The CDC has released state- and territory-specific maps showing that in spite of the efforts of public health experts, the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States remains high.

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“Deepwater Horizon” is a 2016 American biographical disaster thriller-drama film directed by Peter Berg, written by Matthew Sand and Matthew Michael Carnahan.

Bolts are failing on undersea equipment used in offshore drilling and the industry need to find a solution “sooner rather than later,” according to Brian Salerno, director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

In August, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) released a new report documenting liquids pipeline safety performance and outlining industry-wide efforts to improve pipeline safety in 2016 and beyond.

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the International SOS Foundation have recently issued a guide outlining the aspects of safety, health and security for which organizations should take responsibility when they have workers travelling for work, or on international assignments.

There is increasing emphasis from regulators on addressing uncertainty in risk assessments to improve safety.

Safety, health and the environment are the lowest priorities for oil and gas executives for the next three years &mdash

The industry is taking too long to correct problems with catastrophic consequences, according to an op-ed piece in the Houston Chronicle.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched a team Wednesday to investigate the breach of a rail tank-car and subsequent release of 17,000 gallons of chlorine Saturday at a facility in New Martinsville, West Virginia.