The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident or incident.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) will hold a two-day public hearing this month in Houston, Texas as part of its continuing analysis of the Macondo Blowout and Explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico.
OSHA has filed a complaint in federal court against Niles Family Dentistry and owner Dr. A. Scott Santucci for allegedly violating OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Act by creating a hostile work environment for two employees and forcing them to resign.
Are practices and procedures regarding confined spaces in the construction industry different than those in general industry? They shouldn’t be, but with a different OSHA standard and at different knowledge levels, they are.
Introducing a 24/7 community center for safety pros
July 7, 2011
Later this month you’ll see ISHN’s website at www.ishn.com has been totally redesigned for a faster, easier online research, problem-solving, best practices sharing, and news gathering.
"Explore Your Treatment Options," a new multimedia ad campaign announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Ad Council, encourages patients to become more informed about their options before choosing a treatment for a health condition or illness.
Obese patients are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer a complication following elective plastic surgery than their normal-weight counterparts, according to new research by Johns Hopkins scientists.
Last week I covered the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) annual meeting and as is always the case I ran into more than a couple of earnest looking safety professionals who, with a straight face, claimed that they were trying hard to work themselves out of a job.
