A United Steelworkers (USW) expert on workplace chemical security issues testifying yesterday before a U.S. House subcommittee said that existing measures for protecting chemical facilities from terrorist attacks are inadequate.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the number and rate of traffic fatalities in 2010 fell to the lowest levels since 1949, despite a significant increase in the number of miles Americans drove during the year.
They're the latest in high-tech faucetry: hands-free water savers, equipped with electronic-eye sensors that automatically detect hands and dispense preset amounts of water.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called today’s employment report “progress,” but renewed its call for the federal government to ease regulations on American businesses.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission has upheld civil penalties assessed against Stillhouse Mining LLC for four flagrant violations of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
The Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will have fifteen new members on board when it meets April 19-20 at Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Dubose Construction Co. LLC of Mt. Meigs, Alabama has been cited by OSHA for exposing its workers to potential cave-in hazards while they were relocating a water valve in Montgomery. Proposed penalties total $46,970.
Although west coast radiation levels continue to be “far below levels of concern,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it will increase monitoring nationwide due to concerns over the ongoing radiation release in Japan.
No matter what industry you work in, most companies open corrugated boxes - whether it is to get parts, ingredients or items for stocking shelves. This task is such a basic part of all operations that the risks involved can be overlooked easily and employers could fail to consider the impact it could have on their organization.