Jan Withers, described as an active participant in the successful campaign to lower the blood-alcohol legal limit to .08 nationwide, becomes national president on July 1.
An OSHA inspector was performing a work site inspection when he directed an employee to exit the trench, believing collapse was imminent. Within five minutes the trench collapsed and could have buried the worker under 6 to 7 feet of soil.
The project to create the online training is part of a proof of concept between the International Association of Fire Chiefs and several federal agencies.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 3,570 structure fires in dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and barracks in 2003-2006.
The agency sent warning letters to four companies selling OTC products bearing claims that they prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
EUROCONTROL, 77 airlines, and 10 regulatory authorities participated in the April 13-14 simulation conducted to show whether European aviation is better prepared for a major volcanic eruption in Iceland.
Securing and properly placing the load are among them. Since 1995, there have been five fatal incidents and one permanently disabling incident of this type, the agency says.
Loads that are improperly rigged can expose workers to hazards including falls, electric shock, amputation, and being crushed by objects.
The Emergency Access Advisory Committee to the FCC will meet May 6 to discuss results of the national survey and to plan a written report.
OSHA cited the company for 12 serious and one repeat violation after an inspection identified two incidents of anhydrous ammonia release, an absence of fall protection, the employer's failure to implement an emergency response plan, and other workplace hazards.
Workers are at risk of severe injury and death during machine maintenance and servicing if proper lockout/tagout procedures are not followed.
Lord Young's report proposed that employers have to report injuries only if they cause seven days of lost time, rather than the current three. The society says this is a bad idea.
On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the oil company sued Transocean and Cameron International Corp. The Chemical Safety Board's chairman said its investigation has been slowed because "companies and witnesses [are] evading subpoenas for testimony and records."
John Nelson, chairman of the London-based real estate firm Hammerson plc, will replace Lord Peter Levene when the latter retires in October 2011.
"This case is a stark example of the devastating consequences to workers when adequate machine guarding is absent," said Edward Jerome, OSHA's area director in Albany.
The seventh annual Take a Stand Day asks companies to request a consultative visit now, promising there will be no citations or fine for participating workplaces.
The injured worker suffered third degree burns to his neck, chest and arms, and second degree burns to the face as a result of an arc flash that occurred when a transformer was unexpectedly energized by another worker.