The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has announced the formation of a new Health & Wellness Branch intended to raise awareness about the benefits of integrating occupational safety and health with company health promotion programs.
The White House announced August 23 final regulatory reform plans for federal agencies and departments, including OSHA and EPA, that the administration said includes “hundreds of initiatives that will reduce costs, simplify the system, and eliminate redundancy and inconsistency,” in a press statement.
Fatigue can lead to dangerous errors by doctors, pilots and others in high-risk professions, but individuals who work together as a team display better problem-solving skills than those who face their fatigue alone, new research shows.
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the release of a revised A10.7 standard for Construction and Demolition Operations, titled, “Safety Requirements for Transportation, Storage, Handling and Use of Commercial Explosives and Blasting Agents.”
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) President James M. Shannon has announced his organization's support of President Obama’s nomination of Chief Ernest Mitchell, Jr. for U.S. Fire Administrator. Shannon is urging Congress to approve Mitchell's appointment.
A nighttime-breathing machine called a CPAP is the most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, followed by a mouthpiece also worn at night, according to a new report funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Nearly a million dollars in penalties levied against a mine operator by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) have been upheld by an administrative law judge with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new rule to enhance aviation safety by requiring scheduled airlines to install ice detection equipment in their existing fleets or to update their flight manuals to make sure crews know when they should activate their ice protection systems.