A backlog of more than 530 serious workplace accidents from the past two years has prompted the government's work safety committee to pressure regional authorities to step up investigations.
The Board of Certified Safety Professionals has established a new scholarship fund within the American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation as a means to contribute to the EHS profession.
The agency's Cold Stress Card is a reference guide for combating many cold weather-related illnesses and injuries, and is available in English and Spanish.
OSHA has reopened the public comment period for the review of its methylene chloride (MC) Standard (29 CFR 1910.1052). The review was originally announced in the July 10, 2007, Federal Register.
China closed 10,412 coal mines in the last three years amid efforts to improve workplace safety and to check extravagant use of natural resources, the country's top industrial safety inspector said.
Most respondents in a survey conducted at the 2007 National Safety Council (NSC) Congress said they had observed workers failing to wear PPE when they should have been.
According to data compiled by AAOHN, worksite wellness programs, including weight management and tobacco cessation initiatives, help employees stay healthy while benefiting employers’ bottom lines.
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