Representatives from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association (AHA) testified yesterday before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the need for a healthcare system that places a greater emphasis on prevention.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and its affiliate The Fire Protection Research Foundation (the Foundation) will host a 1-day Alternative Energy Technologies and Electrical Safety Standards Symposium (Symposium) December 6, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Distressing. Unacceptable. Mired in mediocrity. I’m paraphrasing, but that’s the essence of the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) reaction last month to news from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that a total of 4,547 workers died on the job in 2010 compared with 4,551 from 2009.
The NSC 2011 Congress & Expo in Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania Convention Center, October 30 - November 4 is the largest workplace safety and health conference and expo in the United States, celebrating its 98th anniversary in the City of Brotherly Love.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) President James M. Shannon has announced his organization's support of President Obama’s nomination of Chief Ernest Mitchell, Jr. for U.S. Fire Administrator. Shannon is urging Congress to approve Mitchell's appointment.
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association, Inc. (VPPPA) is pleased to announce that the former director of the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Steven Witt joined the VPPPA National Office staff on July 11, 2011.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) is recommending that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) make some corrections in on the draft alert entitled “Preventing Occupational Respiratory Disease From Dampness in Office Buildings, Schools, and Other Nonindustrial Buildings,” as was published in the Federal Register on May 18, 2011, Volume 76, No. 96, Page 28789.
Mary Armstrong, vice president of Environment, Health and Safety for Boeing, has been named one of the “100 Women, Making a Difference in Safety” by the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group.
