Of the samples tested, 87 percent of patient sinks next to toilets tested positive for KPC in stark comparison to the 21.7 percent of sink drains located closer to the entry door of the room.

TRC maintains a network of more than 3,600 collection sites nationwide and has recovered more than 2.4 million thermostats, containing 11 tons of mercury since its inception.

By preventing routine government collection of information that may be quite sensitive, OSHA is avoiding the risk that such information might be publicly disclosed. 

Employers should note that OSHA continues to operate uninterrupted during the government shutdown, having received funding from Congress last September that should take the agency through the rest of this year

There are first place winners in each of five size categories.

Construction trade workers represented 57 percent of fatal electrical accidents.