A Missouri recycling company faces 37 safety and health violations and fines totaling $195,930 after a worker fatality in June sparked an OSHA investigation.
According to a new report released by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in 2005-2009, there were an average of 15,700 reported structure fires in high-rise buildings per year with an associated $235 million in direct property damage.
A leak of radioactive water has been discovered at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant in Japan, according to its owner, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).
From a crane high above ground to deep within a tunnel, the images that won awards in OSHA's Picture It!: Safe Workplaces for Everyone photo contest show both the diversity of workplaces in the U.S. and the varied means of achieving safe conditions in those workplaces.
OSHA today issued a new National Emphasis Program* (NEP) for chemical facilities to protect workers from catastrophic releases of highly hazardous chemicals.
With home fires more prevalent in winter than in any other season, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) are sponsoring a joint initiative – Put a Freeze on Winter Fires – to help raise public awareness about winter fires.
Property losses from large-loss fires decreased by nearly $300 million from 2009 to 2010, according to a new report from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA.
NIOSH wants employers to eliminate the work/home separation when it comes to health and safety concerns, and address them holistically. Is this practical? Affordable? Desirable?
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) says it will release the findings of its investigation into a series of iron dust flash fires that occurred this year at the Hoeganaes Plant in Gallatin, TN. at a public meeting in Gallatin on November 16.
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