FAA on March 18 released a new video reminding visitors that the National Cherry Blossom Festival is a "no drone zone." There is a ban in effect against flying any type of unmanned aircraft without specific approval in the District of Columbia and cities and towns within a 15-mile radius of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Inspectors also found workers had to enter a dust-collection silo referred to as a "bag house" to perform routine maintenance without the required confined space safety precautions being in place, so 13 of the serious violations involved confined space hazards.
They agreed to work together to share best practices aimed at lowering workers’ exposures.
The work was being done at Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
The funding is part of the Face Forward Initiative.
More people are employed in Britain's private sector, 26.1 million, than ever before, new official figures from the government showed on March 16.
OSHA says the global retailer failed to protect employees from serious hazards. Proposed penalties total $118,800.
The program calls on employers to reduce the most common musculoskeletal, repetitive motion injuries.
The tower crane was in use on a housing development in Thessaly Road, Battersea, and its sections separated when 24 bolts failed due to metal fatigue.
"In case after case, the prompt reporting of worker injuries has created opportunities for us to work with employers we wouldn't have had contact with otherwise," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels, author of OSHA's report.
Just four days earlier, construction workers and contractor personnel celebrated the building's topping out ceremony.
The company's March 17 announcement promises the end of orca shows by SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., which brought the company into a prolonged battle with OSHA.
The grants will provide critical job training to low-income and older workers.
The agency says Diaz Roofing has violated fall safety rules in 13 inspections over 10 years.
NHTSA will use them to gather information on issues related to safe operation of automated vehicles in order to provide operational guidance to vehicle manufacturers.
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center has contacted about 1,340 of its patients who had surgery from Dec. 30, 2011, to March 9, 2012, in an operating room where that individual, identified as Rocky Allen, worked.
Inspections of approximately 600 "jumper cables" are being done along all tunnel segments on the 118-mile Metrorail system in the nation's capital after an electrical fire occurred in a tunnel.
The original compliance date was initially set for January 1, 2017.
ALSS Recycling Inc. faces $84K in fines.
The guideline is intended for primary care providers who are treating adult patients for chronic pain -- and not for active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.