Amid threats of a hurricane, safety professionals met last week in Orlando for the 22nd annual conference of the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association (VPPPA).
The Department of Energy announced that it will combine its Office of Environment, Safety and Health with its Office of Safety Performance Assurance, despite some congressional concerns.
Key findings of the 2005 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, released earlier this month by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics included the following:
Three witnesses to the electrocution of four National Scout Jamboree leaders did not recall any signs warning of high-voltage power lines in the vicinity, according to investigative documents released earlier this month.
Steve Little, former president of ERB Industries, was probably the highest-rated speaker at the recent Safety Week 2006, held in late June at the Chateau Elan Winery & Resort outside Atlanta.
The spring session of the Qualified Safety Sales Professional (QSSP) course concluded on April 28, 2006 in Louisville, Ky. This was the 22nd session of a week-long program that the Safety Equipment Distributors Association calls the gold standard in safety sales training.
The single-family housing market is gliding toward a soft landing in 2006, as rising interest rates, affordability issues and a reduced role for investors/speculators contribute to a softening in demand, according to economists at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Construction Forecast Conference held in April, and reported in the magazine Shelter.
I know the idea that your customers will judge your catalog by its cover is in direct conflict to the life lesson your mother spent so many years trying to instill into you — you can’t judge a book by its cover, right?
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