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NTSB Advises Traveling with Caution during Independence Day Weekend
July 5, 2008
NTSB is reminding all Americans that Independence Day Weekend should be a time for celebration with friends and family, not a time to visit the emergency room.
DOE, Sweden, Volvo Group Sign $48 Million Pact for 'Cleaner, Greener' Trucks
July 5, 2008
"The climate issue and increasing fuel prices make energy use and energy efficiency some of the most important societal issues of our time," said Volvo Group CEO Leif Johansson.
New Report Outlines Substantial Progress Made on Import Safety
July 5, 2008
Last year, the United States imported more than $2 trillion worth of products. These products were brought to the United States by roughly 825,000 importers, through more than 300 ports of entry. All projections indicate that this volume will continue to rise, sharply.
NIOSH Seeks Comments on Revised Draft of Asbestos 'Roadmap'
July 5, 2008
The document is intended to address scientific uncertainties about occupational exposure and toxicity issues related to asbestos fibers and other elongated mineral particles.
American Red Cross: Make Blood Donation Part of Holiday Plans
July 4, 2008
With the Fourth of July weekend here, the American Red Cross is urging everyone to make giving blood part of their holiday plans.
CPSC Offers Fourth of July Fireworks Safety Tips
July 4, 2008
For most Americans, the Fourth of July celebration is a time for food, fun, and fireworks, but in 2007 nearly 10,000 Americans were treated in emergency rooms for firework-related injuries, according to the U.S, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Experts Offer Ways to Make Independence Day Safer
July 4, 2008
From food to fireworks, Kansas State University experts suggest four ways to make this Fourth of July safer for the whole family.
USFA Urges Vigilance from Parents during Fourth of July Celebrations
July 4, 2008
Fireworks account for a substantial number of preventable injuries and fires each year, especially during the weeks before and after the Fourth of July, according to the U.S. Fire Administration, who urge parents to be especially vigilant during this period, ensuring children do not possess illegal fireworks or mishandle legal ones.
ASSE Offers Clean-Up Tips for Flood-Related Mold
July 3, 2008
A blotch of black, gray, white, red, orange, yellow, blue, or violet fuzzy or slimy growth is usually the result of widespread mold growth. Besides infection and allergic reactions, excessive mold growth indoors can result in offensive, musty odors from the gases released by certain molds as they grow and die.
Fiserv to Sell Majority Interest in its Insurance Business
July 3, 2008
The transaction is expected to close this month and will impact nearly all of Fiserv's Insurance segment.
Fourth AHA Journal to Debut in August
July 3, 2008
The American Heart Association has set August for the premier of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, the fourth in a series of six new titles to be published under the banner of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The journals will be published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
New Law Allows Volume Discounts for Homeland Security Goods
July 3, 2008
"This is wonderful news for the American people and a big improvement to the status quo," said GSA Acting Administrator David Bibb.
OSHA Cites KMA Manufacturing for Multiple Violations after Fatal Accident
July 3, 2008
OSHA has cited KMA Manufacturing LLC for numerous alleged safety and health violations following a fatal industrial accident in December 2007. OSHA is proposing a total of $119,400 in fines for the violations.
OSHA, Dow Chemical Renew Alliance
July 3, 2008
"The ideas shared by Dow and OSHA in the past have helped to identify and prevent occupational hazards, and we are eagerly anticipating more success ahead," said OSHA chief Edwin Foulke.
DOT Rule Makes Cheating on Drug Testing Harder
July 2, 2008
Under the terms of the rule, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters said labs would be required to test every specimen for possible adulterants and urine substitutes.
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