AIHce 2011 got underway this morning with a performance by “The Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers” whose high-energy rhythms set the tone for the Opening General Session’s spirited keynote speaker, former NASA Flight Control Director Gene Kranz.
Motor vehicle crash-related deaths in the United States resulted in an estimated $41 billion in medical and work loss costs in a year, according to estimates released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
OSHA has cited a Best Buy Co. Inc. store in Duluth, Minnesota for five safety violations after a worker suffered severe head injuries from a fall in January.
A U.S. district court has upheld a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration requesting documents from Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. concerning inspections and reports the company prepared for Haasbach LLC.
Of the nearly 3,000 bills introduced so far during the current congressional session, a relatively small number would have a direct impact on occupational health and safety. Aaron K. Trippler, Director of Government Affairs for the American Industrial Hygiene Association, released the following overview of pending OHS legislation, along with his predictions for passage of each bill.
People who have a good peer support system at work may live longer than people who don’t have such a support system, according research published by the American Psychological Association.
OSHA is inviting shutterbugs – both professional and amateur – to enter a nationwide photography contest with the theme of workplace safety and health.
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