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Landscaping Company Cited After Worker Dies from Heat Stroke

The employee was initially hospitalized with a body core temperature of 108 degrees.

Big Fine Issued in Washington State Forklift Case

The $117,740 in penalties includes a willful violation with the maximum allowed penalty of $70,000 for not performing regular safety inspections and not fixing defective items such as broken horns and broken seat belts.

AIHA Foundation Seeks Nominations for Member-at-Large Trustee

The trustee would help shape the future for students in the IH profession.

During transportation, the HMR governs hazcom labeling requirements, and OSHA

Joint Memo Clarifies Hazmat Labeling Requirements

PHMSA and OSHA issued it Sept. 19, it explains that an HSC 2012-compliant OSHA label and a DOT HMR label or marking may both be the same package.

NSC Partners with Circuit Court of Cook County

The partnership will offer defensive driving courses to Illinois Drivers.

ASTM Sets Commercial Spaceflight Organizational Meeting

Standards would support the growing number of people and organizations that design, manufacture, and operate commercial space vehicles for both manned and unmanned flights; human spaceflight occupant safety will be an area of immediate focus, according to those who have expressed initial interest, ASTM reported.

Young Safety Professionals Recognized by NSC

The agency has announced its seventh class of NSC Rising Stars of Safety.

DC Circuit's Process Safety Decision a Setback for OSHA

In a unanimous decision, three D.C. Circuit judges -- Sri Srinivasan, Judith W. Rogers, and Patricia A. Millett -- ruled that OSHA failed to follow the required notice-and-comment procedure when it narrowed the retail exemption in its PSM standard following the West Fertilizer explosion in 2013.



Comment Period for Oregon Sick Time Rules Winding Down

The rulemaking will implement a law passed during Oregon's 2015 legislative session that requires employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick time or unpaid but protected sick time per year, depending on the employer's size and location.

Six Candidates Submitted for WHO Director-General

WHO announced that a forum will be held Nov. 1-2 for the candidates to present their visions to WHO Member States and the public and to answer questions from Member States on their candidacy.

Study Links Longer ITO Exposures to Respiratory Damage

The researchers found that workers who had been exposed to respirable indium for nearly two years or more exhibited shortness of breath, lower lung function, and higher levels of markers in the blood for lung damage.

Report Shows Payoff of Roadway Safety Investments

"This is about improving outcomes for people and communities," said Saul Billingsley, executive director of the FIA Foundation. "We encourage investors, donors, and the international financial institutions to come together to realize the potential of these new investment models."

Agencies Take Action Against Mail Fraud Schemes

The agencies took action under Executive Order 13581, which authorizes the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to sanction "significant transnational criminal organizations and those who support them," OFAC Acting Director John Smith said.

FDA Launches Competition to Help Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths

The contest will ideally stimulate development of an app to connect those experiencing an overdose with help.

OSHA and Turner Construction Forge Partnership to Train Construction Workers

The partnership will focus on workers on the CH2 Data Center project in Northlake, Illinois.

Unveiled at InnoTrans 2016, the company

Alstom Unveils Zero-Emission Train

Unveiled at InnoTrans 2016, the company's Coradia iLint is a CO2-emission-free regional train powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.

NIOSH Sets Nov. 7 Meeting on Closed System Transfer Device Protocol

NIOSH has drafted a new universal performance test protocol applicable to both types of CSTDs. The meeting allows agency personnel to give an update of new protocol developments.

NHTSA Highlights Seat Belts and Car Seats During Child Passenger Safety Week

Child Passenger Safety Week highlights the importance of buckling kids up.

The two DOT agencies are conducting audits, and PHMSA is making unannounced inspections, to ensure railroads

Inspectors Still Checking Crude Oil Tank Cars in New York State

State and federal inspectors found three critical defects and 41 non-critial ones in the latest round of inspections on track, track hardware, and tank car mechanical safety equipment, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sept. 20.

OSHA Cites Koch Foods of Mississippi After Severe Worker Injuries

Workers faced fall, unguarded machinery, and electric shock hazards, according to the agency. Proposed penalties total $88,632.

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