More than 350 activities are scheduled for the Nov. 14-20 week around the country. This is the second national week to highlight apprentices and employers' apprentice programs.
According to the notice, Sunoco Logistics failed to follow its own written lockout/tagout procedure to ensure all energy sources were isolated before work began on Nov. 10, 2015. Employees following the procedure disassembled a flow control valve while it was under approximately 400 psig of nitrogen pressure.
So far, 3-D imaging of the damage to the right wing has been completed and all members of the cabin crew have been interviewed. The broken disk had 10,984 cycles and had a life limit of 15,000 cycles, according to the board, which said a review of engine maintenance and manufacturing records and processes is ongoing.
A report from the Tampa Bay Times analyzed flight data for every major airline.
"It appears that C. auris arrived in the United States only in the past few years," said Dr. Tom Chiller, M.D., MPH, chief of CDC's Mycotic Diseases Branch. "We're working hard with partners to better understand this fungus and how it spreads so we can improve infection control recommendations and help protect people."
OSHA's announcement said this campaign is beginning immediately with a targeted enforcement phase, including on-site inspections and a review of employers in industries with machinery that exposes workers to amputation hazards.
The proposals are designed to help consumers share health data easily and securely.
Collis Roofing faces $143K in penalties.
21 serious violations were given to PECOFacet.
The program now includes the confidential collection of equipment failure data.
The state had an estimated 3.5 OSHA-recordable nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time-equivalent workers in 2015, and the estimated rate was 3.7 cases per 100 FTE workers in 2014 and 3.9 in both 2013 and 2012.
The tool will help workers and employers understand the leave they are entitled.
National Prevention Week (#NPW2017) is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of mental and/or substance use disorders. The 2017 theme is Making Each Day Count.
The study did find that scavenging systems are widely used, however.
The DOT announced nearly all of the 16,000 heavy trucks subject to recall have been accounted for.
"We know these flavoring compounds can pose a great risk for workers who may be exposed on the job, causing serious and irreversible damage to their lungs," said NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard, M.D., MPH.
Baker Hughes shareholders will own 37.5 percent of the new company while GE will own 62.5 percent. They expect the deal to close in mid-2017 and the resulting company to be well positioned as the oil and gas industry recovers.