Safety Authority president and CEO Harry Diemer said the numbers show that industry in the province is taking public safety seriously, but he added there is always room for improvement.
“[T]he crises ahead are increasing both in complexity and frequency; yet, levels of crises readiness among organizations remains low and poorly understood,” writes Paul C. Light, author of new report available for free download.
"This is a huge change from just five years ago when most small SUVs were rated either marginal or poor in our side test, and standard side airbags and electronic stability control were rare," said Institute President Adrian Lund.
"Preventing staff injury is good business from the financial
standpoint, but also, it is the right thing to do," said Gary
Brunslik, Manager of Safety for the winning facility.
When asked, "What is keeping you from addressing this issue?" the
number one response was "Don't know how to begin."
Every year, more than 200,000 hospital emergency room visits are related to playground injuries, the agency says.
"What was in the air that day? Pretty much everything that had been in
two 100-story buildings--but in vaporized form," writes Mike Magee,
M.D. in this week's issue of Health Commentary.
"This should be a call to action for all health plans and employers to
help workers quit tobacco. It's clear that physical health and fiscal
health go hand-in-hand," said Dr. Mike Crutcher, Oklahoma's Secretary
of Health and Commissioner of Health.
The initiative includes a $1 million grant program aimed at the
prevention of HACs targeted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services.
"Our hope is that this gift will increase the chance of survival for
students, faculty, and visitors who may suffer sudden cardiac arrest
while at school or attending campus activities," said Texas Health
Resources CEO Douglas D. Hawthorne, FACHE.
"This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to see if early intervention to prevent noise-induced hearing loss can be sustained over time," said Barbara Marlenga, Ph.D., a research scientist with the Marshfield Clinic's National Farm Medicine Center.
"Safety is important to both the union members and contractors to
ensure the health of workers and in building high quality
construction," said Minnesota LECET Chairman Ron Thornburg.
According to EPA, the research will provide relevant information
needed for risk assessments that can inform decision making related to
nanotechnology products.
"Given what we know about the dangers of these emissions, this
settlement did not come a moment too soon for the people who live and
work near this facility," said Lisa P. Jackson, commissioner of the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
The site was charged with one willful LOTO violation and 39 serious
violations, including 23 safety and 16 health regulation issues.
The July 29 incident killed three workers and injured a fourth when an
internal explosion in a storage tank they were welding above ripped
open the tank lid. CSB is performing microbiological and chemical
testing to determine what caused flammable gas to be present inside
the tank.
The Health and Safety Executive warns that “basic safety systems are not being followed,” and minor problems can lead to major catastrophes.
The site, "America's Heroes at Work," will be unveiled at a press conference Wednesday in Washington, D.C., from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT.
Europe’s chemical classification scheme is moving into a higher gear with this Oct. 10 event in Helsinki.
Insurers are carefully monitoring green construction and the durability of green materials and systems, some of which rely on new technologies, Marsh Inc. reported recently.