The holidays present opportunities to reduce waste, reuse items, and recycle products instead of disposing of them, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which offers tips for making your holiday season “green” in a recent press release.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has scheduled a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), according to an agency press release. The ACCSH meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Underwriters Laboratories, a world leader in product safety testing services, has announced Christian Anschuetz as chief information officer, according to a company press release.
If you’re in the process of shopping for a car or light truck this year, environmentally friendly vehicles come in all shapes and sizes, and there are some simple ways to find the best one for your family, according to the EPA. There are also easy ways to improve your fuel economy, regardless of what model you drive.
If you want to "go blue," you need not be a University of Michigan “Big Blue” sports fan. And you’re not just limited to WaterSense labeled products for your home, according to an EPA press release.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has announced the appointment of five members to the 12-person National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH). The committee, established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, advises the Secretaries of labor and health and human services on occupational safety and health programs.
In 2006, Thanksgiving Day topped the charts once again as the peak day for home cooking fires, according to a press release from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
According to a press release from the U.S.
Department of Transportation, a new rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) will limit the nation’s 3.5 million truck drivers
to driving for only 11 hours and working for no more than 14 hours each day.
The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), an association of corporations dedicated to promoting cost-effective construction methods, has announced in a recent press release its Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) award
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