Archive for July, 2012

They're 28 percent less likely to suffer a non-fatal occupational injury, according to a NIOSH study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Read More »

Chicago Bridge & Iron plans to acquire it for $3 billion in a deal creating one of the world's largest construction and engineering firms serving the energy industry.
Read More »

Two judges on India's Supreme Court allowed the ship to move to a shipyard in Gujarat, on the western coast of India.
Read More »

Fulfilling an NTSB recommendation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued it with a July 31 notice. It stems from a June 2009 Canadian National Railway derailment in Cherry Valley, Ill.
Read More »

A stressful job can have serious consequences for heart health, according to a new study.U.S. women who rated their job strain as high were 67 percent more likely to have a heart attack, and 38 percent more likely to experience a stroke or high blood p...
Read More »

The Aug. 20-23 event at the Anaheim Convention Center includes an impressive list of exhibitors. Voting for VPPPA board members takes place Aug. 20-21.
Read More »

The International Powered Access Federation said its accident database logged 17 fatalities during the first half of 2012, with 11 of those in the United States.
Read More »

IOSH is urging all construction companies to learn from the London 2012 building project’s success and put five good practices to use.
Read More »

The agencies said it will be a resource used by federal risk assessors, their agents, contractors, and others in the risk assessment community.
Read More »

The new program will award up to 1,000 CPR Anytime kits to each of five cities, the American Heart Association announced.
Read More »