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OSHA Cites Frozen Food Maker for Ammonia Exposures

The agency has issued $185,700 in penalties to Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc., the manufacturing arm of The Schwan Food Company, after an inspection of its Atlanta plant.

L&I Offering VPP Seminar March 20

It focuses on continuous improvement and safety excellence.

Bangladesh Accord Issues First 10 Factory Inspection Reports

They identify safety issues that should be addressed and steps to be taken to resolve them, some of which are already underway. The reports do not highlight any issue as serious as the construction flaws that caused the collapse of the Rana Plaza in April 2013.



$80 Million Given to GWU to Advance Disease Prevention, Wellness

The institution's Board of Trustees has approved the renaming its School of Public Health and Health Services as the Milken Institute School of Public Health and also creation of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness.

NIOSH Announces Disaster Science Initiative

Partners are invited to participate in the new NIOSH Disaster Science Research Initiative to Enhance Responder Safety and Health.

Providing the Right Escape Protection for Diverse User Groups

To provide the right protection, it's important to consider the end users, their environment, your evacuation program, and the threats they may encounter.

Fourteen-Year Prison Sentence Handed Down in Laser Pointing Case

The defendant, Sergio Patrick Rodriguez, 26, of Clovis, Calif., was convicted of aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno police helicopter in 2012.

NTSB's Hersman Announced as New NSC President

"Her proven leadership and expertise made her the ideal candidate to take the council successfully into its second century," said Jeff Woodbury, chairman of the NSC board of directors.

PANYNJ Welcomes Record Recruit Class

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.

Bechtel-Led Consortium Resumes Role at Pantex, Oak Ridge

Consolidated Nuclear Security—whose members are Bechtel National, Inc., Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., ATK Launch Systems Inc., SOC LLC, and Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.as a teaming subcontractor—will manage the operations. The two facilities maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.

INTERPOL Confirms Two Passengers Boarded with Stolen Passports

Both passports were recorded in the law enforcement agency's Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database and were used by passengers aboard missing the Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370.

Companies to Pay Back Wages to Injured Employees Following Investigation

OSHA orders Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. and Union Pacific to pay back wages to five suspended and injured employees.

Two Hospitalized after Eating Skittles

Although officials were concerned about safety, tests show there were no unusual chemicals found in the Skittles.

MSHA Collaborating with National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association

Participants at a recent meeting discussed current actions being taken by the agency.

Two Convicted in Trade Secrets Case

A former DuPont employee and another defendant were found guilty of conspiring to steal trade secrets for its chloride-route titanium dioxide production technology and sell them to the People's Republic of China, the Justice Department announced.

Company Cited for Repeat Fall Hazards

OSHA has cited Coastal Building Systems with repeat fall hazards totaling over $50,000 in proposed fines.

DARPA Seeking Breakthrough Chemical and Biological Agent Detection Systems

The goal of the new LUSTER program is to create a new class of UV lasers that are more than 300 times smaller than current lasers and 10 times more efficient.

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