In an effort to make sure emergency personnel have the information they need when summoned to dangerous pipeline incidents, the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced plans to hold an Emergency Responder Forum November 15, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) President James M. Shannon has announced his organization's support of President Obama’s nomination of Chief Ernest Mitchell, Jr. for U.S. Fire Administrator. Shannon is urging Congress to approve Mitchell's appointment.
Shower Unit is molded one piece seamless of chemical resistant fiberglass. Emergency Shower comes equipped with a pull rod activated shower and push handle eye/face wash for quick rinsing of eyes, face and body.
Dozens of mine safety professionals shared ideas on mine emergency rescue and response during last month’s Mine Safety and Emergency Management Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
No link between cancer and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City has been found according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which this week issued the First Periodic Review of Scientific and Medical Evidence Related to Cancer for the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program.
The DuPont Sustainable Solutions Forum 2011, taking place Aug. 1 and 2 at the Virginia Beach Hilton, will open on Aug. 1 with keynote addresses by two well-known personalities: celebrated pilot and aviation safety expert Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III and best-selling author Daniel Pink.
Colonel Scott A. Snook, Ph.D., in Friendly Fire1 introduced the term practical drift. The theory of practical drift emerged from Snook’s root cause analysis of a 1994 friendly fire accident in which two U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jets patrolling the No-Fly-Zone over northern Iraq shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk UH-60 helicopters. Twenty-six peacekeepers lost their lives.
For more than 35 years, the ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 standard on emergency eyewash and shower equipment has been the authoritative document for equipment manufacturers, users, specifiers, installers and regulators.
Virtually all safety and loss prevention managers appreciate the inherent dangers of the loading dock, especially since it’s usually a very busy place with forklifts, semi-trailers and pedestrians.
Several factors go into the determination as to whether or not any given facility and/or job site requires an eyewash or shower system,” says Michael Pennington of Safety Management Group.