A study conducted by the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School, in collaboration with the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, found that participants shown balanced information about the risks and benefits of nanotechnology were sharply divided along cultural lines regarding the safety of this technology, according to a recent press release.
Eight more pan-European and multinational organizations have signed up to support the Healthy Workplaces campaign organized by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), bringing the total number of official campaign partners to 17, according to an EU-OSHA press release.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fined a Yerington, Nev., agricultural establishment $56,320 for allegedly misusing pesticides and failing to comply with pesticide worker safety laws, according to an EPA press release.
While patients recovering from orthopaedic surgery or musculoskeletal injury may be anxious to get back into their old routines, knowing when it’s safe to get behind the wheel of a car can be a complex decision, according to a recent press release from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
In fiscal year 2008, EPA concluded civil and criminal enforcement actions requiring regulated entities to spend an estimated $11.8 billion on pollution controls, cleanup and environmental projects, a record for EPA, according to an agency press statement.
Eight school districts leading the way to prevent and solve indoor air quality problems in schools were honored at the EPA’s Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Symposium in Washington, D.C., Dec. 4-6, 2008, according to an EPA press statement.
Grants totaling nearly $1 million have been awarded for projects that use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches to reduce pesticide risk, according to an EPA press statement. The grants will support the demonstration of innovative IPM practices, technologies, outreach and education.
New requirements will help ensure that heavy-duty vehicles run as cleanly as possible over their entire life on the road, and contribute to healthier and cleaner air for all Americans, according to an EPA press statement.
With more home fires occurring during the holiday season than any other time of year, Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a leading product safety organization, and the NFPA, an authority on fire and life safety, have teamed up to help families prevent unnecessary fire and safety hazards with “TLC” – Tree, Light and Candle – safety.
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