Risk Management


Submission Deadline Nears for Preparedness Summit

August 28, 2008

Event organizers are sounding the call for abstract submissions, due on Aug. 31, for the Public Health Preparedness Summit to be held Feb. 18-20, 2009 in San Diego.

Gulf's New 'Sentinels' Can Withstand Category 4 Hurricanes

August 27, 2008

The first of four NOAA stations that will measure tides and weather during storms was dedicated Aug. 22 in Bay St. Louis, Miss.

ACCSH to Consider GHS Proposal for Classifying, Labeling Chemicals

August 27, 2008

The committee's two-day meeting in Washington, D.C., also will include a construction standards update from OSHA's directorate of construction.

BCSC to Host Health & Safety Summits throughout Province

August 27, 2008

"We have long realized that accurate safety information, proper education, and training are synonymous with managing the risks we face on a day-to-day basis," said BCSC Executive Director Bryan Lowes.

Unused Trench Box Leads to 'Willful' Charge, $44,000 Propose Penalty

August 27, 2008

"There is no excuse for endangering employees and ignoring OSHA standards by having the proper safety equipment at the worksite but not using it," said Clyde Payne, OSHA's acting area director in Mobile, Ala.

ACHMM to Collapse Building in Minneapolis for Training

August 26, 2008

The live-action afternoon demolition will be part of the group’s national conference, Sept. 7-10.

CSB Releases New 'Blast Wave in Danvers' Safety Video

August 26, 2008

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has released a comprehensive safety video on the massive explosion which shook Danvers, Mass., a suburb of Boston, on Nov. 22, 2006.

ISEA Seeks Comments by Sept. 22 on Revised First Aid Kit Standard

August 26, 2008

Hand sanitizers would be added to the recommended supplies list, and a new label would indicate each workplace's supplies should answer its particular needs.

BC Safety Authority Reports 19 Percent Incident Decrease for 2007

August 25, 2008

Safety Authority president and CEO Harry Diemer said the numbers show that industry in the province is taking public safety seriously, but he added there is always room for improvement.

CCPR/PERI Study Finds Many Organizations Ill-Prepared for a Crisis

August 25, 2008

“[T]he crises ahead are increasing both in complexity and frequency; yet, levels of crises readiness among organizations remains low and poorly understood,” writes Paul C. Light, author of new report available for free download.

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