The nationwide contest will help to make the public aware of workplace safety and health, the agency hopes.
In 2009, Montana led the country with the highest rate of worker fatalities, with Louisiana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska following close behind. The lowest fatality rates were reported in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Delaware.
Its proposed vaccination standard covers both annual and pandemic flu and would affect Medicare and Medicaid participating hospitals of all types.
A May 10 meeting will discuss apparent violations of NRC licensing requirements, the agency announced.
The foundation sponsors National Electrical Safety Month each May to raise awareness of electrical safety hazards at work and at home.
The final rule deals to a significant extent with lockout/tagout. It was published on Monday and will take effect Aug. 1, 2011. The LOTO provision becomes effective and enforceable Oct. 31, however.
The class I recall announced by the Food and Drug Administration is a worldwide voluntary recall of Lifeline AED and ReviveR AED units shipped with 2.004 software or earlier.
The event is scheduled to begin today with welcoming remarks from the mayors of San Francisco and Oakland.
New York City's buildings commissioner, Robert LiMandri, announced the citywide campaign's launch last week to emphasize the need to use fall harnesses, guardrails, and netting.
Discussions will include identifying regulatory options that can minimize the costs to small- and medium-sized businesses of reducing or preventing combustible dust hazards, while protecting workers from these hazards.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, part of DOT, issued the NPRM April 29 to expand on prohibitions already proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Consider mapping how safety communication flows within your organization.
A seemingly harmless particle raises explosive issues.
When one begins to reflect the impact of possible multiple concurrent injuries from a single major event, the demands of a plant-wide design can be extremely complex.
Learn whether FR is right for your company and, if so, how to comply with industry standards.
Innovation, integration, inspiration--and wood dust--will be in the spotlight this month at the 72nd American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition.
Now is the time to digest the full complement of new rules, evaluate the impact to organizational reporting, determine whether gaps exist in expertise or capabilities, and understand what options exist to fill those gaps.
Gas monitoring for the entire system is critical, not only for compliance reasons, but also for protecting your people and operation.
According to NTSB investigators, the conductor failed to observe both the yellow and red signals alerting him of the situation on the tracks "because he was engaged in the prohibited use of a wireless device, specifically text messaging, that distracted him from his duties."
Construction falls and trench collapses might occur at any time during the year, but they typically peak during the summer.