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FHWA said if the compliance date were extended six years to 2019 as requested, about 400 deaths in crashes involving highway sign posts or supports might occur during that period.

2013 Compliance Date Unchanged for Crashworthy Highway Signs

The Federal Highway Administration decided not to delay the Jan. 17, 2013, compliance date in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.


Tensing, a newly arrived greater one-horned rhino, is one of the animals sure to attract crowds to the new Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit. (Denver Zoo photo)

Can You Spot the Safety Features at the Denver Zoo?

Its former safety director says they're in place but well hidden in the Toyota Elephant Passage, which will open to the public June 1 –- just in time for those attending ASSE's Safety 2012 to visit, should they choose.


NIDA describes fentanyl as a synthetic opiate painkiller, similar to but more potent than morphine, that is typically used to treat patients with severe pain or to manage pain after surgery.

Canada Proposes Prescribing Authority for Midwives, Nurse Practitioners

The new regulations proposed by the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper would allow them and podiatrists to prescribe, administer, and provide legally controlled substances such as codeine, fentanyl, and diazepam.


CPWR recorded 578 construction deaths, including 180 fatal falls, during 2011 from OSHA investigations and online media sources.

CPWR Maps Fatal Construction Falls

The two maps are part of the center's Campaign to Prevent Construction Falls.


The modular Mercy Hospital Joplin reopened in April 2012 as construction continued nearby on the conventionally constructed, permanent hospital of the same name. The hospital posted this photo showing how thousands of trees were damaged by the May 2011 tornado; more than 470 saplings were transplanted to the construction site of the new Mercy Hospital Joplin.

Deadline Nears for Joplin Homeowners' Claims

The Missouri Department of Insurance is warning residents whose insurance claims are incomplete that many policies contain a 12-month deadline for consumers to receive full compensation.


The Hydrogen Response Considerations course is the pilot for the ELC concept and is open to anyone.

IAFC, DOT Piloting Free Hazmat Training

The Electronic Learning Community is now available to provide high-quality training for emergency responders. Its first course concerns responding to situations involving hydrogen fuels.


The Medical Student Section introduced a resolution calling for AMA to develop guidelines for the operation of employer-sponsored medical clinics.

Key Resolutions Await AMA Delegates

Studying the effect of on-site medical clinics on employee benefits and continuously evaluating limits on residents' hours are proposed in two resolutions to be considered at the House of Delegates 2012 Annual Meeting.


The forum examines many issues surrounding impaired driving -– everything from the substances involved to roadside enforcement.

NTSB Turns Spotlight on Impaired Driving

The two-day Reaching Zero forum involving the board members and numerous experts will explore the issues in depth.


This aerial view of the Olympic Park looking southwest toward London was taken April 16, 2012, and is posted on the London 2012 website.

Olympics Construction Wins Major RoSPA Award

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents presented the Diamond Jubilee Award to the Olympic Delivery Authority on May 15, the same day the London 2012 Athletes' Committee gave its seal of approval to the Olympic and Paralympic Village.


This Tampa, Fla., police officer participated in Click It or Ticket enforcement in that city.

Summer Vehicle Safety Ramps Up in May

Child hyperthermia deaths in vehicles typically rise this month, and the annual Click It or Ticket campaign opens around the Memorial Day holiday weekend.


The NIOSH analysis concluded almost 70 percent of night shift workers in transportation and warehousing reported sleeping six hours or less per day.

Too Little Sleep Common for Night Warehousing, Transport Workers

A NIOSH analysis of data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey found this group of workers has an especially high prevalence of averaging six hours or less of sleep daily.


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