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ATA wants fleet members to share their 2009 safety experience so FMCSA can see how the current hours rule is working.

ATA Seeking Trucking Firms' HOS Input by March 24

The American Trucking Associations says it will use the safety data submitted in a confidential online survey "to continue to educate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration leadership and staff" about the industry's experience with the current hours of service rule.


Bronto Skylift access platforms can be raised to 104 meters (340 feet) and provide access to more than 95 percent of wind towers currently in use in the United States.

Big Wind Projects Sprouting Everywhere

Acciona Energy announced March 9 it has signed a deal to build three wind farms in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with 204 of its turbines providing 306 MW of total capacity. New equipment for servicing turbines also is arriving, such as this Bronto Skylift high-access platform.


U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., chairs the Workforce Protections Subcommittee.

Bill Outlines DOL Work-Life Balance Award

U.S. Reps. Lynn Woolsey, shown here, and George Miller introduced the Work-Life Balance Award Act of 2010 on March 16. Woolsey chairs the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, which has set a March 23 hearing on the bill.


This photo of cocaine is from the National Institute on Drug Abuse "Cocaine: Abuse and Addiction" report.

EASNA Corporate Excellence Awards Nominations Due

The Employee Assistance Society of North America is accepting nominations for the 6th Annual Corporate Awards of Excellence until March 31. This photo of cocaine is from the National Institute on Drug Abuse's "Cocaine: Abuse and Addiction" report.


Most of the U.S. workers who are exposed to hexavalent chromium compounds while on the job are welders, according to OSHA.

HexChrome Change: Employees to Learn All Exposure Results

An appeals court told OSHA to explain why it decided to require disclosure to workers only when the PEL for hexavalent chromium was exceeded, and now the safety agency has changed its mind. Most U.S. workers who are exposed to Cr(VI) compounds on the job are welders, according to OSHA.


IBEW International President Edwin D. Hill

IBEW Chief Answers New Reactors' Critics

International President Edwin D. Hill promises a "bold, timely and safe startup" of two new nuclear reactors that are planned with federal loan guarantees near Augusta, Ga.


This photograph of a Burmese python comes from the Web site of Everglades National Park in Florida.

Nine Snake Species Proposed as Injurious Wildlife

If the listing is finalized, Burmese pythons, boa constrictors, and the other species could not be imported except by permit for scientific, medical, educational, or zoological purposes, nor could they be moved in interstate transportation.


Guam is preparing for an influx of 8,600 Marines and 9,000 dependents being transferred in from Okinawa and dredging of sensitive areas to make room for aircraft carriers.

OSHA's Eying Guam Buildup

Allegedly not providing clean water to construction workers housed in a barracks at Harmon, Guam, brought an OSHA willful violation against Hua Sheng International Group Corp. in Barrigada, Guam.


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  • Nevada Fallout of a Different Kind U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., introduced her Ensuring Worker Safety Act on March 16.

    U.S. Rep. Dina Titus introduced her Ensuring Worker Safety Act on March 16 and, being a member of the Education and Labor Committee, had a chance to discuss it with OSHA's chief. It would empower OSHA to reform a state plan deficiency or wield concurrent enforcement while it is fixed.

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What would your company do to a senior manager who has tested positive for cocaine, as the Texas Rangers baseball team disclosed about their manager this week?