S+H Staff

Many Americans are resigned to the fact that the time no longer exists when they can spend a lifetime working hard for a single employer and be ensured a comfortable pension to help care for them in their old age. But the least the aging workforce deserves is the ability to continue working so they can take care of themselves.

Washington – At an event marking the one-year anniversary of the formation of an organization to support victims of distracted driving, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood reaffirmed his commitment to putting an end to the “deadly epidemic.”

Atlanta – Nearly 26 million American adults have diabetes and an additional 79 million have pre-diabetes, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.

Washington – A Chemical Safety Board investigation into a 2008 ammonia release at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plant in Houston revealed gaps in facility emergency response training, according to a case study recently released.

Washington – The Institute of Medicine recently released a report on personal protective equipment for health care workers in an effort to prevent transmission of pandemic influenza and other viral respiratory diseases.

Washington – Cardiac arrests that can be treated by an automated external defibrillator are more common in public settings than at home, according to a study released Jan. 26 from the National Institutes of Health.

Arlington, VA – Large motor fleets working to improve safety outcomes could benefit from “alternative compliance” fleet safety tools used by smaller fleets, according to a report released in January by the American Transportation Research Institute.

Washington – New government regulations would threaten economic recovery, according to witnesses who recently testified before the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

Huntington Beach, CA – On the heels of two young siblings drowning in Missouri, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance issued a warning about the dangers of walking, skating or playing on frozen bodies of water.

The US Air Force, headquartered in Washington, has approximately 330,000 active-duty Airmen, nearly 200,000 civilian employees and 10,000 reservists.