S+H Staff

Emmitsburg, MD – A new resource from the U.S. Fire Administration is aimed at improving the safety of roadside emergency responders through increased visibility of emergency vehicles.

Los Angeles – Overweight and obese children are more likely to have multiple medical, mental or developmental conditions, suggests a new study from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Chicago – Smartphone applications that use algorithms to detect skin cancer may be unreliable, finds a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Washington – The Mine Safety and Health Administration on Jan. 23 issued a final rule intended to strengthen its pattern-of-violations program, which targets mines that repeatedly break safety rules.

Washington – Legislation recently introduced in the House would require employers to record all employee injuries and illnesses at their worksite, regardless of who directly employs the workers.

Washington – OSHA on Jan. 10 announced the four winners of its Worker Safety and Health App Challenge, which called on designers to submit computer applications showcasing workplace safety and health hazard prevention.

Maywood, IL – Engaging in unorganized free play, such as pick-up games, may help protect young athletes from injury, according to a study from Loyola University in Chicago.

Washington – One of the nation’s largest railway companies has signed an accord with OSHA to promise revisions to personnel policies that the agency says violated whistleblower provisions.

Washington – Speeding violations accounted for a higher proportion of driving warnings and citations during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's 2012 Operation Safe Driver campaign than the year before, according to the alliance.

Ann Arbor, MI – The United States should adopt road safety strategies from Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to help reduce roadway fatalities, according to a new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.