Incentive Legislation Campaign (ILC) representatives held another round of meetings with targeted members of Congress and their advisors during a recent visit to Capitol Hill conducted as part of the ongoing campaign to promote wellness incentives that would encourage a healthier American work force and reduce health care costs.
Something interesting happens to folks when they make it to the top in business. They become remarkably prone to lose touch with the people down the ladder – the people who do the work and make or break the company.
Did you know you were adopted? Maybe not you personally, but your field of work as an “Occupational Health and Safety Specialist and Technician” was adopted by the public health workforce.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is soliciting suggestions from the public on research projects and other activities it should pursue, to help further knowledge of how the environment influences health.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a new safety video depicting events leading to the August 28, 2008, catastrophic explosion and fire at the Bayer CropScience facility in Institute, WV, that fatally injured two workers.
A scaffold collapse earlier this month in Yonkers, NY left two construction workers suspended 13 stories in the air, but the fall protection devices worn by both workers allowed them to be rescued by the Yonkers Fire Department.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new and improved bridge oversight initiative that will enable the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to more closely monitor how states are performing their bridge inspections and maintenance.
No, it’s not a list of fugitive criminals. The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Most Wanted List contains safety recommendations – and it’s about to get a makeover.
Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC of Lincoln, Maine has been fined @212,000 for repeat and serious safety violations at its Lincoln, Maine paper mill, following a September 2010 incident in which a mill employee was burned when hot steam and condensate burst out of the end of a high-pressure steam line.
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