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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
Firefighter Foot Protection: Standards and Hazards
Bruce Teele, senior emergency services safety specialist at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), points out that while all firefighters face...
Saving a Life Is as Easy as C-P-R and A-E-D
April 6, 2002 started out like any other busy day during the National Cherry Blossom Festival, with crowds of tourists pouring into Washington, D.C.,...
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...
Researchers Believe Wastewater Analysis Tool Could Improve Drug Surveillance
According to the researchers, the method could provide a drug surveillance tool to help public health and law enforcement officials identify patterns...
Survey: WTC Workers Have High Asthma Rates
The data, drawn from the World Trade Center Health Registry, show that 3.6 percent of the 25,000 rescue and recovery workers enrolled in the registry...
FEMA, Sandia Launch Integrated Public Alert and Warning Capability
FEMA's aim with the new Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is to deliver targeted alerts and warnings over more communications devices...
FEMA Administrator Testifies on Reforms for 2007 Hurricane Season
Speaking before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Paulison noted that FEMA's recent reorganization and adjustments included in the...
Remembering Katrina
On Aug. 29, the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Bushes will visit Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology,...
Restoring And Improving New Orleans Levees
The Bush administration has secured $7.1 billion from Congress for the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers to repair and enhance the 350 miles of levees protecting...
NIOSH Tools To Help Improve Mine Safety
Resources listed on the NIOSH Web Page can help mine operators and miners to anticipate risks of roof falls in mines, to anticipate potential hazards...
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