To help first responders at all levels of government deal safely and more effectively with suspected biothreat agents, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and a broad team of federal, state, and local agencies, and other organizations worked together to update an existing standard for sample collection and develop overall guidance for when to collect a sample and how to coordinate with other agencies and organizations.
As a result of its inspection, OSHA issued Roth Metal Works one willful citation for failing to stabilize the steel beams and four serious citations for the lack of fall protection and scaffold hazards.
Three facilities will be honored with Gold Awards during the Dec. 6 presentation in New York City.
Commenting on the 2010 Strategic Plan from the National Nanotechnology Initiative, the association recommends integrating best practices for safely handling nanomaterials in academic graduate research programs.
The manual covers current industry practices in machine design and construction, as well as safety best practices for equipment preparation, operation, maintenance, and transport.
An important award for health promotion since its introduction in 1969, the Award for Administration most recently was given to a Honduran for her work against communicable diseases.
"Today’s report provides a warning signal that too many Americans are driving after having taken drugs, not realizing the potential for putting themselves and others on the highway at risk," said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland.
The new standard requires employers covered by the standard to create a regulated area for each process using diacetyl, unless the process is enclosed. Employers must also provide safeguards for employees who work with diacetyl at certain concentrations.
The Jan. 25-26 event at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center will cover the principal causes of damage to underground utilities from excavation projects.
One new final toxicological profile for chlorine and six updated ones of priority hazardous substances are in this new set.
ILA Corp. concedes it fired a man because of his dyslexia and will pay $95,000 to settle.
"Given the difficult economic conditions states currently face, asking for additional input on compliance dates is the right thing to do," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "We want to be sure these safety requirements are reasonable, fair, and cost-effective."
"For the safety of its workers, this employer must ensure that protective measures are taken to prevent the catastrophic release of flammable vapors, which can lead to fires and explosions," said Greg Baxter, OSHA's regional administrator in Denver.
Intended for health care workers and medical and nursing students, the interactive course is available free online.
The U.S. Senate voted 73-25 on Tuesday to pass S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act sponsored by Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois. It now goes to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Part of the investigation the board agreed to do after the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, this Dec. 15 event will be a public hearing involving several international experts.
The HHS agency asked grantees to vote online by 8 a.m. Nov. 30 for their favorite change in what SAMHSA now offers about mental health and substance abuse.