This designation recognizes the university's efforts in addressing the leading safety concerns facing its students, faculty, staff, and area residents. The University of Southern California, the first university to receive this designation, is better positioned to prevent injuries and deaths campus-wide through a collaborative approach.
Get Ready Day is Sept. 21, with flu preparedness a prime focus but general emergency readiness also important. The American Public Health Association's new materials include a video to test your approach.
"This employer had been renting a trench box designed to protect workers from cave-ins but returned it to cut down on costs," said Les Grove, OSHA's area director in Tampa, Fla. “Risking the safety of your workers is not an acceptable business decision."
An SUV struck Natasha Pettigrew, 30, early Sunday morning, as she rode a bike while training for a triathlon. She died Sept. 21.
OSHA is proposing $228,320 in penalties for 34 safety and health violations found at Art Horizons Inc. in Batesville, Miss.
Top federal safety officials will discuss the Obama administration's OSH vision and how their agencies are implementing it. Many sessions focus on driver and transportation safety.
The three devices, all manufactured by Boston Scientific Corp., are intended to treat patients with left bundle branch block who have either mild heart failure or heart failure with no apparent symptoms.
A solid lineup of speakers and sessions cover offshore and land operational safety lessons from Kleen Energy, BP, and more Sept. 21-23.
A full committee hearing Thursday included a letter from the NFL, a 17-year-old soccer player's story of difficulties caused by her recent concussion, and strong testimony in support of H.R. 6172.
Large manufacturers, including Ford, Volvo Trucks, BMW, Audi, and VW, are involved in the one-year research product.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced it has awarded $500,000 in grant funds to six organizations that provide education and training within the mining industry.
According to case documents, EPA alleges that Tree Top failed to immediately notify emergency response authorities after the ammonia release occurred and also failed to submit the required reporting documents.
The $2,203,292 National Emergency Grant increment will continue to assist approximately 1,515 Wisconsin workers impacted by automotive industry layoffs and plant closures in Rock County, Wis.
Once age and education are factored in, state and local public employees actually earn less, on average, than their private-sector counterparts.
The violations address hazards associated with spray painting outside of a predetermined, designated spray booth, and the use of powered industrial truck fork extensions without manufacturer notification, approval and determination of lifting capacity.
Thursday's announcement that three teams received a total of $10 million for safe, super fuel-efficient vehicles means they will try to make their designs commercially successful, according to the contest organizations.
The company did not obtain drug approval, increased its distribution of Levothroid rather than scaling down, and ignored a subsequent warning letter to stop the manufacture and distribution of Levothroid.