A waste hauling company was fined that amount in connection with the 2007 death of a pedestrian, Anne Smith, when one of its trucks backed over her in Brighton, England.
NIOSH, BLS, and several state agencies analyzed Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 2009 data and found length of absences from work increased steadily with age and was highest for the oldest workers.
Each year, thousands of outdoor workers experience heat illness, which often manifests as heat exhaustion. If not quickly addressed, heat exhaustion can become heat stroke, which killed more than 30 workers last year.
Facilities storing spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste soon will be complying with new security requirements to prevent sabotage.
The organization submitted a similar petition that FDA denied in 1999, but Public Citizen says the reasons cited for the denial are no longer valid and many glove manufacturers support a ban.
While similar ShakeOut earthquake drills are frequently conducted by California and other states on an individual basis, this is the first multistate earthquake drill, and the first drill in the central U.S., where many states would be impacted if a major earthquake hit the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Its aim would be to ensure the safety of the U.S. supply of blood and blood components, tissues, cells, and organs.
Twenty-five years after the accident at the Ukraine plant's reactor four, more than 3,000 people still work at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on decommissioning work, managing nuclear material, and building the new structure to encase reactor four.
The document will help establishments with fewer than 500 workers ensure safe production of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.
The May 15-21 week celebrates the care and service of EMS providers nationwide -- first responders, hospitals, emergency physicians, NHTSA, and public health providers.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 3,570 structure fires in dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and barracks in 2003-2006.
The agency sent warning letters to four companies selling OTC products bearing claims that they prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
Securing and properly placing the load are among them. Since 1995, there have been five fatal incidents and one permanently disabling incident of this type, the agency says.
Loads that are improperly rigged can expose workers to hazards including falls, electric shock, amputation, and being crushed by objects.
Workers are at risk of severe injury and death during machine maintenance and servicing if proper lockout/tagout procedures are not followed.
Lord Young's report proposed that employers have to report injuries only if they cause seven days of lost time, rather than the current three. The society says this is a bad idea.
On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the oil company sued Transocean and Cameron International Corp. The Chemical Safety Board's chairman said its investigation has been slowed because "companies and witnesses [are] evading subpoenas for testimony and records."
John Nelson, chairman of the London-based real estate firm Hammerson plc, will replace Lord Peter Levene when the latter retires in October 2011.
The seventh annual Take a Stand Day asks companies to request a consultative visit now, promising there will be no citations or fine for participating workplaces.
Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan hailed the agreement reached last weekend as paving the way for effective response during future influenza pandemics.