"We applaud Fluor Hanford and GPIC for their demonstrated commitment to EHS as if affects their business performance and sustainability, and their employees’ lives both at work and off the job," said NSC President & CEO Janet Froetscher, presenting the award.
"This research will address the influence of nanomaterials on processes ranging from the subcellular to whole ecosystems," said Mark Wiesner, director of the center at Duke.
Together, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism—often "silent" conditions-- contribute to at least 100,000 deaths each year, Dr. Galson said.
"We want people to be aware that whenever they see a fork lift truck--whether it's at work or in their local garden centre or DIY store--they need to be careful, they need to keep clear, and they must certainly never assume the operator has seen them," said FLTA Chief Executive David Ellison.
Falls resulted in 10 deaths in 2007 and accounted for the largest percentage of workers--about 26 percent--who lost their lives on the job. This includes falls from roofs, ladders, and scaffolding.
The risk of workplace violence is higher in certain sectors, such as health care, social services, retail, hospitality, education, transportation, police, security agencies, and correctional services, officials say.
The new certification exam covers hazmat identification, handling and shipping; emergency planning and response; sampling and analysis; site investigation and remediation; and project management.
Ergonomists use the NIOSH equation and other sophisticated tools to analyze tasks and stressors, but the committees use injury reports and workers' complaints instead.
Specifically, the agencies signed partnerships with the Rocky Hill, Conn.-based Independent Electrical Contractors of New England Inc. (IECNE) and the Wethersfield-based Connecticut Office of Apprenticeship and Training (CTOAT).
H. James Wedner, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, said after floodwaters recede, damp homes and businesses are fertile grounds for mold growth.
The action is a temporary prohibition pending formal rulemaking. A June 2008 accident and the Sept. 12 Metrolink collision in Chatsworth prompted the ban.
The proposed total penalty includes $92,500 in fines for five repeat citations involving unguarded elevated work areas, untrained forklift operators, storing a forklift in front of a marked exit, exposed wiring in a heater and an electrical junction box, and not providing hazard communication training to new employees.
The new voluntary measure "will eventually help achieve a common standard of health and safety practice throughout Europe and lead to easier recognition of equivalent qualifications across member states," said Certification Committee Chairman Andrew Hale.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule Sept. 18 that would prohibit “port shopping,” a practice that sometimes lets refused food shipments into the United States.
Included in the latest revision is a cost-justification chapter that reviews the economic impact of the program on the 10 charter cities by calculating occupational claims and costs.
The bracket-safety rail system adjusts to seven roof pitches and can be used on flat roofs and working surfaces, the NORA Construction Sector co-chairs report.
The Metrolink engineer's cell phone records confirm he had sent and received messages last Friday, when his train ran through a red signal and hit another train, killing 25 people.
Previous tests at the Pike's Peak facility shown in this U.S. Army photo brought about the first FDA-approved altitude sickness prevention medicine.
More than 9,000 postal facilities are getting educational materials that explain how injuries and death can result when children get too close to delivery vehicles.
The standard is an update to SSTD 10-99 and includes new provisions such as prescriptive designs for wind speeds up to 150 mph with three-second gusts, designs for cold-formed steel framing, and exterior wall coverings for high wind.