Federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area are closed on Monday, Jan. 25, as the area continues to dig out from the weekend blizzard that dumped 20 inches or more on the city.
DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will manage the Lightweight Materials National Lab Consortium — LightMAT — which is a network of nine national labs with technical capabilities for creating lightweight materials.
DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office is soliciting research proposals for the development of high-stability timekeeping instruments with suitably low size, weight, and power to enable their widespread deployment in battery-powered portable applications.
During the first 30 days after the registry went online, 295,306 people registered their unmanned aircraft and took advantage of a $5 registration fee rebate.
OSHA has ordered the employer to pay lost wages, along with $10,000 in punitive damages and $3,060.02 in attorney's fees, and also to expunge the driver's employment records.
OSHA has cited Subfloor Systems and issued $66,990 in proposed penalties.
OSHA says the public needs to take the necessary steps to stay safe.
Two employees suffered debilitating hand injuries, according to the agency.
"Millions of vehicles are recalled every year. Old, new, used, or leased – one of those recalled vehicles could be yours," NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said. "Check your VIN – Safe Cars Save Lives."
The 2014 citations are under appeal to the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, but state law requires employers to correct hazards even if the violations are under appeal unless a "stay of abatement" is granted, and the energy company's stay of abatement request was denied by the board.
In an effort to increase overall rail safety, enforcement has been stepped-up.
The safety board has a public meeting scheduled from 6-9 p.m. in Waco, Texas, near the explosion site.
The Zika virus is now circulating in 18 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean, causing the Pan American Health Organization to recommend that its 35 member countries monitor and report any increase in neurological syndromes and congenital anomalies.
Conditional registrations have been granted when scientific review determines the risks of a pesticide are acceptable but additional confirming data are required. Conditional registrations don't undergo a public consultation until the registration is amended, renewed, or converted to a full registration.
Chairman Elliot F. Kaye said both UL and ASTM International are preparing to work on the development of standards for hoverboards that would seek to address both types of hazards, and he will direct CPSC staff to participate in the standards' development.
The new guidance highlights high-impact opportunities.
ECHA performed a similar study in 2012 and now reports that global laboratory capacity to conduct the studies has increased. The latest study was triggered by the recent change in the REACH information requirements.
OSHA has cited Genpak for failing to implement specific procedures to prevent machinery from starting up during maintenance and servicing and also for exposing workers to fall hazards from unguarded platforms.
"This update to our methodology will help the agency focus on carriers with a higher crash risk," said FMCSA Acting Administrator Scott Darling. "Carriers that we identify as unfit to operate will be removed from our roadways until they improve."
"They can be found in illegal street markets, via unregulated websites through to pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals" and are difficult to detect because they are frequently designed to appear identical to the genuine product and may not cause an obvious adverse reaction, according to the updated WHO fact sheet.