Speeding was a contributing factor in eight percent of all reported large truck crashes in 2009, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The carrier is replacing one-third of its fleet with tractors coming right off the production line this year at a rate of 75 per week. They will save fuel, cut emissions, and help drivers avoid rear-end collisions.
The two maps are part of the center's Campaign to Prevent Construction Falls.
As a result of an investigation, which revealed that staff members at the facility had been assaulted numerous times, OSHA has cited the employer for a serious violation of the agency's "general duty clause" for failing to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause serious injury or death.
Also responsible for corporate security strategy, the new department consolidates eight emergency management-related functions now located in various departments.
The association's 2012 Executive Summit in San Antonio included a bullish economic report for this year and 2013.
A majority of infection preventionists reported an increase in surveillance, education, and prevention efforts for health care-associated infections targeted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy.
“When we think about the legacy of the Olympics, it will be great if we can say that as well as the social and sporting legacy, it also heralded a change in attitudes to health and safety," said Judith Hackitt, chair of Britain's Health and Safety Executive.
The violations are failing to develop energy control procedures, provide machine guarding, and effectively train employees on recognizing hazardous energy and taking safety precautions.
The new study reports a synergistic interaction between computer activities and moderate exercise in "protecting" the brain function in people over 70 years old.
A student panel helped State Farm chooose 100 finalists from 3,000 submitted causes. The 40 winners will be announced May 22.
Entries will be judged on a wide range of criteria from the use of the garment, creativity, safety, and how well the garments are portrayed in the photos.
“The unusually dry and windy weather at this time of year means that wildfires pose a greater threat to individual properties and neighborhoods across the U.S.,” said Michele Steinberg, NFPA’s Firewise Communities program manager.
The Fort Worth, Texas-based company recognized Safety Employees of the Year, Achievement Award winners, and the Best of the Best leaders of teams that showed outstanding safety performance in 2011.
During 2012, Trainer's production will reduce Delta's fuel costs by more than $100 million.
It includes definitions for military-connected talent: veterans, guard, reservists, spouses, and other supporting family members.
The fire, which started in the pellet mill, was transported through several conveying systems to a pellet cooler and then to a dust collector, and caused several other flash fires.