The 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (H.R. 7174) failed passage in Congress late last month after New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg withdrew his support for the bill and House leaders failed to garner enough support to move the measure forward, according to a press release from the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health.
Christine O'Brien, senior. public relations specialist for DuPont Safety & Protection, has provided the following details to ISHN on DuPont’s acquisition of Coastal Training Technologies announced this week:
An open session on "Buildings for a sustainable future" was the topic at the 31st ISO General Assembly taking place on 14-16 October in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to a statement released by ISO.
The family of American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) member Terrance M. Hennessy, CSP, ALCM, ARM, AMIM, CHSP, who lost his life in a tragic crane accident March 25 in Miami, Fla., contributed more than $40,000 to the ASSE Foundation to fund a professional development grant in Hennessy’s honor. The Terrance M. Hennessy Professional Development Grant in the amount of $2,000 will be awarded annually to safety, health and environmental professionals for programs such as the ASSE certification prep workshop for the ASP, CSP, CHST or OHST, BCSP certification fees, an ASSE seminar or symposia or the annual ASSE Professional Development Conference.
Recent survey results released by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) show that although employees want to improve their health, many find that the demands of work, personal life, and overall stress levels make it difficult for them to achieve their health improvement goals, according to an NBGH press release.
Have you ever stopped to think about how your life would change if you suddenly lost your vision? CNIB’s compelling new industrial eye safety workshop will make you do just that, according to a recent press release.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched new guidance for involving employees in managing workplace health and safety at a conference in London, according to a recent press release. The guidance has been updated to reflect the current diversity of working arrangements.
The International Safety Equipment Association is co-sponsoring a major symposium on the future of worker protection to be held the morning of November 11 in Arlington, VA. Protection2033, co-sponsored by the International Safety Equipment Association and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), will examine workplace hazards and worker protection in ISEA's centennial year. The symposium is part of the celebration of ISEA's 75th anniversary this year.
At the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Loss Control Experience Symposium held at CNA headquarters in Chicago last week, professionals discussed the state of the global insurance industry, customer needs, trends and today’s risk management expectations, according to a press release by ASSE.
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