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Researchers say a newly developed technology will help scientists better understand the relationship between environmental contaminants in the air and potential adverse health effects.

Young people are the least likely passengers to speak up if their driver is talking on a cell phone or texting.

A grain elevator explosion that killed six workers and left two others hospitalized has earned an Atchinson, Kansas company $406,000 in proposed fines.

In an argument that sounds familiar on this side of the Atlantic, a group of European employers say that a proposed work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) directive would impose an unbearable administrative and financial burden upon companies – especially small businesses.

A new OSHA directive specifies how, after an occupational fatality, agency representatives should keep victims' families informed about the investigation into their loved ones' deaths.

A railway accident that killed two crew members and a passenger ferry accident that injured dozens of passengers and crew members will be on the agenda at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Board meeting on April 24.

For the upcoming OS+H Asia 2012, 8th Occupational Safety & Health Exhibition for Asia, organizer Messe Düsseldorf Asia expects the largest Singapore Pavilion ever.

Delta Air Lines Inc. has signed a corporatewide settlement agreement with OSHA in order to protect workers who operate baggage handling vehicles.

It may be purely coincidental, but Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has proclaimed June 3-8, 2012 "Safety Professional Week."

The number of U.S. children dying from accidental injuries has dropped nearly 30 percent over the last decade, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.