safety management systems, motorcycle safety, and bus occupant safety.
The council estimates 23 percent of all motor vehicle crashes, 1.3 million per year, involve a driver talking or texting on a cell phone.
The presidential disaster declaration of May 9, 2011, opened the door for federal Public Assistance (PA) in declared counties including state and federal cost-sharing for mitigation funding in all disaster-affected counties.
The report details ways in which disaster risk managers can improve their decision making by integrating climate information into their operations.
Enforcement efforts include statewide traveling heat sweeps, local district actions when temperatures soar, and workers are at greatest risk, as well as multi-agency enforcement through the Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition.
The conditions FDA observed on its last inspection in October 2010 are similar to those observed by the FDA and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
An eight-year study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found that young people with a head injury within the past year were even more likely to report violent behavior.
UK Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations Mike Weightman filed an interim report last month, telling the British government there is no need to curtail operations at the country’s nuclear power plants in light of the Japanese crisis at the Fukushima plant.
Based on previous studies, American Heart Association resuscitation guidelines advise minimizing interruptions to chest compressions to 10 seconds or less.