"The magnetic field of the MR scanner creates a very hazardous environment, and it is important that all personnel have a basic understanding of MR safety," said Russell Blanchard, media manager at Falck Alford Productions.
Although it is currently focused on undergraduate colleges and universities in New Hampshire, free introductory safety training courses at LabSafetyWorkspace.org are open to researchers anywhere.
The Small Business Safety and Health Resource Guide has sections about individual hazards and links to regulations, training materials, and recommendations. NIOSH will update it based on readers' feedback.
The new chair of the National Governors Association, Delaware's Jack Markell, announced the new initiative as the association ended its annual meeting.
Built in Rochelle, Ill. with an investment of about $45 million, the Nippon Sharyo U.S.A., Inc. facility will produce 120 new passenger cars annually.
Through July 20, those who Like the conference's page have a chance to win free registration for the Sept. 11-15 event.
Leaders of HHS should bring national attention to the need for building a workforce of sufficient size, the committee that wrote the new Institute of Medicine report recommended.
The assistance is free pictograms for workers in greenhouses, retail establishments, and restaurants.
The three busiest weeks on the calendar of the Texas Engineeing Extension Service are coming up this month.
The co-pilots who were in the cockpit when Air France Flight 447 ran into trouble and then crashed June 1, 2009, were startled and never grasped that the plane was stalling, France's aviation accident investigative agency concluded.
About 1,000 people will attend the 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, including transport ministers and rail system chiefs from the United States, Japan, Russia, China, Spain, Poland, and other countries.
The agency posted an update June 26 on its progress toward fulfilling the Internal Review Report's recommendations.
Today's "distance education" can be achieved from virtually anywhere and any time in the world in multiple formats.
Cross-cultural communication entails body language, verbal tone, and at least a minimal understanding of why people act and say what they do.
The proposal published on June 27 will clarify which personnel must receive periodic training and also says railroads’ preparedness plans must address the safe evacuation of people with disabilities.
The agency had ordered airlines to remove all chemical oxygen generators in March 2011. Airlines and aircraft manufacturers sought up to five years to retrofit, saying there are no actual designs yet for new systems.
The Aug. 21 event in Arlington, Va., comes as OSHA is nearing completion of a confined spaces rule for construction and Cal/OSHA has launched a special emphasis program, ISEA President Dan Shipp noted.
Matt Pomerinke, safety manager for Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Inc., shared the lessons from the traumatic amputation of part of his left arm in about 100 presentations last year.
The violations involve deficient lockout/tagout procedures, a lack of machine guarding, defective slings, poor housekeeping, a lack of protective footwear, and failing to have legible load ratings on slings.
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work reviewed current research on the topic and concluded knowledge of the risks posed by nanomaterials is still poor.