No admission fees will be charged on 17 days starting with Jan. 15-17, giving most Americans a chance to visit or vacation and act on their New Year's resolutions, Interior Secretary Salazar said.
Boice is an SFPE Fellow and has served on the society's board of directors since 2002.
The milestone kicked off Cintas Corporation's ReviveR Survivor Program, an initiative honoring responders who demonstrate lifesaving skills with the AED.
OSHA has ordered the railroad, which provides commuter rail service in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, to take corrective action and pay the worker $80,500 in punitive damages and attorney's fees.
A new guidance document published by the Health and Safety Authority recommends ways to prevent back injuries and strains caused by handling heavy loads or lifting loads to an unsafe height.
The Health and Safety Executive alerted known users of hand-fed platen machines about the potential risk of serious or fatal injuries and announced it will carry out inspections this year.
Beginning with the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City, the 21-minute film "tells the story of how and why we are safer at work today" and how the occupational safety, health, and environmental profession developed.
The research suggests that walking speed may be a relevant indicator of overall health.
The settlement covers the work that will be done to permanently close the mine, over which MSHA sought an injunction last fall.
Three repeat and two serious citations against a New Jersey firm included $58,080 in proposed penalties.
The serious violations include failing to provide properly constructed scaffolds and provide supports to hold piping.
But it's one of the new laws and regulations some congressional Republicans have in their sights. This one they could threaten by not funding its enforcement by FDA.
Included in the 56-page booklet is advice for preventing slips and falls caused by the top 10 hazards.
The American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, and American Cancer Society are working together as the UN Summit Partners Group to help reduce the worldwide death toll from non-communicable diseases.
No recordable accidents have occurred in the Quality Assurance department of Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc., for 200,000 consecutive hours, which represents 1,000 work days, parent company Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. Inc. announced Wednesday.
More than 1,000 miners will put down their tools at the Arnot Exxaro mine to mourn Petrus Sikupa, 58, a miner who died Dec. 26, six months after suffering a spinal cord injury in a roof collapse at the mine, according to a report published by the Johannesburg Mail & Guardian.
The nonprofit organization provides radio frequency technology and training to public safety agencies to help locate people with cognitive disorders.