The Hear and Now campaign challenges entrepreneurs to develop a solution to noise exposure and hearing loss.
Five years ago, on Aug. 13, 2011, stage rigging collapsed as storms approached the Indianapolis fairgrounds, killing seven people. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled in a key liability case stemming from the collapse earlier this year.
Nuclear waste disposal activities at the facility have been delayed about nine months and cost about $64 million more than expected because the agency did not follow best practices in developing those estimates, a new report says.
The agency has been recognized for using technology that will reduce fatalities and accelerate projects.
The $24 million training facility in Sanford, Fla., will be 43,000 square feet in size. It will be ready to hosting training for Allegiant flight crew members and mechanics by the first quarter of 2017.
OSHA has fined Environmental Remediation Services a total of $142,200 for violations.
The governor and a Nevada delegation he heads toured the Sustainable Mineral Institute at the University of Queensland, St. Lucia, and Sandoval met with David Camerlengo, Queensland's Trade and Investment commissioner for North America, and Dr. Anthony Lynham, Minister for Natural Resources.
Samuel S. Edwin, Ph.D., will become the new director of the division.
A new scoring system addresses these categories: structural integrity, safety, maintainability, reliability, fuel economy, emissions, noise, and performance.
OSHA issued the company 12 citations for safety failures.
"The choices facing Metro about its headquarters building are clear: Either expend millions to retrofit the existing building to bring it up to modern fire and life safety standards or sell the building at the top of its potential value range and use those proceeds to fund a relocation," explained GM/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld.
The airline's statement says the company expects an eight-hour network-wide delay and that more information will be available on the Emirates website and social media channels. It then listed 21 flights out of Dubai on Aug. 3 that have been cancelled as a result of the incident.
Investigators found the boat was not carrying a distress communication device (and it was not required to have one on board). Previous TSB investigations have found that carrying an emergency position-indicating radio beacon can help to save lives, and the board has recommended that small fishing vessels carry one or other similar equipment.
The overall respirable dust standard in coal mines is reduced from 2.0 to 1.5 milligrams per cubic meter of air.
The worker fell at a job site where OSHA previously cited violations. Material Handling Systems/MHS Technical Services faces total proposed penalties of $320,400.
"Keeping airport users safe is an enormous responsibility that we take to heart. This new and improved fire station will help our dedicated state firefighters and emergency medical responders with their day to day responsibilities, which includes responding to emergencies," said Ford Fuchigami, the Hawaii Department of Transportation's director.
CSB is currently investigating a sulfuric acid spill that occurred Feb. 12, 2014, at the refinery in Martinez, Calif. It burned two workers in the refinery's alkylation unit who were transported by air ambulance to the nearest hospital burn unit.
Workers were exposed to lead at levels up to 20 times the permissible exposure limit, according to OSHA.
The cases are the first known occurrence of local Zika transmission in the continental United States.
The Aug. 4 event in Las Vegas in collaboration with DEF CON 24 is the culmination of a multiyear DARPA competition: Seven high-performance computers will compete live in the world's first all-machine game of Capture the Flag.