On Monday December 1st and Tuesday December 2nd 2008, the Dutch Foundation for Engineering of Fibrous Smart Materials will organize the “Personal Protective Equipment Conference 2008, Driving Innovation and Intelligent Public Procurement in the European Lead Market” at Hazemeyer Hengelo in Hengelo (The Netherlands). This is the first conference on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to set the European agenda for policy development and innovation based on long-term end-user needs and technological development.
DuPont yesterday acquired Coastal Training Technologies Corporation, a leading global producer and marketer of cutting-edge training programs, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Va.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new 23-minute safety video, "Half an Hour to Tragedy," based on the deadly propane gas explosion at the Little General convenience store in Ghent, West Virginia, in January 2007, according to a recent press release.
To coincide with the proposed rule on Cranes and Derricks in Construction, published recently in the Federal Register, OSHA has initiated a National Crane Safety Initiative to address safety hazards during construction crane operation, according to a recent OSHA press release.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched its food defense awareness training kit for first line food industry employees, according to a recent press release. The training targets these individuals because they can play an important role in helping to keep our nation’s food supply safe, from the farm to the table.
HREvolution Awards were presented recently to five companies — Wayne Farms, Oakwood, Ga.; Smithfield Foods, Smithfield, Va.; Chicago Meat Authority, Chicago, Ill.; North Side Foods Corp., Arnold Park, Pa.; and Jennie-O Turkey Store, Willmar, Minn. — in recognition of human resources solutions that demonstrate innovation and excellence in response to human capital challenges in the meat and poultry industries, according to a press release from Ameritas Group.
Members of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) are concerned about the spread of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureaus (MRSA) infections in the workplace.
Wednesday, October 1, was the 4th annual Energy Star “Change a Light” Day, and more than 1.8 million Americans pledged to change at least one light at home to an Energy Star qualified light.
ORC Worldwide (ORC), an international management and human resources consulting firm whose Washington, D.C. office has for more than 35 years specialized in providing a wide array of occupational safety and health consulting services to business organizations, has come out in opposition to the Department of Labor’s proposal to add another layer of regulatory review before setting new standards for chemical health risks.
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