New Jersey Contractor’s Ongoing Disregard for Safety Laws Leads to $1M Penalty

New Jersey Contractor’s Ongoing Disregard for Safety Laws Leads to $1M Penalty

New Jersey Contractor’s Ongoing Disregard for Safety Laws Leads to $1M Penalty – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Jersey contractor for again exposing workers to fall hazards, this time while working at a construction site in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. OSHA initiated an inspection of Adrian Construction…

Mark Chung Appointed to U.S. DOT Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee

Mark Chung Appointed to U.S. DOT Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee

The National Safety Council  is proud to announce its executive vice president of roadway practice, Mark Chung, was named to the 27-person Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) launched by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This committee will advise DOT and the Secretary of Transportation to help shape the federal approach to transportation innovation. “I’m honored…

Mental Health and Wellbeing “Should be Part of OSH Role”

Mental Health and Wellbeing “Should be Part of OSH Role”

Managing mental health and wellbeing at work should be part of the OSH role. That’s the opinion of nearly three-quarters of those who responded to IOSH’s member survey. Meanwhile, nine out of ten respondents said the health and safety role is valued in their organisation, with 61 per cent saying it is “highly valued”. These…

Beijing: Need for Regulating Low-Speed EVs for Road Safety

Beijing: Need for Regulating Low-Speed EVs for Road Safety

The Beijing administration has outlawed unlawful electric three-wheelers and four-wheelers in the capital city as of Monday, the first day of 2024. There have long been gaps in the laws governing these kinds of vehicles. Due to their generally inferior safety requirements, these cars are more susceptible to accidents; hence the need for Regulating Low-Speed…

Richland Rolled Out Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program

Richland Rolled Out Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program

Richland has released a new Neighborhood Traffic Safety program (NTS Program) to improve traffic-related safety for neighborhood residents, according to the City of Richland. The NTS program will provide the installation of traffic calming devices and other safety countermeasures to neighborhoods that apply and get approval. With this program, residents will be able to request…

2023 NSC Safety Congress & Expo Sees Increase in Safety Professional Attendees

2023 NSC Safety Congress & Expo Sees Increase in Safety Professional Attendees

2023 NSC Safety Congress & Expo – The National Safety Council, America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate, saw an increase in the number of safety professionals who attended this year’s NSC Safety Congress & Expo, which took place in October at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The NSC Safety Congress & Expo,…

Road Signs To Protect Small Animals and boost safety

Road Signs To Protect Small Animals and boost safety

Road Signs To Protect Small Animals And Boost Safety – Hedgehogs and other small animals will be better protected on English roads under rule changes announced today (22 December 2023) to make it easier for local authorities to put up wildlife warning signs. The current hedgehog sign will be updated following feedback from the sector…

WHO Prequalifies a Second Malaria Vaccine

WHO Prequalifies a Second Malaria Vaccine

WHO Prequalifies a Second Malaria Vaccine – WHO has added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines. Following the recommendations of the Malaria Policy Advisory Group and the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended its use in October 2023 for the prevention of…