The newly appointed Acting Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health has no background in mine safety and health – something which a union representing thousands of U.S. miners finds “troubling.”
With tropical Storm Harvey making its way toward the Texas coastline, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is offering up some hurricane safety tips.
A type of employment agreement primarily used in Great Britain may have a negative effect on both the mental and physical health of workers, according to a new study.
Occupational health experts are criticizing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to withdraw a rule that would have required workers in safety sensitive jobs to be screened for a sleep disorder that could affect their work performance.
Small- to mid-size employers participating in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) program increased their investment in evidence-based interventions to improve worker health, according to a study in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Nearly half of U.S. workers surveyed in a recently released Rand Corporation report say they are exposed to unpleasant and potentially hazardous working conditions.
A new agreement will support technical standards and equipment certifications – including protective equipment - for professionals who work in law enforcement, public safety, and related fields.
Two construction workers who were buried up to their waists in a trench collapse Monday afternoon were rescued and expected to make a full recovery. That’s the good news. The bad news: the rescue efforts could cost the Michigan county in which the incident occurred up to $100,000.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will meet on Sept. 12, 2017 to determine the probable cause of the fatal, May 7, 2016, crash of a Tesla car near Williston, Florida.
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