The grant has been awarded to the New York State Department of Labor to assist with restoration of public lands and infrastructure, with $13,896,148 of it initially released.
MSHA's report said the Oct. 24 death on the surface of an underground limestone mine was the 16th fatality recorded this calendar year in the metal and nonmetal mining industries.
All EU member states face a May 2013 deadline to implement a directive spelling out how to assess risks of sharps injuries and implement appropriate controls.
Ramona Prieto is the California Highway Patrol's highest-ranking female officer and also was its first female motorcycle officer.
The New Orleans EMS received the 2012 Dick Ferneau Paid EMS Service of the Year Award at last week’s conference.
A Massachusetts company is contesting two citations it received following an April inspection.
The world's largest producer and consumer of coal will be taking measures this month to assess mining safety throughout the nation.
A new survey revealed a majority of Americans do not have sufficient knowledge of residential fire safety.
The U.S. Department of Energy's 10th update since Hurricane Sandy made landfall shows 3.6 million customers still without electricity as of 9 am EDT Nov. 2, down from 4.4 million the day before.
U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., said he will introduce his legislation Nov. 2.
State transportation officials drill employees on response procedure for icy, snowy conditions.
The alert cites a September 2012 fatality that is under investigation.
TDY Industries will pay the EPA $1.44 million for water contamination.
Ameridose LLC is a sister company to the New England Compouding Center (NECC), which produced contaminated injectable steroid drugs that have been linked to 29 deaths and 377 cases thus far.
Published jointly Oct. 29 by the World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization, it contains maps, tables, and graphs showing links between health and climate around the world.
OSHA is about to begin enforcing an interpretation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which requires workers 6 feet or more above lower levels to be protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or alternative fall protection measures allowed by other provisions of 29 CFR 1926.501(b) for particular types of work.
Coal mine inspections for September produce 150 citations.