Every employee needs to be able to answer these six questions in an emergency.
Their analysis, published in MMWR, also indicated Hispanics, self-employed workers, and workers in smaller establishments had disproportionately higher ladder fall injury rates.
The alliance aims to reduce Atlanta-area construction workers' exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
They agreed to cooperate on a project meant to improve safety and environmental standards in the industry. It will be executed by the Marine Environment Division of IMO, in partnership with the Ministry of Industries of Bangladesh, during the next 18 months.
The World Steel Association and its members, which represent about 85 percent of the world's steel production, will carry out an industrywide safety audit.
The Iron Workers Local 395 Apprenticeship School in Lake Station, Ind., has produced three of the imposing trucks for local police departments for a fraction of what an armored vehicle usually costs.
The Institution of Chemical Engineers and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Standards should be the basis for any employer's fall protection and rescue program.
Part of the challenge is that risks of injury change as kids develop their skills and become more independent.
Speaking this month during the presentation of a construction industry safety award, Commissioner for Labour Donald Tong Hong cited fatalities late last year and three deaths this year in lifting operations.
The active ingredient in a fumigant used to kill insects in grain bins, railcars, ships, shipping containers, and warehouses, it produces phosphine, a toxic and potentially explosive gas. Fumigation Management Plans are required.
All 86 workers evacuated safely, but 13 were treated for smoke inhalation during the Feb. 5, 2014, incident. Many workers had trouble donning their self contained self rescuers, according to the report.
To provide the right protection, it's important to consider the end users, their environment, your evacuation program, and the threats they may encounter.
The probable causes of the natural gas pipeline rupture Dec. 11, 2012, were external corrosion of the pipe wall and failure to detect that corrosion because the pipeline was not inspected or tested after 1988, according to the agency's report.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's new class of 275 prospective police officers is the largest in the department's 86-year history.
The May 20-22 symposium in Montreal will feature speakers from the FAA, Boeing and Airbus, NTSB, IFALPA, CAE, and other organizations.
It will solve the problem that many seafarers "were reportedly unable to have access to approved training courses or were unable to be issued certification of security-related training in accordance with the STCW regulations."
Even with the best standard operating procedures, spills can still happen--often when they are least expected.
President Obama and DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the sixth round of funding.
A $25,000 fine follows the death of an employee at the employer's high-temperature sauna, OSHA announced.