Hvaing made the list of Time's 140 best Twitter feeds of 2012, the library invites its 300,000+ followers to "see the latest in stress research and join the conversation" March 26-27.
OSHA's Fort Worth Area Office began its investigation Sept. 20 following a report that an employee's arm was pulled into the rollers of an operating textile machine while the employee was cleaning fibrous material out from under the machine.
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's meeting in New Orleans will be open to the public.
Both the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency are issuing certifications for the Sbach 342, aka the XA42, which XtremeAir GmbH claims is the safest aerobatic aircraft ever.
The Builders' Association's Safety Excellence Awards Program honors members with company commitment to safety.
NTSB recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard include the requirement for training in stability for vessel owners and skippers, and mandatory use of flotation aids for workers while on deck.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs said it found evidence that FedEx's hiring processes and selection procedures discriminated on the bases of sex, race, and/or national origin against specific groups identified at 23 facilities in 15 states.
The Python pothole-filling machine is operated by one person from inside the vehicle's cab, which maximizes safety and efficiency, according to Mayor Bloomberg's office. A Rosco machine also is being tested.
"Understanding that certain patients are at greater risk for MCI or Parkinson's disease will allow for early intervention, which is vital in the case of such disorders that destroy brain cells," said co-author Brad Boeve, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist.
NHTSA research shows overloading 15-passenger vans both increases rollover risk and makes the vehicle more unstable in any handling maneuvers.
The workers died due to inhalation of hydrogen sulfide gas while cleaning an underground storm drain system at the recycling facility.
There were 3.1 million of them in the United States in 2010, which represents 2.4 percent of total employment that year.
Brad Swope, full-time athletic trainer for a high school in Gallatin, Tenn., has overseen the prevention, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of medical conditions for three Trooper Cadet academies.
The worker's thumb was amputated on Sept. 22 when a forging machine foot pedal, which was not adequately guarded, operated unintentionally.
FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program report states that juveniles accounted for roughly 46 percent of arson arrests in 2005-2010.
The Fire Protection Research Foundation's Property Insurance Research Group will begin the second phase of its research this year, Fred Durso, Jr. reports in the March/April issue of the NFPA Journal.
Temporary employees working under the direction of the contractor were erecting scaffolding when the plank upon which the victim was working snapped, resulting in a 27-foot fatal fall to the concrete floor below.