The importance of telecommunicators in the search and rescue (SAR) field cannot be overstated, according to ASTM International (formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials). Dispatchers receiving and delivering accurate information in a timely manner are critical to any SAR operation. A new standard developed by ASTM International Committee F32 on Search and Rescue highlights the importance of proper training for SAR dispatchers.
Registration is now open for the 2009 Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference, to be held March 9-12 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, according to a news release from Oregon OSHA.
An article and accompanying editorial published in the February 2009 issue of Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine provide compelling evidence that the combination of air bags and seat belts offers the best protection against spine fractures sustained in motor vehicle crashes, according to a recent press release.
Feb. 1-7 is Burn Awareness Week, and during this week, Shriners Hospitals for Children will kick off a year-long campaign focused on preventing gasoline burn injuries, according to a recent press release.
In its latest issue, FORTUNE reveals its 12th annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, 73 of which are still hiring, according to a recent press release.
On the day President Obama was inaugurated, American Industrial Hygiene Association President Lindsay E. Booher, CIH, CSP sent the following letter of support to the new White House occupant:
Confirmed last week by the Senate, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson officially took over the agency’s reins yesterday. In a memo to EPA employees issued last Friday, Jackson outlined her top priorities:
Citing a fatal explosion in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 2006, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman John Bresland today issued a new video safety message urging the state to move forward promptly with recommendations to extend OSHA coverage to all its public workers.
U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigators will return today to the Silver Eagle refinery in Woods Cross, Utah, to continue looking for the causes of the January 12 fire that seriously burned four workers.
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