Each Fourth of July, thousands of people are injured from using consumer fireworks. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries happen each year. Of these, nearly half are head-related injuries with nearly 30 percent of these injuries to the eyes. One-fourth of fireworks eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness.
National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker prompted Americans to keep safety in mind when celebrating our nation's independence this Fourth of July weekend.
"Your chance for survival usually comes down to one thing: having your life jacket on when you need it," said USCG's Al Johnson. "The misperception persists that you can put on a life jacket once you’re in the water. It is extremely difficult to do, and unfortunately for most people immobilized by the shock of sudden immersion, it can be tragically impossible."
The rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in U.S. neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has more than tripled in recent years, reports a study in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
Summer's brutal heat brings with it the dangers of skin-scorching sunburn, heartbreaking accidents, and deadly dehydration. Summer is also the time when travel season peaks, as people journey to various locations for rest and relaxation. Here's some tips for staying safe.
The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday released its annual report to Congress, providing a summary of accident investigations and safety recommendations in the past calendar year.
Funds are being awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies, and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and community organizations.
The National Emergency Grant funds will increase the overall approved number of participants in the temporary work program from 600 to 767 and extend the project through Dec. 31, 2009.
"If we put as much focus on improving road safety conditions as we do in urging people not to drink and drive, we'd save thousands of lives and billions of dollars every year," said Dr. Ted Miller, principal author of the new study, "On a Crash Course: The Dangers and Health Costs of Deficient Roadways."
In addition, the agency renewed funding for five years for two current injury control centers in Baltimore and Chapel Hill, N.C.
"More important than the number of years Cathy has served in this agency is the influence she has had on making worker safety among the top priorities in America's workplaces," said OSHA's acting Assistant Secretary of Labor Jordan Barab.
As of last Thursday, according to CDC, 69 people from 29 states had been infected with the outbreak strain; 34 people had been hospitalized, nine with a severe complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome, but no one had died.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Great Place to Work Institute, Inc. announced the nation's top 25 small and top 25 medium-sized companies to work for in America.
The transaction, valued at approximately $3.5 billion, will form a new, publicly listed company called Towers Watson & Co.
To the thousands of safety professionals currently attending the American Society of Safety Engineers' Safety 2009 conference and expo, symbols are valuable tools. At the job site, symbols can warn workers of imminent danger, advise them about proper PPE, or convey the quickest egress route during an emergency.
You don't have to go far to find statistics to prove that the North American worker is getting larger. Whatever the reason for this "growing" trend, manufacturers have had to expand beyond the 310-pound capacity for most fall protection equipment.
"As there are no global marketplace boundaries today and with a large number of our 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professional members continuing to work in countries and projects around the world, this agreement will help us move forward in preventing injuries and illnesses worldwide," said ASSE President Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM.
"You are not alone," Jordan Barab assured the packed audience of safety professionals present for ASSE's Safety 2009 in San Antonio. "We have your back and your fight is our fight."
The best way to control hazards and reduce injuries is to eliminate the hazards in the design phase of a project, rather than manage the risk afterward. Safety in Design--also known as Design for Safety and Prevention Through Design--is the formal methodology for doing just that.
EtQ is keeping busy at Safety 2009 demonstrating its Environmental, Health and Safety Management solution to expo attendees.