Gov. Mary Fallin has signed State Senate Bill 262, which requires school districts in the state to provide training on workplace safety and health to students in grades 7 through 12.
OSHA has fined New Homes Construction Inc. a total of $40,480.
Any labor consortium, employer consortium, association, educational institution affiliated with a labor group, or other nonprofit organization may apply for up to $40,000 per grant project.
The American Red Cross announced it will convene the collaborative Dec. 7 at the Emergency Cardiac Care Update 2015 conference in San Diego. Organizations that have committed to participate include the American Heart Association, Citizen CPR Foundation, and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
"While this training starts with Ebola, it also will help the health care community deal with other serious infectious diseases in the future," said Dr. Nicole Lurie, the HHS assistant secretary for preparedness and response.
OSHA has proposed $54K in penalties.
It is important to note that any documents produced can be utilized to issue citations, thus, the employer should not produce any documents unless required by law.
How employers are experiencing the impact of the missed deadlines and what they can do to get on the right path toward full GHS compliance.
Safety training can make a substantive impact on employee morale when instructors take this approach.
Teach employees to get into the good habit of reading every label every time they pick up or pour from a container.
Smaller companies often struggle, not knowing where to turn or having the budget to develop a robust business continuity plan.
Your employees bring a lifetime of experiences to every training session. Sometimes they’ll know more than you do about specific hazards and safety conditions in their current jobs.
It would allow the use of chain saws and crosscut saws on NFS lands only if the sawyer has successfully completed training and field evaluation, possesses a valid certification card, and meets any other specified qualifications to perform assigned saw work, including current first aid and CPR certification.
A worker was seriously injured when his arm became trapped in a conveyor belt he was maintaining.
The oil rig fire resulted in three deaths and two serious injuries.
The first-ever China-U.S. Occupational Health Symposia will be held on Sept. 15-16, 2015.
The temporary staffing company was cited for a serious violation in December 2014.
NIOSH's blog highlighted research findings presented during a joint session of the NORA Manufacturing Sector and Services Sector Councils.
The new agreement is for five years.
Paul Colangelo went through an exhaustive research process to decide on the apps he finds most valuable.