The Environmental Protection Agency has designated May 27 -- the Friday before Memorial Day -- as “Don’t Fry Day,” and is using itt to remind people at the start of summer about the dangers from exposure to the sun’s harmful rays.
"I've got a good grip on that" is a statement which today is mostly used figuratively. But it clearly shows how important it is not to let things get out of hand. Unfortunately, people still lose their grip while performing dangerous work and accidents happen.
The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) hopes Connecticut’s ban on natural gas blows at power plants will “set an example for the rest of the country,” according to a statement released last week.
Two counseling sessions with people who had lower back pain helped reduce the pain and improve physical activity, according to a study published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced yesterday that John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), will be appointed as administrator for the World Trade Center Health Program established by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.
From the proposed I2P2 standard and MSD column to safety incentive programs, grain handling, hot weather danger and distracted driving, OSHA head Dr. David Michaels discussed a broad range of issues in his speech at AIHce 2011 on Wednesday.
A report commissioned by the governor of West Virginia lays the blame for the Upper Big Branch mine disaster squarely on Massey Energy, owner and operator of the facility – although regulatory agencies come in for scathing criticism as well.
Brian Lyons, vice president-sales and marketing of International Enviroguard, Mesquite.Tex., was elected as Vice Chairman of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) at the recent Executive Summit in Savannah Ga.
Donning work boots, hard hats and reflective vests, 45 students from the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology and Central Montgomery Vocational School in Montgomery County, Pa., learned first-hand about the importance of construction safety during the fourth annual Youth Safety in Construction Day held Tuesday.
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