Safety

Service company Sodexo has created a program for customers to address the fact that 75% of chronic diseases are lifestyle related and avoidable.

The nurses requested assistance from the Cal/OSHA just after the World Health Organization re-classified H1N1 as an "unstoppable" Level 6 pandemic.

This hazing system releases a fine mist into the air to deter pest birds from large open spaces.

Contributor Eric Arnold identifies the best strategies for facility managers looking to create proper bird deterrence programs.

Having guidelines in place helps mitigate losses. Guest Contributor Tony Rankin outlines a plan.

Parking, facility entrances, and interior pathways are several areas to consider.

This product from SARGENT is designed to create a clearer pathway to safety during an emergency.

Air traffic at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport slowed to a crawl last week when a parade of more than 70 romantically inclined diamondback terrapins descended on the tarmac.

AIHA urged both President Obama and Labor Secretary Solis to ensure that the new jobs created by the stimulus package had adequate workplace protections.

The CLED Series provides self-diagnostic electronics as standard equipment.

In the early hours of Saturday, June 27, 2009, something seriously wrong happened to a nearly completed 13 story block of residential flats in the suburbs of Shanghai. No, it wasn't destroyed by Transformers.

This product from ZERO International is designed to guide occupants during evacuations.

While over half of those surveyed were concerned about the danger of future nuclear energy plant meltdowns, nearly the same percent suggested that nuclear power plants will be safer in the future because of newer technologies making plants meltdown proof.

Earlier this month, Tyson Foods Inc. was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Arkansas to pay the maximum fine for willfully violating worker safety regulations that led to a worker's death in its River Valley Animal Foods (RVAF) plant in Texarkana, AR.

This legislation makes CFATS permanent and enhances the program by making facilities, as a part of their vulnerability assessments, analyze how they can change their internal processes to reduce the consequences of a terrorist attack at their facility.

OSHA is soliciting applications for nearly $7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants available to nonprofit, community, and faith-based organizations. Applications are due July 24, 2009.

This i-session helps fms prepare for current and future pandemics by focusing on challenges and priorities. Case studies from the current swine flu pandemic will be used to assist participants with establishing response plans.

In an effort to crack down on fraudulent trainers, OSHA is strengthening the integrity of its 36-year-old Outreach Training Program by improving how trainers become authorized to teach and ensuring these trainers are in compliance with OSHA program guidelines.

This product line from Wahl Instruments is designed to help facility professionals maintain the health of their occupants.

Ninety-four percent of respondents said they always wash their hands after visiting a restroom. They don't think so highly of their peers.