The company greeted Davitt McAteer's report blaming it for the Upper Big Branch mine disaster by saying a "massive inundation of methane-rich natural gas" caused the April 2010 explosion.
As part of a Roundtable Discussion held Wednesday at the Oregon Convention Center, Geraci and a panel of scientists explored the topic of "Risk Assessment Applied to Engineered Nanomaterials: Managing Risk with Limited Data."
The survey reveals that while many companies have adopted written cell phone driving policies, only half (53 percent) make any attempt to enforce compliance. Among companies that do enforce compliance, the survey found that 61 percent rely on post-incident disciplinary measures.
"The more feedback the agency receives from small businesses on this topic, the better informed we will be in crafting a proposed regulation that protects workers without overburdening employers," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels.
Michael P. Wilson, associate director for Integrative Sciences at UC Berkeley's Center for Green Chemistry, observed that while the United States continues to lead the world in areas of occupational safety and health, the European Union has decidedly taken the global lead in chemicals policy initiatives with its adoption of REACH.
One of the AIHce technical papers in which NIOSH personnel were involved provides a disappointing update on what the agency reported at the 2009 AIHce.
A "General Topics in Occupational Safety" starting at 2 p.m. includes a critical look at the Macondo well blowout, and at 10:30 a.m. several Certified Health Physicists discuss radiation hazards in light of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
BHP Billiton on May 13 published its final Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement for a huge expansion of its Olympic Dam operation in South Australia.
HHS released the "Partnering to Heal: Teaming Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections," an interactive computer-based video-simulation training program on May 13.
The new certification label will bear the manufacturer's name and helmet model and the words "DOT FMVSS No. 218 Certified."
The 63rd Annual Conference & Exhibits of the National Tank Truck Carriers Inc. will take place May 22-24 in Baltimore, with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro speaking at the annual safety awards luncheon.
Updates from NIOSH leaders and about half of the sector councils are included. Participants can watch online or listen to a teleconference, but the latter is limited to 50 participants.
Nine people have reported ill after consuming raw or lightly steamed oysters that were harvested from Area 1642 of Apalachicola Bay, Fla.
The KeyPath MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test determines whether bacteria growing in a patient’s positive blood culture sample are MRSA or MSSA within about five hours after any bacterial growth is first detected in the sample.
Effective July 8, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's final rule requires a CLP driver to meet virtually the same requirements as a CDL driver, and the same disqualification penalties apply.
After Oct. 1, all such hazardous liquid pipelines will be covered by the 49 CFR part 195 safety regulations.
Mike Weightman, HM chief inspector of nuclear installations, is scheduled to submit his interim report this month and a final report in October. It will influence the design of new plants.
Producers and importers must notify the European Chemicals Agency by June 1 if any Substance of Very High Concern included in the Candidate List is present in their articles above 0.1 percent weight by weight and over 1 tonne per producer/importer per year.
Effective June 6, the significant new use rule requires those intending to manufacture, import, or process them for an activity designated as a significant new use by the final rule to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance.
Reliability upgrades, quality and environmental improvements are planned at the 40-year-old facility, the company's largest U.S. manufacturing site. Its employees achieved their best safety record ever in 2010.