The Universal Smart Window Coating invented by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers can block heat-producing solar radiation without blocking visible light.
The California senator chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee, which held an oversight hearing last month about the West, Texas, explosion and two other blasts.
The contest coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Joe Salley, Ph.D., the company's president and CEO, will discuss "Safety From the CEO's Perspective" on the second day of the conferences.
The committee's members are international experts who will meet July 9 and July 11.
The 17 violations will cost more than $62,000 in fines.
The state now has 50,000 oil wells, a number that is increasing by 2,000 wells each year.
The Approved Codes of Practice for working with asbestos-containing materials are being consolidated.
The Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™ are a partnership between NIOSH and the National Hearing Conservation Association to honor excellent hearing loss prevention practices in the workplace.
An unattended train carrying crude oil rolled into the town of Lac Megantic, where several railcars derailed and caught fire. Five people are confirmed dead and more than 40 are missing.
Great Britain has had one of the lowest fatality rates in leading industrial nations in Europe for the past eight years.
After the 48-foot C-Pec sank in the channel on Saturday near Venice, La., about 77 miles south of New Orleans, the Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River to traffic at that point.
The Joint Commission will expand capacity to investigate health IT-related events, the agency also announced.
The Centre for Health Protection's latest update, issued July 3, said 50 suspected human cases have been received since March 31.
Authors of a paper published online by the open-access journal PLOS ONE reported livestock-associated MRSA and multidrug-resistant staph linked to livestock were present only among workers exposed to industrial livestock operations.
Recent investigations, including of some fatalities, suggest poor work practices are common during dismantling or demolition operations, according to the agency.
Based on its analysis of five near-misses by planes at major U.S. airports, the agency's safety recommendation letter asks FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to make air traffic control changes.