Cade: Save Responder Lives; Equip Homes with Sprinklers
As the U.S. fire administrator, it is my job to direct programs implemented to reduce the loss of life and property due to fire and related emergencies,...
National Consortium Outlines Vision for Homeland Security
Meeting the national security challenges of todays world requires collaboration and commitment from all levels of government, the private sector and citizens....
Terror Alert System Does Not Cause Undue Stress
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey analyzed call data from...
USFA Releases Fire Risk Reports
Because of limited cognitive and physical abilities, very young children and older adults face a greater risk of dying in a fire, said United States Fire...
Safety, Health and Survival Week Theme Focuses on Long-Term Results
The Safety, Health and Survival Week will be held June 22-28 to institute a strong culture of health and safety with the fire and EMS sectors. This years...
FIRE Act Grant Applications Due April 4
The AFG program will distribute approximately $500 million in grants to career, combination and volunteer fire departments for equipment, training, communications,...
CSB Video Provides Details of BP Texas City Blast
The start of 56-minute video, Anatomy of a Disaster, gives the viewer a graphic display of the explosion's aftermath, with images of dark, thick, smoke...
NYC Office of Emergency Management Coordinating Response to Crane Collapse
A tower crane installed at a construction site fell southward onto a property across the street at 300 East 51st Street, a 19-story residential building....
Georgia Issues Combustible Dust Regulations
These regulations will set new standards for safety in industries that produce flammable dust in their manufacturing processes, Oxendine said. He said...
OSHA Not Issuing Combustible Dust Standard Anytime Soon
We have 17 different standards that are applicable to combustible dust, Foulke told members of the House Education and Labor Committee, noting that existing...
OSHA in Hot Seat at House Hearing
Foulke is the leading witness at the hearing, which will discuss H.R. 5522, The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008. The measure...
Swift-Water Awareness Is Important For All Responders
While the fire department may conduct the actual rescue, the swift-water rescue often is a unified response. Police often secure the perimeter and shut...
Wisconsin 20th State to Adopt Latest Edition of NFPA 1 Fire Code
Today, perhaps more than ever, it is essential to provide the latest tools and training to the firefighters and building professionals charged with protecting...
First Responders Congress to Draw Emergency Personnel from Diverse Fields
Experts will share best practices with a variety of service groups at the congress. Firefighting, police, military, search and rescue and homeland security...
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Prevent More Dust Explosions
House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., and Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., stated that OSHA already has the authority to issue...
ASPH: 250,000 Public Health Workers Needed by 2020
ASPH warns that an approaching shortage of public health physicians, public health nurses, epidemiologists, health care educators and administrators in...
APHA: Check Emergency Kits When Turning Clocks Ahead
The American Public Health Association (APHA) launched a new campaign to encourage Americans to check their emergency preparedness kits when they change their clocks for daylight saving time on March 9...
Second Responder Bill to Provide Disaster Response Training for Construction Workers
The Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2007 (S. 2515) would provide $35 million to train, certify, register and integrate skilled construction workers...
University Agrees to Pay $1 Million for Lab Safety Breaches
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated the university in 2007 after one of its workers became sick with brucellosis in 2006...
Unions Petition OSHA for Emergency Dust Standard
According to UFCW, additional labor organizations also support the petition, which was filed in response to the tragic Feb. 7 explosion at the Imperial...
CDC Releases State-Specific Emergency Preparedness Report
Since 2002, CDC has distributed more than $5 billion of federal funding to improve public health preparedness and response. In its report, Public Health...
CSB, Legislators Push for Combustible Dust Standard
The Feb. 7 explosion at the Imperial Sugar Co. in Port Wentworth, Ga., killed nine employees and injured dozens of others. During the CSB briefing, Investigations...
Oil Refinery Blast Rattles West Texas Town, Injures Four
According to media reports, the explosion occurred around 8:20 a.m. at the Alon USA Energy refinery in Big Spring, Texas, a town located approximately...
DHS Denies OSHA Power to Invoke Emergency Response Plan, Official Says
According to a transcript of remarks made during the Jan. 24 National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) meeting sent to OccupationalHazards.com,...
Report Released on Mitigation of the Rural Fire Problem in the U.S.
The report, Mitigation of the Rural Fire Problem Strategies Based on Original Research and Adaptation of Existing Best Practices, provides implementation...
Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Next
