Directed primarily to those working on new construction, the document describes safety methods employers can implement during stages of construction.
OSHA initiated an investigation in October 2010 following the death of one employee and the wounding of another, allegedly committed by a client at the addiction treatment facility.
Irreversible effects from work-related exposures even at low levels, without taking appropriate precautions, can include cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, allergic reactions, and others.
Expected to arrive in early summer, it will review the evidence for adverse health events associated with vaccines covered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
One death occurred in September 2010 in New Jersey, the other in February 2011 in Illinois.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Twitter page has passed 100,000 followers. Until April 15, NIOSH is accepting comments on how to enhance current nanotechnology research.
The European Chemicals Agency made the 1.1.3 version of Chesar available as a free download on April 6. It allows registrants to create full Chemical Safety Reports.
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the Ministerial Forum on Offshore Drilling Containment and said 13 countries and the European Union had been invited to send representatives.
With a whole lotta shakin' going on this month about earthquake preparedness, the USGS National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council will meet in Memphis -- part of the New Madrid seismic zone.
At least 26 U.S. workers were killed in grain entrapments last year, and the numbers of entrapments are increasing, according to researchers at Purdue University.
An updated Safety Alert from the National Fire Protection Association addresses the use of antifreeze in new and existing occupancies. It replaces July and August 2010 Alerts that said antifreeze shouldn't be used in residential sprinklers.
The April 27-28 event in Arlington, Va. administrators meet The Joint Commission's hospital accreditation standards and develop effective collaborative plans for emergency events.
Following them can improve patient safety and reduce medical costs. Such infections are now considered largely preventable, experts say.
Following several fatal pipeline accidents, including one that killed five people in Allentown, Pa., Ray LaHood called upon U.S. pipeline owners and operators to conduct a comprehensive review of their oil and gas pipelines to identify areas of high risk and accelerate critical repair and replacement work.
In a final rule taking effect July 1, the Federal Railroad Administration requires computerized inspections, saying they are better than visual inspections at finding weak points.
“Opening the top half of a double-hung window to let in a cool breeze and keeping the bottom closed can literally save a life," said Donna Stein-Harris, senior director of Safe Communities America for NSC.
Black Roofing Inc. won first place in the Steep Slope category of Sika Sarnafil's annual Roofing Contractor Project of the Year competition for reroofing the Denver Art Museum.
With the reduction in size and weight comes a reduction in price, making PFLs more affordable than ever.
A refueling system installed at the Marine Corps' Camp Lejeune used aluminum safety enclosures to provide fall protection for operators during refueling and adjustable chain stops for extra sturdiness.