In response to a 2005 request from the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Academies of ...

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Supplies were so limited in 2020 that the state bought millions of ...

• Administrative Controls: hazard training, period health screening, display of warning signs, etc. It may sound counterintuitive that the least effective control is the first one that many people ...

Thanks to an $11,000 grant from First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania, the Williamsport Bureau of Fire is now able to get ten new bulletproof vests.

DENVER — A firefighter's bulky gear keeps them safe and warm in the frigid winter temperatures, but the specialized gear also keeps firefighting crews cool in Denver's summer months. The multiuse gear ...

CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Many U.S. dairy farms have not yet increased health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to workers, activists and farmers, ...

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 8: A house in on fire as residents try to escape the site in Pacific Palisades, California, Los Angeles, United States on January 8, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in ...