Currently, much thought and discussion are being given to leading indicators in the world of safety. Everyone is drawn to the promise of getting ahead or seeing the potential for injury before it is realized. Only recently has technology evolved to the point where we can start to review leading indicators in real time, providing safety professionals with a new perspective and suite of tools from which to work. This article will provide some common working definitions and then explain how you can begin to use two leading indicators—at no cost—that may help you achieve your injury reduction goals.
"This agreement is an important step in fortifying our international cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom," said CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham.
Within six months, the subcommittee will submit recommendations to a board that will then recommend actions to the HHS secretary.
Chubb Group loss control specialists offer strategies designed to protect employees and mitigate losses.
The event will highlight the practical cost/benefit outcomes identified in recent FMCSA/ATRI research on collision warning systems, lane departure warning systems, and roll stability control systems.
This is the second edition of the Threat Advisory System Response Guideline to be issued by the ASIS Commission on Standards and Guidelines.
Three other large refineries in the state will have comprehensive inspections, too, under the federal National Emphasis Program spurred by the BP explosion in 2005.
"This program addresses questions we've heard from executives who are interested in securing Tamiflu for their employees but desire more flexible planning options, especially with regard to timing," said Mike McGuire, vice president of anti-infectives for Roche.
"Few people understand that, on average, four workers are killed every day on U.S. construction sites," said BCTD President Mark H. Ayers.
"It is time to put teeth in the impaired driving laws and make them a true deterrent to help change the cultural acceptance of impaired driving, and, to save lives," wrote ASSE Wisconsin Chapter President Brian Well, in a letter to state legislators.
This week marks national Lightning Safety Awareness Week, and NOAA wants you to know how to keep yourself safe during thunderstorms.
Conducted by the American Nurses Association, a new survey shows that nearly two-thirds of U.S. nurses say the risk of needlestick injuries and bloodborne infections is a major worry.
The heat-related average annual death rate for these workers was 0.39 per
100,000 workers, compared with 0.02 for all U.S. civilian workers, according to the report.
Among the changes to existing policy, the department will now be mandating maintenance, testing, tracking, and more inspections, Acting Buildings Commissioner Robert D. LiMandri said Tuesday.
"Risk assessments demonstrate a very low risk to human health from the use of antimicrobials in food animals, and some models predict an increased human health burden if the use is withdrawn," testified AVMA Assistant Executive Vice President Dr. Lyle P. Vogel.
With chief Edwin Foulke Jr. set to testify at a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing today, the agency announced the new measures this morning.
Employers and employees involved in cleanup and recovery activities following the Midwest floods and tornadoes will benefit from a new Web page at www.dol.gov posted by OSHA.
The case began after a complaint last year alleged fall hazards were present.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed an Environmental Health Shelter Assessment Tool with the purpose of assisting environmental health practitioners in conducting a rapid assessment of shelter conditions during emergencies and disasters.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is requesting comments from the public and interested stakeholders on three draft guidances: Interim Guidance on the Use and Purchase of Facemasks and Respirators by Individuals and Families for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness; Proposed Guidance on Antiviral Drug Use During an Influenza Pandemic; and Proposed Considerations for Antiviral Drug Stockpiling by Employers In Preparation for an Influenza Pandemic.