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Needlestick Injuries, Workplace Safety Are Top Nurse Concerns
(06/25/2008)
According to a new American Nurse Association (ANA) survey, two-thirds of U.S. nurses remain concerned about needlestick injuries and blood-borne infections, and more than half believe their workplace...
Off-the-Job Safety: Tips for Residents in Flood Areas
(06/17/2008)
As residents in the Midwest begin their cleanup efforts following days of severe flooding, the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) offers health and safety tips for residents returning to their hom...
Structural Collapse Awareness
(06/10/2008)
Any time first responders arrive at a scene, they should be aware of their surroundings and constantly survey the scene for their own safety and the well being of others. An important thing to t...
Off-the-Job Safety: Majority of Families Do Not Have Emergency Communications Plan
(06/06/2008)
Your employees practice emergency preparedness drills at work, but have you encouraged them to do so at home?
AIHce: Occupational Health Impact of the World Trade Center Disaster: Lessons Learned
(06/05/2008)
The American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition’s (AIHce) June 4 general session in Minneapolis focused on the impact industrial hygienists and environmental health and safety professi...
HHS Seeks Comments on Influenza Guidances
(06/05/2008)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks public comment on its three recently released draft guidances designed to protect the public from a possible influenza pandemic, including guide...
IUPUI Homeland Security and Emergency Management Conference
(06/02/2008)
On June 12, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) hosts the first of six major national conferences on homeland security and emergency management to address the continuity of opera...
OSHA Rejects Fire Prevention Technology
(05/29/2008)
A manufacturer that claims its technology could have prevented the fatal Feb. 7 Imperial Sugar Refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, Ga., has been denied by OSHA a permanent variance on its patented f...
IAFC Launches Technology Council Initiative
(05/29/2008)
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) recently created the IAFC Technology Council to serve as a knowledge base for technological developments that affect the fire and emergency services...
Teams Work to Create Fibers Rendering Toxic Chemicals Harmless
(05/29/2008)
Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza and other researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of California-Los Angeles are working with the U.S. government to create fabrics m...
June 3-5 is Roadcheck 2008
(05/23/2008)
During June 3-5, approximately 10,000 trained, certified officers will blanket the roadways of North America for Roadcheck 2008, where they will conduct round-the-clock inspections to prevent truck an...
USFA and DOT Complete Study of Traffic Incident Management Systems
(05/22/2008)
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend traffic snarls and accidents, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration, working ...
CSB Report Proposes Hazmat Handling Safety Improvements
(05/20/2008)
A final draft report released by the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) revealed that the 2006 explosion and fire at the CAI/Arnel ink and paint products manufacturing facility in Da...
Fire Panel Cites Poor Training, Outdated Tactics in S.C. Firefighter Deaths
(05/16/2008)
A long-awaited report released May 15 by a panel of fire experts appointed by the city of Charleston, S.C., concluded that “insufficient training, inadequate staffing, obsolete equipment and out...
Retired Firefighters at Risk for Bladder Cancer
(05/16/2008)
Retired firefighters no longer risk their lives fighting deadly blazes, but a new study reveals they may face a new danger: an increased risk of developing transitional call carcinoma, or bladder canc...
