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St John Ambulance Australia developed three first aid iPhone apps. Thousands of them have been purchased since they were introduced.

38 Finalists Chosen for Australia's National Safety Awards

The individual employees, safety managers, and companies represent a range of industries and hazard solutions, including highly successful first aid iPhone apps and an electrical engineer's contribution toward a national arc flash standard. Winners will be announced April 28.

For Phase I, Omron STI delivered safety products for three robotic weld cells, eight single-robot work cells, and a robotic assembly line that included seven robots, a conveyor system, and an automatic guided vehicle.

Bright Outlook for Alabama Robotics Technology Park

A training facility for some of the 21st Century economy's workers, the park will include robotics safety training using equipment provided by Omron Scientific Technologies, Inc.

British Safety Council Starts 2011 Breakfast Briefing Series

The first breakfast briefing this year is taking place Wednesday in Belfast, with three speakers sharing their companies' best practices and Neal Stone, the council's director of Policy & Research, discussing progress on Lord Young's review of health and safety regulation.



Interior Creating Offshore Energy Safety Advisory Committee

Secretary Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement Director Michael Bromwich also announced the new structure of what was MMS: Two independent agencies, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

New FAA Rule Requires Crew Resource Management Training for Charter Airlines

Air carriers affected by the final rule must establish initial and recurrent CRM training for crewmembers within two years of the effective date of the rule.

Johns Hopkins Study Finds Majority of Clinical Trials Ignore Relevant Research

The vast majority of already published and relevant clinical trials of a given drug, device or procedure are routinely ignored by scientists conducting new research on the same topic, a new Johns Hopkins study suggests.

NIOSH in New Retail Safety Partnership

The safety and health issues of this large workforce are the focus of its work with the Retail Industry Leaders Association.

ISEA Recommends Against Blanket Exemptions to OSHA's Fall Protection Regulations

"This basic principle, that protection needs to be provided equally to all workers, argues against exempting certain classes of workers or occupations from fall protection rules where there are technological feasible, practical, and affordable means of preventing fall injuries," said Dan Shipp, president of ISEA.

Acute Coronary Syndrome Carries High Costs for Employers: ACOEM

The findings show that ACS is more costly than other conditions common in working-age adults, such as asthma, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

This USDA aerial photo shows the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Long Island.

Safety Partnership Set for Kansas Biosafety Labs

A partnership of Kansas State University and Mercy Regional Health Center will be ready by the time the BSL-4 lab opens in 2018, officials say.

This U.S. Army photo taken by Sgt. Heather Denby shows soldiers checking military housing after a tornado struck Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2010.

U.S. Army Sharing Lessons of Quick Tornado Response

The Army Claims Service found ways to shorten the time needed to substantiate, process, and pay claims after a tornado hit Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2010, and the practices might be used throughout the military soon.

OSHA Files $45,000 in Penalties in Horsehead Corp. Explosion

In all, the company was cited for eight serious violations and one other-than-serious violation following the July 2010 explosion that caused two deaths.

FDA to Revise Medical Device Review Path

FDA's actions will result in “a smarter medical device program that supports innovation, keeps jobs here at home, and brings important, safe, and, effective technologies to patients quickly,” said Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

Texas Recycling Facility Cited for Bloodborne Pathogens Hazards

OSHA's San Antonio Area Office initiated a safety and health inspection on July 28, 2010, at the company's facility following a complaint that employees were being stuck by hypodermic needles while sorting trash that was to be recycled.

CSB Sharing Final Report on Bayer CropScience Blast Tonight

Seven people, some of whom are local, are scheduled to testify about the recommendations to the board during its meeting in Institute, W.Va., where the 2008 explosion occurred.

This and other photos of the Upper Big Branch shearer are displayed on the Massey Energy Co. website.

Upper Big Branch Investigators Focused on Shearer

MSHA officials met Tuesday night with families of the 29 miners killed in the April 2010 explosion to discuss their theory about its cause, with a mining machine being the focus.

OSHA Blasts Demolition Contractor for Lead, Fall Hazards

The company was issued two willful citations with $42,000 in fines and seven serious citations with $10,500 in fines.

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