President Obama Orders Review of Mine Safety

The President reports that in the wake of the West Virginia mining tragedy, he has ordered an investigation into the incident as well as a comprehensive review of mine safety regulations and inspections. April 15, 2010.

Health and Safety: National Retailer Fined $75,000 for Health and Safety Violations

On a national retailer’s loading dock, a 450 pound compressor was being unloaded from a truck when the dolly on which the compressor was riding fell on a worker’s leg. The employee suffered a broken leg and a dislocated ankle. A safety inspector’s report showed that the retailer failed to ensure that material, articles or [...]

Workers’ Compensation Safety Issues: the 5/4 Method of Communicating Safety to a Diverse Workforce

As indicated in previous articles, the field of workersâ?? compensation risk management is not only many faceted and complex but also presents various challenges.
Communicating safety issues effectively to a diverse workforce represents one of these challenges. As a risk management consultant for many years, Iâ??ve gathered solid information and experience on the best way to [...]

Headzup: Bush’s Mine Safety

Dana Perino is asked about Bush reappointing Richard Stickler to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, even though he’s been rejected twice by the Senate. Read more about it here– thinkprogress.org Download daily Catch and Release Comedy™ political cartoons to your mobile phone or iPod at www.headzup.tv

House Democrats Introduce Updated Mine Safety Legislation

At a May 16, 2006 Capitol Hill press conference, Democrats in the US House of Representatives introduced comprehensive legislation to improve safety in America’s coal mines. The lawmakers were joined by family members of miners killed in the explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County, West Virginia, in January 2006.

How to Choose The Best Safety Shoes (steel-toe boots)

The safety shoes are the most important equipment in in any activity. The shoes serve as your prime connection to life itself; without a safe and comfortable shoes for your feet, you can be exposed to all sorts of accidents and the chance of enjoying your activity is jeopardized. Therefore, choosing the right safety shoes [...]

Health and Safety Distance Learning – Study Online for this Socially Responsible Technical Career

Both the demand and the available options for Health and Safety Distance Learning are high in USA, thanks to the growing public demand for wider and stricter regulations from the government’s side to ensure safe and healthy workplaces. Career options include Health & Safety Specialists, and Health & Safety Technicians. If you are responsible to [...]

Safety Distance Learning Masters

Safety Distance Learning Masters is the path chosen by working engineers to specialize in this rewarding career, and both the demand for Safety Engineers, as well as the role they play in design teams have increased. Safety Engineering, a specialization of Systems Engineering, has matured during the past few decades, to become an independent branch [...]

Mine Safety Hearing: Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey

Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey makes an opening statement at a US House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections hearing examining two mine safety bills, HR 2768, the S-MINER Act, and HR 2769, The Miner Health Enhancement Act of 2007, on July 26, 2007.

Closeup of Mine Safety Devices as Shown at a Kentucky State Mine Safety Contest Held in Benham, near Cumberland 10/1974

Image taken on 1974-01-01 00:00:00 by The U.S. National Archives.