The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Texas-based Denny Mekenye, doing business as Demco Express and/or Demco Trans, Inc. to immediately cease all transportation services based on serious safety violations that posed an imminent hazard to public safety.

Whether you’re going to be relaxing by the pool or enjoying trips on your boat this summer, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) has some vital safety tips to ensure that an electrical hazard doesn’t interrupt your fun in the sun.

With lots of Americans planning to hit the roads for summer vacation plans, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is reminding travelers of a serious stastic: that car crashes are the number one killer of children ages 1 to 12.

Monthly safety courses for subcontractors and OSHA 10-hour training for all workers formed the backbone of a strategy that allowed contractor Odebrecht-OHL to construct a two million-man-hour project at Miami International Airport without a single lost time accident.

A new office health and safety survey from Staples.com shows some big gaps in office workers’ awareness of companies’ safety plans and preparedness, a situation that could lead to increased accidents and injuries.

Welcome to the first of two daily dispatches written by ISHN magazine from the Mile High City, where the American Society of Safety Engineers is holding its annual meeting.

In an ISHN exclusive, Rick Pollock, CSP, founder of CLMI training company, and the incoming president of the American Society of Safety Engineers, describes the road ahead for both ASSE and the safety profession:

A quick tour of the ASSE bookstore in the Colorado Convention Center at the group’s annual meeting gives you an idea of the books on the nightstand of safety pro’s:

The safety world is so fragmented into small, medium and large employers, and into so many different vertical industries – construction, mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, services, etc. – it is difficult to get a reading on what are the issues of the day.

Safety’s thought leaders keep bumping into each other at conferences such as ASSE’s annual meeting. Here are three “new thoughts” making the rounds here in Denver: