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Fire-Rescue Med, taking place May 1-5 in Las Vegas, includes two awards for organizations doing good work to save sudden cardiac arrest victims.

2010 Heart Safe Award Deadline Nears

March 22 is the deadline to apply for the awards being handed out at Fire-Rescue Med in early May. The awards honor creative approaches to improving therapies for patients with acute coronary syndromes and sudden cardiac arrest.


The FAA Safety Team Safety Stand Down, a safety and education initiative to improve general aviation safety, be launched at the 36th annual SUN n FUN International Fly-In & Expo.

FAA Renames GA Magazine, Readies Stand Down

The Safety Stand Down, an educational initiative to improve general aviation safety, will be launched at the 36th annual SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, April 13-18 in Lakeland, Fla.


The 2010 Patient Safety Awareness Week is focused on "Healthy Conversations for Safer Healthcare."

Hospitals Focused on Patient Safety This Week

This year's Patient Safety Awareness Week has the tagline "Let's Talk: Healthy Conversations for Safer Healthcare." The week is a national education and awareness campaign aiming to boost patient safety at the local level.


The study will include about 18,000 current and retired career firefighters from suburban and large urban fire departments.

NIOSH Conducting Study of Firefighting's Cancer Risk

The multi-year, records-based study will include about 18,000 current and retired career firefighters. The findings will aid the International Agency for Research on Cancer's review of the carcinogenicity of firefighting.


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NTSB Study Finds ‘Glass Cockpits’ Do Not Improve Safety

"While the technological innovations and flight management tools that glass cockpit equipped airplanes bring to the general aviation community should reduce the number of fatal accidents, we have not — unfortunately — seen that happen," NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said.


Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., became District Attorney of New York County on Jan. 1, 2010.

NY Crane Collapse Defendants Plead Not Guilty

DA Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced multiple manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide counts on Monday in connection with the May 30, 2008, collapse of a tower crane in Manhattan. Defendants James Lomma and Tibor Varganyi entered not guilty pleas today.


Registration and attendance at OH&S Virtual Event 2010 are free of charge.

Register Now for OH&S Virtual Event 2010

This April 7, 2010, all-day event will allow attendees to access product information and whitepapers, chat in real time with exhibitors, seek and share advice with other attendees, and learn about important industry developments taking place this year.


Fingersticks as part of health screenings are increasingly common

Study Examines Employer Benefits, Drawbacks of Blood-Drawing Methods

"One may think that fingersticks are selected more frequently because they cost less; however, that isn't necessarily true," says white paper author Richard Penington.


Peter Rogoff is administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, part of DOT.

U.S. Transit Administrator Exposes WMATA's Flaws

Peter Rogoff said the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Safety Department "has been dysfunctional and ineffective." Other big transit agencies appear to have similar problems, he said.


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  • Slam-Bang Video Backs London's Year of Cycling London Mayor Boris Johnson and Transport for London announced a comprehensive action plan March 9 to improve safety for bicyclists in the city.

    A stepped-up campaign by Mayor Boris Johnosn and Transport for London aims to get more Londoners on their bicycles. Supporting it is an "edgy" new ad campaign that shows a rider's unlucky meeting with fleeing bank robbers.

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A stunning Federal Transit Administration audit reveals a toothless, high-turnover safety department inside the transit authority serving thousands of riders in our nation's capital. What part of FTA's findings also applies to your safety culture, if any?