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Security and Skills Gap Highlighted at London International Shipping Week

One session concerned a global, high-speed broadband service for the maritime industry. A ship could be fitted with CCTV video cameras so that during a security incident, the shipping company could view live feeds and retrieve security logs.

Vienna Beef Cited for Workplace Safety Violations

Vienna Beef Cited for Workplace Safety Violations

The Chicago-based meat company faces $53,000 in fines

Houston College Creating Training Center for Entry-Level Oil and Gas Workers

Houston College Creating Training Center for Entry-Level Oil and Gas Workers

Drilling Contractor magazine describes the planned facility as "a rig safety and skills laboratory."

Death by Forklift is Really the PITs

Death by Forklift is Really the PITs

Powered Industrial Trucks are critical to many industries. By implementing a forklift safety program and effective training, you can ensure that this asset doesn't become a liability.

What Is a Safe Lift?

What Is a Safe Lift?

When training is done well, in combination with engineering controls, it is a very effective way to reduce back injuries and create safer lifting environments.

The Next Generation of Dock Safety Equipment

Employers must continue to focus on forklift safety training and consider the use of multiple safety devices, such as strategically placed signs, painted aisles, and guarded walkways.

The Gaylord Resort Hotel & Convention Center at National Harbor, Md., is the site for the August 2014 event.

Looking Ahead to VPPPA's 30th Annual Conference

The Gaylord Resort Hotel & Convention Center at National Harbor, Md., is the site for the August 2014 event.

Federal Agencies Issue Ammonium Nitrate Advisory

The guidance document recommends equipping AN storage areas with automatic fire sprinklers and not storing more than 2,500 tons of bagged AN without such a system.



VPPPA Presenter Sorts Out Contractor Safety Issues

Cindy Lewis, director of the Gulf Coast Safety Institute and an OSHA Challenge administrator, told the audience at her workshop that contractor safety is an issue for every site she visits.

Nashville Hospital's VPP Journey Recounted

A presentation by officials from Saint Thomas Health, TOSHA, and federal OSHA traced the Midtown Hospital's four-year effort to become the first health care VPP site in the state last year.

Home Visits Significantly Prevent Fires, London Brigade Reports

Results released Aug. 22 by the UK's largest fire department show that disabled and older residents, among others, are 18 times less likely to have a fire after firefighters visit.

Alliance Seeks to Improve Conditions for Female Construction Workers

OSHA announced the alliance and its new website for this purpose on Aug. 22.

Blended Learning or Classroom Training – Are Both Equally Effective?

The North American Council for Online Learning defines it this way: “Blended learning means many things to many people, even within our relatively small online learning community. It is referred to as both blended and hybrid learning, with little or no difference in the meaning of the terms among most educators. In general terms, blended learning combines online delivery of educational content with the best features of classroom interaction and live instruction to personalize learning, allow thoughtful reflection, and differentiate instruction from student to student across a diverse group of learners.”

5 Keys to Success for Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Programs

According to the American Heart Association, over 300,000 sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) occur annually in the United States, and, according to OSHA, about 10,000 occur at work. For many companies who set out to improve the health and safety of their workforce by implementing an Automated External Defibrillation (AED) program, it’s often easier to set up a defibrillator program than it is to maintain and keep the program as vibrant as it was when it started.

Saudi Aramco Hails Workers' WorldSkills Participation

Two employees from the company competed at the Leipzig event in July, one in electrical installations and the other in aircraft maintenance.

Wal-Mart Stores, OSHA Reach Corporate-Wide Settlement

The settlement resolves two enforcement cases and applies to all 2,857 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in OSHA's jurisdiction.

OSHA Joins Illinois Construction Partnership

The Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program is also a partner in the project.

Southern Safety Stand-down Set for Aug. 6

OSHA, trade associations, and employers in eight states are scheduled to conduct one-hour construction safety stand-downs on that day.

Time-honored and effective practices of room cleaning and hand hygiene must now pair with modern-day approaches. (PurThread Technologies Inc. photo)

Pairing New Approaches with Conventional Cleaning to Improve Hospital Infection Control

Mixing novel technologies and methods with increased diligence in patient room decontamination is key to improving infection prevention.

MSHA Ready to Award Brookwood-Sago Grants

The agency is making $550,000 available for educational and training programs to prevent unsafe conditions in and around mines.

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