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CSB Provides Update on Safety Progress 5 Years After Little General Propane Explosion
Five years ago on Jan. 30, a propone explosion at the Little General convenience store in Ghent, W.Va., killed four people and injured six others. To mark the anniversary of this tragic event, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) provided an update on the board's recommendations, which were issued to improve propane technician training and emergency response efforts.
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Drive Sober this Super Bowl Sunday
Sports fans around the country are gearing up for Super Bowl parties this Sunday. While you might not be in danger of incurring any football-related injuries while watching the game, Super Bowl Sunday presents other risks – namely, drunk or buzzed driving.
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EU-OSHA Announces Workplace Safety Photo Contest Winners
A blindfolded girl wanders in front of a moving piece of farm equipment to highlight the dangers of agricultural safety. Slovenian coal mining students receive instruction for a dangerous job. A farmer dons a respirator and prepares to treat his crops with pesticides. A construction worker in Madrid studies the view from his vantage point. These images and more make up the winning entry in EU-OSHA's 2011 pan-European photo competition on safety and health in the workplace.
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Researchers Develop Natural Disaster Network
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed an emergency communications network that will maintain operation during natural disasters and provide critical warnings and geographic information to people affected by the disasters.
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San Francisco Food Processor Settles with EPA Involving Anhydrous Ammonia Releases
San Francisco food processor Columbus Manufacturing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbus Foods LLC, has agreed to $6 million in upgrades and a nearly $700,000 fine following two incidents that caused the release of two hazardous ammonia clouds that left 17 people hospitalized.
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Q&A with Future Leader in EHS Jeffrey R. Walls
He's earning his M.S. in environmental and occupational exposure science at the University of Washington. He's bilingual. He's traveled the world. He even climbs active volcanoes. He's Jeffrey R. Walls, the 2011 Future Leader in EHS. Get up close and personal with Walls in this new Q&A.
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Social Networking
Everyone who tweets, raise your hand. Now, everyone who doesn’t know a hash tag from hash browns, raise your hand.
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What Do Curling and Safety Have in Common?
Commitment is a necessary ingredient in almost everything in life, from workplace safety culture to recreational ice sports.
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Keeping It Simple...
With the change of year comes a whole host of predictable behaviors.
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Questioning Your Safety Strategy
Plato asserted that the unquestioned life was not worth living. It equally could be stated that the unquestioned safety strategy might not be worth following, either.
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