"Safety is the greatest gift you can give, not only to your family but to those who share the roads with you," said NSC President and CEO Deborah Hersman. "Paying attention, slowing down, and driving sober can ensure you and your fellow travelers make it home for the holidays."
It can be challenging for workers seeking disability benefits from an employer-sponsored plan to understand the process and why their claim is approved or denied, according to DOL's rationale for the rule.
The Australian Automobile Association's report identifies the 10 worst sections of highway comprising the National Land Transport Network.
GHS was introduced in Australia in January 2012 with a five-year transition period to give chemical manufacturers and importers enough time to implement the necessary changes. It applies to chemicals with physical hazards, health hazards, and environmental hazards.
Significant education and training investments will be needed as artificial intelligence changes the nature of the work and skills demanded by the U.S. labor market, it says.
The Dec. 28 hearing concerns proposed amendments to bring the HIOSH standards into conformity with federal OSHA's standards for recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses.
Seven cities have been able to improve their upward mobility efforts in a new report.
The alliance will continue to work towards improving worker safety culture in Colorado.
The agency announced it is maintaining that rate for regulated motor carriers during the 2017 calendar year.
The transit agency said information about 2017 SafeTrack surges will be announced in early January, but there would be no scheduled maintenance on the Metrorail system over the Christmas or New Year's holiday weekends.
The New Jersey contractor has been cited twice in 11 months for fall hazards.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries will adopt rules in 2017 to enforce the new requirement, including procedures for notification to employees and reporting regarding sick leave, and protecting employees from retaliation for the lawful use of sick leave.
Within a few months, testing will expand to metro Detroit, the company announced Dec. 15.
"In the past few years, the use of drones in Canada has increased tremendously, and it's a good time to be working with this industry. Transport Canada is taking a number of steps to improve safety and innovation in this sector, including engaging retailers so new drone users are aware of the rules from the start; introducing an efficient tool for Canadians to report safety issues; and helping drone users test new technology," said Minister of Transport Marc Garneau.
A worker died after being caught between a crane hook and load bars.
"The Department of Transportation believes that investing in this vision for the Northeast Corridor must happen—because rail does more than take us places; it provides us with opportunities and connects us to the future," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Ready Campaign recently offered safety tips for the holiday season, and this year it chose to deliver them via a poem.
After a compliance officer saw Real Contractors’ employees exposed to fall hazards, OSHA cited the company for repeat violations related to failure to provide safe scaffolding, and failure to provide fall protection and training.
A serious violation was also given to the Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania-based company for additional scaffold hazards.
"By not complying with OSHA safety standards, Real Contractors continues to put its workers at serious risk of being injured or killed on the job. The hazards found in our inspection are all completely preventable, and must be immediately corrected by the company," said Theresa Downs, director of OSHA's Philadelphia Area Office.
The line will connect two communities south of Salt Lake City.
"It is clear that more and more businesses are building the concept of sustainability into their operations," said Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels. "We believe the next innovation is integrating worker safety and health into these sustainability strategies."