The three-month phase-in period granted by OSHA to residential construction companies for complying with the agency's new fall protection directive began June 16 and ends on September 15, 2011.
With daytime temperatures in some parts of the southwestern U.S. already reaching into the 90s, the Department of Labor (DOL) is calling on TV and radio meteorologists and weather forecasters to help spread the word about OSHA’s new campaign to prevent heat illness.
As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is reminding air travelers that fireworks – even small sparklers – are illegal, and can pose a tremendous fire risk to aircraft.
Ninety-five percent of officers in the New York Police Department (NYPD) Emergency Services Unit (ESU) who responded to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster show no long-term decrease in lung function, reports a study in the June Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
A Mississippi recycling company and a Fort Lauderdale manufacturer have both been assessed multiple violations by OSHA, after employees exposed to unguarded machinery suffered serious injuries.
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) announced that a 20-year ASSE member from Uniondale, NY took the top prize in the ASSE’s written essay contest this year.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today
announced its new list of the most critical transportation
issues that need to be addressed to improve safety and save
lives.
OSHA has announced in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking an update and revision of two aspects of the agency's recordkeeping and reporting requirements for work-related injuries and illnesses.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday determined that a 2010 accident on the Delaware River that killed two people and injured numerous others occurred because a tugboat mate was using his cell phone and lap top computer while towing a barge up the river.
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