The federal agency funded research that paired antibiotics with bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI), which is a protein found in immune systems. It increased the survival rates of mice exposed to toxic levels of radiation to nearly 80 percent, DARPA announced Jan. 4.
Submissions may be submitted between June 1 and July 1, 2012. The winning submission, along with other acceptable submissions, will be published in the last 2012 issue of the journal.
The first two of a dozen public hearings to discuss proposed Early Restoration projects after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will take place in Florida on Jan. 11 and Jan. 12.
The goals took effect Jan. 1. A new one this year is focused on catheter-associated urinary tract infections for the hospital and critical access hospital accreditation programs.
A year after the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 was signed into law, NIOSH has awarded several contracts and helped the program's Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee begin its work.
Three willful violations have been issued for failing to provide fall protection on commercial and/or residential roofs at the three inspected sites. Each violation carries a proposed penalty of $30,800.
The list of new members that joined in December also includes the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.
Heart attacks were responsible for the deaths of 48 firefighters (59 percent) in 2011, nearly the same proportion of firefighter deaths from heart attack or stroke (60 percent) in 2010.
New York City leaders announced preliminary statistics on Dec. 29 that show the city recorded the fewest annual traffic fatalities since records were first kept in 1910. Fire deaths in 2011 were the second-lowest number on record.
This employee fatality was the company's second in 2011. The first fatality occurred in Pennsylvania on Feb. 24 under similar circumstances and resulted in similar citations.
Researchers based their findings on data from surveys of more than 600 employees and company records from Best Buy before and after the implementation of a “Results Only Work Environment” (ROWE) workplace initiative.
The Federal Railroad Administration's new proposed rule also would require photoluminescent and electrically powered low-location emergency exit path markings, and using high-performance photoluminescent material for emergency signs.
OSHA opened an inspection following a July incident in which one worker died and another was severely burned when a spark from a light ignited paint vapors inside the compartment of a pontoon dredge, which was being painted to reduce corrosion.
James H. Wood accepted bribes from consultants working for Canadian trucking companies. In exchange, he postponed safety inspections and ensured the companies would receive satisfactory ratings, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Buffalo, N.Y.
The British agency issued new regional alerts after reporting that 171 people died in workplace incidents during 2010/2011, up from 147 during the previous year.
The new law will make Brazil the largest country in the world to declare all workplaces and indoor public spaces 100 percent smoke-free, according to the Pan American Health Organization.
The July 2011 crash was one of the biggest stories of the year in China, and it triggered widespread public anger over the government’s building program and commitment to public safety.