Gov. Bill Haslam has issued an executive order allowing them to move heavier and larger loads for the next 60 days, because of the drought situation.
The $13 million settlement involves 409 of 439 willful violations of the process safety management standard OSHA filed against BP Products North America Inc. in October 2009.
Leaders of HHS should bring national attention to the need for building a workforce of sufficient size, the committee that wrote the new Institute of Medicine report recommended.
When temperatures climb into the 90s or higher, workers can be at risk, and employers should recognize the symptoms to prevent serious problems, the agency says.
The Workers Compensation Research Institute released its "Return to Work after a Lump-Sum Settlement" study July 11.
On Oct. 1, the Health and Safety Executive will start its cost recovery scheme, with violators paying its costs, pending Parliamentary approval.
A July 19 National Academy of Sciences committee meeting in Washington, D.C., will be the forum for the agency to discuss its actions on issues raised by the Japanese disaster.
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation and CPSC warned owners to stop using the saws immediately and contact the company for a free lower guard replacement kit.
Starting July 31 in Arlington Heights, Ill., it is free for government agency personnel. Topics include GHS, ergonomics, workplace violence, and indoor air quality.
The company has appealed ALJ Ken S. Welsch's decision, which reduced the total penalty to $12,000 and lowered the main violation from willful to serious but found OSHA's proposed abatement measures are feasible.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta participated in the groundbreaking July 9.
The July issue of NFPA's Electric Vehicle Safety Training newsletter includes a report summarizing the May 2012 workshop on emergency responders' PPE for hybrid and electric vehicles.
David M. Murray, Ph.D., chair and professor of the Division of Epidemiology at Ohio State University's College of Public Health, will join NIH in September.
The Canadian company's chief cites "a series of unfortunate events and circumstances" after NTSB issues a critical report.
OSHA filed citations for alleged willful violations of electric shock, arc flash, and crushing and laceration hazards at Cives Steel Co.'s Augusta, Maine plant.
A moment of silence at noon July 11 will honor two workers who died when a tower crane collapsed while being disassembled on the campus.
Its notice in the Federal Register affects companies that manufacture and distribute unapproved single-ingredient, immediate-release oxycodone drug products in oral dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, and oral solutions.