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OSHA's New Safety Rules To Prevent Shipyard Accidents
by Matthew D. Shaffer on May 10, 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced the publication of a final rule for shipyard worker safety. The final rule has been published in the May 2 Federal Register, and is meant to be an update to earlier shipyard regulations that have been left unchanged for decades. Shipyard worker safety rules were established back...
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Stem Cell Treatment Could Help Treat Maritime Workers with Spinal Cord Injury
by Matthew D. Shaffer on October 17, 2011
The world's first clinical trial into the use of embryonic stem cells to treat spinal cord injury is continuing in California. Last week, another patient, the first from California, enlisted in the trial. This person has been paralyzed waist down, and is currently undergoing stem cell injection therapy at the Santa Clara Medical Valley Center. ...
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OSHA Cites Texas Shipbuilder for Safety Hazards
by Dennis M. McElwee on December 05, 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Texas-based shipbuilder for safety violations. The agency has proposed penalties against the company, Sneed Shipbuilding Inc. in Channelview, Texas. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Houston office, the agency began its investigation of the company on J...
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Federal Agency Cites Mississippi Shipyard for Safety Violations
by Dennis M. McElwee on February 06, 2012
Federal workplace safety regulators have cited a Mississippi shipyard for 50 safety violations, including failure to prevent slip and fall hazards, and improper storage of inflammable materials. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Huntington Ingalls Industries with a total of 50 safety violations and proposed penalties t...
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Stem Cells from Dental Pulp Help Treat Spinal Cord Injury
by Dennis M. McElwee on February 23, 2012
Japanese researchers have successfully used stem cells derived from tooth pulp to treat damaged spinal cord cells. The research has been conducted on rats, and clinical trials on humans are still a long way off, but the results have been encouraging enough for researchers to be optimistic about the results in humans, too. The stem cells were e...
