The Drug Information (DIA) will host its 9th Annual Conference on Contemporary Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Strategies from January 10-13, 2010, in Washington, DC, according to a DIA press release.
A program incorporating web-based education and other approaches can help reduce the high health and safety risks faced by truck drivers, reports a study in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM), official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), according to an ACOEM press release.
OSHA will hold two stakeholder meetings on Dec. 14 to discuss combustible dust workplace hazards, according to an agency press release. The meetings will be held at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST at the Marriott at Metro Center located at 775 12th St. NW in Washington, D.C.
Surveys from the National Retail Federation and Information Resources, Inc. suggest that uber-competitive bargain-hunting will dominate as this year’s trend among families who have spent the year making only purchases of necessity. But if cost is the only concern for these spending-savvy “frugalistas,” it could mean they may compromise safety, according to a press release from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
OSHA welcomes the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report on the under-reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses and OSHA's audit process, according to an agency press release.
OSHA has revised its acetylene standard, the agency announced in a press release. A final rule replaces references to outdated industry standards with updated references reflecting current industry practices.
The H1N1 flu virus is spreading misery around the country, but University of Michigan researchers say that implementing and sustaining infection-limiting measures will still be a challenge, according to a recent press release.
In a recent speech at the Center for American Progress, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano addressed the need for Congress to pass immigration legislation that will improve public safety by providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, according to a press release from the Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative (LEEI).