OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs has drafted a proposed directive to field personnel that provides guidance for communication with the next of kin following a workplace fatality.
Obese teens may feel healthy, but blood tests reveal inflammation, insulin resistance and high homocysteine levels -- metabolic abnormalities that may increase their risk of heart disease – according to a new study.
OSHA has cited Volunteers of America–Greater New York Inc. for 12 alleged serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its New York City shelter facility and administrative offices.
A North American union that represents thousands of U.S. Department of Energy workers is calling their Japanese counterparts who are working at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant “heroes.”
A team of Chemical Safety Board (CSB) investigators is en route to the scene of a fatal accident at a Carbide Industries facility in Louisville, Kentucky.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (National Quality Strategy).
The variety of ways in which the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire is being commemorated reflects the lasting impact the horrific event has had on the public consciousness.
The Indiana Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it is citing the University of Notre Dame with the most serious safety violation allowable under Indiana law, following the death of a student employee who fell from a scissor lift while videotaping a football practice.
OSHA has issued Notices of Unsafe or Unhealthful Working Conditions to the Federal Aviation Administration's Lakefront Airport Air Traffic Control Tower in New Orleans for exposing workers to possible fire hazards.
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