At the Sept. 17-23 International Code Council Final Action Hearing in Minneapolis, BOMA hopes to derail the required extra exit stairway for tallest buildings and an emergency responder radio coverage proposal.
"We favor a balanced approach for payment that recognizes institutions that are making progress in reducing infections, rather than an all-or-nothing system based solely on non-payment for infections deemed preventable," said APIC CEO Kathy Warye.
The card is a convenient, wallet-sized document for land and sea travel between the United States and Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. It is not valid for international travel by air, however.
Themed "Navigating the Future of EHS&S," the event is scheduled for Sept. 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency at Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis.
"Many non-traditional ATVs do not adhere to even minimal safety requirements, nor do the companies provide training or safety information," said coalition spokesman Ed Krenik. "The poor quality of many of these ATVs create a danger for all ATV riders, particularly young riders, who are being targeted by these companies."
Major goals of the partnership are to keep the DART (cases with days away from work, restricted or transferred) rate below the national average for the commercial construction industry and to further reduce this level of recordable injuries by at least four percent annually.
It is critical for employers to ensure employees assisting with the lift are properly trained--including signaling, load limits, and rigging techniques--and are aware of the hazards of operating a crane.
By 2013, 75 percent of all jurisdictions should be able to demonstrate response-level emergency communications within three hours of a significant event, it states.
"Yesterday's earthquake was a wake-up call--a reminder to us to make the important changes we need to survive the inevitable," said the U.S. Geological Survey's Dr. Lucy Jones, on Wednesday.
With springtime comes the surge of construction activity—an exciting time, and possibly a dangerous time, too. Lots of new sites begin work as soon as the severe weather breaks. New crews, different trades, and subcontractors work in close proximity with seasoned workers, temporary employees, and even interns.Multicultural and -lingual sites are common.In such settings, how do you know who is at risk for injury?
An internal NIST committee found that a failure in the safety management system, exacerbated by a "casual and informal research environment that appears to have valued research results above safety considerations," is the most probable root cause of the incident.
Anhydrous ammonia is one of the most dangerous chemicals used in refrigeration and agriculture today, EPA noted. Those who work with it must be trained to follow exact handling procedures.
"We hope that citizens will contact their representatives in Washington and demand that the Transportation Department take positive action on this common sense rule immediately," said Stephen Owings, founder of Road Safe America.
The awards were presented Tuesday at the NORA Symposium 2008 that NIOSH sponsored.
The investigation and subsequent citation followed a Jan. 23 incident in which an employee was caught in an unguarded conveyor.
An investigation of the Philadelphia facility resulted in three willful and 51 serious violations.
While there have been no reports of major damage or injuries in Los Angeles, San Diego, or Tijuana, some buildings in downtown Los Angeles reportedly swayed for several seconds, prompting some precautionary evacuations.
The air people breathe while walking in the park, working in the garden or shopping downtown may be unhealthy enough to seriously spike their blood pressure, a new study suggests.
The agency says that even though the pesticide is used on only a small percentage of the U.S. food supply, making the likelihood of exposure through food low, it has identified risks that do not meet the agency's rigorous food safety standards.