ALARA - As Low As Reasonably Achievable is the industry standard and the foundation on which NASA builds its comprehensive Radiation Safety Program. ...

The Construction Industry safety and health standards contained in this booklet are to aid employers, supervisors, and safety and health personnel in their efforts toward achieving compliance with OSHA standards in the workplace. Although the digest does ...

The Construction Industry safety and health standards contained in this booklet are to aid employers, supervisors, and safety and health personnel in their efforts toward achieving compliance with OSHA standards in the workplace. Although the digest does ...

We are asking industry and universities to develop concepts and leap-ahead ... requirements for achieving NASA's safety and mission goals, Smith said. ...

This Health and Safety Plan has been adopted by the IFG Demonstration Plant managed by Memphis Light, Gas and Water at Memphis, Tennessee. The plan encompasses the following areas of concern: Safety Plan Administration, Industrial Health, Industrial Safety, First Aid, Fire Protection (including ...

In Europe, over recent years, the responsibility for ensuring system safety has shifted onto the developers and operators to construct and present well reasoned arguments that their systems achieve acceptable levels of safety. These arguments (together with supporting evidence) are typically referred to as a ...

The 1981 annual report of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals tabulates data on levels of coal production, labor and employment in coal industry, and mechanization in the industry. The report reflects an unprecedented safety record achieved during 1981 with no mine-related fatalities reported.

The 1981 annual report of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals tabulates data on levels of coal production, labor and employment in coal industry, and mechanization in the industry. The report reflects an unprecedented safety record achieved duri...

An encouraging trend of reductions in accidents and fatalities in the Danish construction industry, brought about by the combined sustained efforts of unions, management, and government, is suffering a reverse. While some large construction companies have achieved excellent safety records through effective internal programs combining ...

In this paper the authors identify factors which influence the safety philosophy used in the US commercial/industrial sector and compare them against those factors which influence nuclear weapons safety. Commercial/industrial safety is guided by private and public safety ...

... Descriptors : *EXPLOSIVES, *SAFETY, *HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, *FLAMMABILITY ... PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, WASTES ...

Healthcare is not a high-reliability industry. The adverse event rate is on the order of 10(-2); industries such as aviation, nuclear power and railways achieve rates of 10(-5) or better. Increasing awareness of this contrast has made "patient safety" a major topic of concern. High reliability in other ...

... Accession Number : ADD344508. Title : Radiation Safety in Industrial Radiography; IAEA Safety Report,. Corporate Author : ...

This report describing safety achievements and operating methods at the 88-year-old Continental mine of the Continental--Archbald Coal Co., Scranton, Pa., illustrates (to the coal-mining industry and workers in other hazardous occupations) the results of concerted efforts in preventing fatal accidents.

Patient safety is currently a central issue in health care. Many principles of patient safety, such as a safety management system, have been copied from high-risk industries. However, without a fundamental understanding of the differences between health care and industry, most incentives and ...

The regulation of safety in a range of industries is changing to support government legislation and advances in technology. Historically, safety regulations have contained a list of prescriptive requirements describing the �means � to achieve an acceptable level of safety. More recently, ...

In 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) identified safety culture as one of their top Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) related priorities. A team was formed to address this issue. The team identified a consensus set of safety culture principles, along with implementation practices that could be used by DOE, NNSA, and their ...

Conflicts between the goals of environmental safety and energy conservation and the use of automobiles, industrial activity, and building heating and cooling are discussed. Problems inherent in the effort to achieve the objectives of various stringent environmental regulations that have been implemented during the past decade are ...

Nomination Packet THE AWARD The WCAHS Outstanding Achievement in Farm Health & Safety Award will honor an individual, group, organization, association or, business/industry that consistently strives candidate/organization. Nominees could be recognized for their � noteworthy advancement of new agricultural

Microbial inactivation using high temperatures is well known process and has contributed significantly toward food safety and shelf life extension for the food industry. Mechanical high pressure (hydrostatic) treatment is also gaining interest in food processing applications for achieving microbial...

This book is covered under the following topics: fuel use in automobiles and light trucks, safety implications of fuel economy measures, environmental issues, impacts on the automotive industry, the automobile, fuel economy, and the consumer, fuel economy projection, achievable fuel economy levels, and policies for improving fuel ...

...injury associated with consumer products. In order to achieve that goal, Congress established the Consumer Product Safety Commission...standards for consumer products as a necessary alternative to industry self regulation. (b) In 1981, the...

South Africa`s coal mining industry is of vital economic importance. This paper describes some of the major electronic achievements within that industry over the past ten to 15 years. Basic design criteria formulated for systems to be used underground is discussed. The experience gained with the implementation of the systems, ...

... Title : RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY USING RADIOISOTOPES. Corporate Author : ...

... military departments and agencies for Research Development Test and ... Title : COURSE SYLLABUS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY FOR MANAGEMENT ...

The creation of a complete and thorough safety culture is proposed for the purpose of providing additional assurance about nuclear safety and improving the performance of nuclear power plants. The safety philosophy developed a combination of the former hardware-oriented nuclear safety approach and recent ...

... Title : Safety and Environmental Regulation in Industrial ... If safety and health factors create ... What policies, laws, regulations, and procedures should ...

... standards for robotic safety in the US This report discusses the hazards associated with industrial robots and provides safety guidelines to protect ...

... in structures and procedures to achieve safety climates consistent with ... tool to examine interventions aimed at improving safety climate and their ...

The maritime oil shipping industry has great public demands for safe and reliable organizational performance. Researchers have identified a set of organizations and industries that operate at extremely high levels of reliability, and have labelled them High Reliability Organizations (HRO). Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster of 1989, public ...

The Health and Safety Executive is the main enforcing authority for health and safety legislation in industrial premises in Great Britain. Adequate standards of ionising radiation protection in such workplaces should be achieved by compliance with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 and the associated Approved ...

Working conditions for the majority of the world's workers do not meet the minimum standards and guidelines set by international agencies. Occupational health and safety laws cover only about 10 percent of the population in developing countries, omitting many major hazardous industries and occupations. With rare exception, most countries defer to the ...

... Safety Data Management: Periodic Safety Update Reports for Marketed Drugs ... Safety Data Management: Periodic Safety Update Reports for Marketed Drugs ...

This report assessed the Virgin Islands Department of Labor and Industry, Division of Occupational Safety and Healths (VIDOSH) progress towards achieving the performance goals established in their Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Annual Performance Plan and ...

This report assessed the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Healths (DOSH or Cal/OSHA) progress towards achieving the performance goals established in their Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Annual Performance Plan and rev...

This report assessed the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Occupational Safety and Health (HIOSH) Divisions progress towards achieving their performance goals established in their Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Annual Performance Plan an...

Retail Food Protection: Training Resources for Food Safety Professionals/Industry. ... Training Resources for Food Safety Professionals/Food Industry. ...