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Due to the inevitability of pandemics and the increasing cases of avian bird flu, ASSE webinar speaker says businesses must have a continuity plan in place before next outbreak.

As the result of a recent follow-up to a February 2006 inspection, OSHA has issued the Steubenville, Pa., company citations for 12 repeat violations.

This direct final rule and accompanying NPRM)address welding definitions; abrasive wheel specifications; floor and wall openings, railings, and toeboards; marking of portable compressed gas cylinders; and spray finishing.

Grant act would provide $100 million over five years to help local governments hire and equip code officials, including building and fire inspectors.

Cases of these antibiotic-resistant staph infections are occurring more frequently than previously believed, according to a new study from the CDC.

Cleaning and maintenance industry employers have a new online tool to improve the safety and health of their employees.

Line foreman died during elementary school's annual "egg drop" demonstration after being thrown from the elevated bucket of a utility boom truck. A fifth-grade teacher also in the bucket was injured.

“Nanotechnology Update for IHs: Toxicology and Exposure Assessment Issues,” an intermediate TeleWeb Virtual Seminar, will be held on January 31.

Published in the Dec. 10 Federal Register, the Fall 2007 agenda includes only significant items due to a change of printing mandated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

COS+H 2008, which expects about 20,000 visitors, will be held next year in November, not in September as originally announced, due to the Olympic Games.