NSC: FEMA Deputy Administrator Promotes a Culture of Preparedness
National preparation is the result of individual actions, he said. It cant come out of Washington. Its those folks reaching out to state and local governments...
MSHA Announces New 100 Percent Plan for Mine Inspections
The announcement of the plan was made after MSHA admitted it has fallen short on its inspection completion rate for the federal 2007 financial year, which...
Draft National Response Framework Released For Public Comment
The framework is intended for senior elected and appointed leaders, such as federal agency heads, state governors, mayors, tribal leaders and city managers....
Will this Plastic Be the New Steel?
Made of layers of clay nanosheets and a water-soluble polymer that shares chemistry with white glue, the new composite material almost earned the moniker...
GAO Report Finds DHS Performance Lacking
DHS began operations in March 2003 with the mission to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce vulnerabilities, minimize damages from...
Red Cross Aligns With CEOs for Stronger Disaster Preparedness
The business community, with its assets and expertise, should contribute to disaster relief, not only with money and products but with its greatest resource:...
2007 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
The names of 87 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2006, along with four firefighters who died in previous years, will be inscribed on a plaque...
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Conducts Largest Counterterrorism Exercise to Date
Exercises like TOPOFF help test response capabilities at all levels, strengthen national preparedness and deepen international coordination, said Homeland...
Five Trapped Contractors Found Dead at Colorado Plant
According to the company, the five workers were part of a team of nine contractors from RPI Coating of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. working in a penstock...
House Committee Subpoenas Chao
According to Miller, the action was a last resort, to compel and expedite this production of information. The subpeona demands internal documents sent...
Union Partners With IBCTV to Show Public BP Trial and Never-Before-Seen Documents
The media and general public will be able to watch interactive trial highlights and review the documents and exhibits, which will be part of the video...
S.C. OSHA Fines Fire Department, Furniture Store Over Fatal Fire
According to OSHA's accident investigation summary, as the nine firefighters were battling their way through the rapidly spreading blaze, they became...
ASSE Encourages Miller to Take Overall Mine Safety Risks Into Account
Thompson noted in the letter that members of the ASSE's Mine Practice Specialty one of 13 practice specialties organized to help advance common principles...
House Dems: OSHA Failed to Protect 9/11 Workers
At a heated hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee held the day after the sixth anniversary of 9/11, Democratic legislators claimed OSHA failed...
OSHA Seeks Input For Emergency Response and Preparedness Standard
Elements of the health and safety for emergency responder are currently regulated by OSHA, primarily under six standards, said OSHA Administrator Edwin...
Hearing Scheduled: Did OSHA Do Enough to Protect World Trade Center Rescue Workers?
Six years since the attack, a growing number of rescue and recovery workers are developing respiratory ailments caused by exposure to toxic air at the...
IAFF: Day of Remembrance - Always Remember, Never Forget
Like every other fire fighter, I will never forget the courageous and selfless acts of our members that day, says IAFF General President George Schaitberger....
9/11 Anniversary Marks Opportunity to Honor First Responders
Steven Jones, executive director of the First Response Coalition (FRC), notes, Following the tragic events of 9/11, the full magnitude of the contributions...
Report Confirms Problems with EPA WTC Indoor "Test and Clean" Program
The GAO is the non-partisan investigative arm of Congress charged with auditing and evaluating Government programs and activities. The report is titled,...
McAteer on Crandall Canyon: MSHA Responded The Best Way It Could
I think they [MSHA] weighed it the best they can, McAteer said. Given what they had to deal with, it couldn't have been any safer. However, McAteer recommended...
Union Testifies Crandall Canyon Mine Was Unsafe
According to United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) President Cecil Roberts, who testified at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,...
Chao Orders Unprecedented Review of Crandall Canyon Incident
The announcement was made hours after MSHA said it was appointing its own team to investigate the disaster at the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah. The team...
Seven Step Spill Response for the New Responder
When new spill responders are being taught to respond to spills, a lot of time wisely is spent sharing tricks of the trade and discussing the details...
Methamphetamine: Recipe for Disaster
There is an ever-increasing likelihood that firefighters and police officers will stumble upon a methamphetamine lab and step into danger...
Mail Center Security Post 9/11
On April 10, the Charles County Courthouse in La Plata, Md., was evacuated after a sheriffs deputy and a courthouse employee discovered two suspicious...
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