For its part, the American Red Cross says it has set an organizational goal of reaching 250,000 people nationwide during the official week--June 1-7--with the vital knowledge and skills to respond to a life-threatening situation with confidence.
The National Safety Council has been involved with the program since its inception. The program teaches teens and parents alike about safe driving.
OSHA announced in yesterday's Federal Register that it is seeking applications for Susan Harwood Training Grants.
Three CIHs will present a full two-hour program, including a demonstration of quantitative fit testing, for policyholders at the San Bernardino office.
The incident occurred on March 23, 2005, during the startup of the refinery's octane-boosting isomerization unit, when a distillation tower and attached blowdown drum were overfilled with flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
The first of five annual reports to Congress, the Interagency Aerospace Revitalization Taskforce offers strategies for meeting the challenges of the aerospace industry's growing talent demands.
The experiments evaluated the use of positive-pressure ventilation fans, wind control devices, and hose streams to control or suppress deadly heat and smoke from wind-driven flames, as this NIST photo shows.
"The bottom line is this: Low-income children in urban areas need more, long-term intensive efforts," says Kelli A. Komro, the study's lead author.
"Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other thunderstorm-related hazard. Why? The main reason is people underestimate the force and power of water," according to FLASH, a safety coalition.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration recently highlighted a new campaign to recruit apprentices for public works projects funded by bonds that will help California rebuild its infrastructure and keep the economy growing.
An awareness campaign and a series of workshops follow three fatal falls in the state this year.
The revised manual examines critical topics related to operational issues and addresses ways to better protect firefighters and other emergency responders through the use of proper protective clothing and improved tactical procedures.
MSHA has announced it has allocated more than $8.2 million in health and safety training grants for fiscal year 2008, up from last year's $7.9 million.
Rep. John Barrow, whose district includes the Imperial Sugar plant, is a sponsor of H.R. 5522, which would require interim and final dust standards and revision of the HazCom standard.
Two-thirds of Boomers think the chances of becoming disabled due to illness or injury are 20 percent or less, according to the survey.
By 2016, the number of electrical and power line workers is expected to reach 877,000, with an increase of 66,000 jobs beyond the 2006 level of 817,000.
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said the rule is intended to prevent any more incidents like the Port Wentworth Imperial Sugar explosion last month.
This poster, created by 10-year-old Immanuel Adriana Rakshana of Kuwait, was the Grand Prize Winner in the 9-10 age group. It will be one of five works featured on the official poster for NAOSH Week, celebrated May 4-10.
This program is designed to answer the questions "Why should business owners care about safety?" and "What does safety excellence look like?"
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration, in cooperation with the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, recently announced it will be conducting a series of free mine safety workshops nationwide to address special hazards associated with the onset of warmer weather at certain mining operations. "Spring Thaw" workshops will be held during March and April in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington state.