Safety authorities around the world, working together in some cases, have focused recently on health issues, construction falls, hospital-associated infections, and aviation safety.
The 2007 installment is a tough act to follow, but A+A 2009 looks ready to defend its title Nov. 3-6, 2009, as the world's largest trade show for workplace safety and health.
The 2010 edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Yellow Book" includes new or expanded sections on medical tourism, traveling safely with chronic diseases and conditions, and expert perspectives on popular travel itineraries worldwide. Nicknamed for its yellow cover, the health guide updated every two years is officially titled CDC Health Information for International Travel.
The U.S. aircraft manufacturer and its Canadian partner have reached the configuration freeze milestone for a vehicle they say will "radically change the way [customers] resupply and operate in remote regions, especially the north."
The results, reported Monday afternoon by The New York Times, dispel the belief that truly hands-free phones are just as dangerous as driving drunk but pinpoint texting as highly dangerous.
The Federal Railroad Administration is implementing a requirement of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and will hear from stakeholders in the all-day meeting Aug. 13 in Washington, D.C.
In his letter to the President, National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker announced his intent to leave his position once a new chairman and an additional board member are confirmed, ensuring a quorum remains at the board.
The goal is to measure the performance of the planes' radar-operator systems in a realistic scenario using 40- to 60-foot long commercial fishing vessels underway in the fishing grounds off the New England coast.
The committee advises the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA on issues relating to occupational safety and health policies, programs, and standards in the maritime industries, focusing on the shipyard and marine cargo handling (longshoring) industries.
According to a recent study, the repeal of the federal speed control law in 1995 has resulted in speed limit increases that have caused approximately 12,500 deaths during the decade that followed.
A "Dear Colleague" letter from Administrator Peter Rogoff asks all transit rail operators to add redundancy if their train control systems are susceptible to a single-point failure.
NHTSA's first roadside survey to test for drugs as well as alcohol found 16.3 percent of nighttime weekend drivers were drug positive, most commonly from marijuana, cocaine, and OTC or prescription drugs.
Japan's recession is idling both industrial and toy robots there, but the situation apparently isn't so dire in American industry. Ford uses robots to test new air bag sensors on its 2009 F-150 pickup to Taurus models; this Ford photo shows a robot inflicting a door impact simulating a hard-thrown ball.
Training programs will be offered on a monthly basis and are normally conducted jointly by personnel from both the Delaware Safety Council and OSHA.
Delivered using a special vehicle at an air base in Iraq, the training includes simulated rollovers to varying degrees and a casualty rescue, according to an article from the Pentagon.
The new proposed rule would encompass all alerting functions, not just visual displays, and would limit the use of red, amber, and yellow in the flight deck to reduce potential human errors caused when those colors are used in non-alerting ways.
The Disney company is fully cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of the July 5 fatal accident on the Walt Disney World monorail system.
"Each of these individuals brings with them valuable expertise in their respective fields, and I am grateful for their decision to serve in my administration," the president said.
With two OSHA investigators on the scene, Walt Disney World yesterday reopened the monorail line where one of its trains struck another train early Sunday morning, local newspapers reported.
National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker prompted Americans to keep safety in mind when celebrating our nation's independence this Fourth of July weekend.