Advisory committee members will hear an update on CDC's activities for prevention and control of health care-associated infections (HAIs), updates on hospital antimicrobial stewardship activities, and an update on a Draft Guideline to Prevent Surgical Site Infections.
Representatives of companies of varying sizes talked about steps they took to improve their safety culture.
The items EPA issued June 10 "lay the necessary foundation for the development and implementation of a domestic aircraft standard, in accordance with U.S. law and the ICAO process," according to the agency's announcement.
Dustin G. Richartz is the 2015 Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year, honoring him for his work in developing safety and health programs throughout his career. The 2015 Award for Innovation in Occupational Safety Management went to Jack Reiter, president and CEO of Machine Safety Management.
The OSHA region that includes Texas accounted for the lion's share of inspections during 2012-2015, and most of those were unprogrammed -- triggered by complaints or by incidents, Mike Marshall reported June 9.
Taller, larger turbines are making the job more dangerous for maintenance crews, a Safety 2015 speaker explained June 8.
AIHce 2015 presenter outlines hazards faced by tower climbers and reports 80 percent of 2002-2014 fatalities in the industry were during equipment installation, maintenance, and repair—not tower construction.
The updated regulation creates a unified and up-to-date set of requirements to help employers more effectively establish safe work practices to protect their workers.
Exposures to hazards present in the oil and gas well drilling, servicing, and storage industry are addressed in specific standards for general industry.
The agency issued a safety alert reminding pilots to look out for other aircraft and to make their presence known.
The NHTSA says tire safety is especially important for 15-passenger van users.
Griffin Lumber & Hardware received a willful violation from OSHA, which said the company ignored hazards.
The trend is expected to continue as summer arrives.
OSHA has cited JRI Holdings Inc. for multiple violations.
OSHA says proper protection could have avoided the "preventable" fatality.
The Immigrant Dairy Worker Health and Safety project was developed by Migrant Clinicians Network, the National Farm Medicine Center, and five partners.
The NFPA 96 technical committee is reviewing language this month that could be included in that standard’s 2017 edition, according to an NFPA Journal article.
"California has the largest statewide cancer registry in the country," NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard, M.D., said. "This focused study generates novel findings for firefighters of various race and ethnicities and strengthens the body of evidence to support the association between firefighting and several specific cancers."
He spoke at last week's Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, where BSEE launched SafeOCS, an Outer Continental Shelf near-miss reporting system.
Since 1998, the number of high hazard-potential dams has increased from 9,281 to more than 14,700, according to the 2013 update of the National Inventory of Dams.