The final rule has been in development for more than 15 years. It would halve the current limit for general industry.
The new law authorizes DOT to prohibit rental car companies from knowingly renting vehicles that are subject to safety recalls and raised maximum fines against non-compliant auto manufactures to $105 million, the secretary noted.
According to WHO, the burden of foodborne diseases to public health and welfare has often been underestimated because of under-reporting and difficulty to establish causal relationships between food contamination and resulting illnesses or deaths.
It is an emerging problem identified from the board's accident investigations of the Asiana crash in San Francisco and the UPS crash in Birmingham, Ala., board member Earl F. Weener reports.
More than 17,000 of them were examined at Scottish entry ports, with 88 percent confiscated over concerns such as safety issues with the plug, cabling, charger, battery, or the cut-off switch in the board, which often fails.
The Fair Labor Association has been awarded $4.87 million to reduce child labor in hazelnut production.
They were all members of SEIU Local 721. Some of its members also were wounded in the gunfire.
The December issue of the journal includes a supplement addressing issues tied to the science of OELs.
Anrich Inc. exposed employees to hazards in a nearly 8-foot-deep trench, according to OSHA.
The audit's objective is to assess FTA's actions to assume and relinquish direct safety oversight of a transit agency.
The trial lasted more than two months -- jury selection began Oct. 1 -- and U.S. District Judge Irene Berger had read the jury an "Allen charge," which a judge hearing a criminal case can use when a jury has communicated that it is unable to reach a verdict.
Midvale Paper Box Co. continued to expose workers to hazards, according to OSHA.
The MyCarDoesWhat campaign offers tips for driving in wintry conditions.
Grace Peng, Ph.D., program director of Rehabilitation Engineering at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, said the three "highly innovative projects demonstrate the power of encouraging leaders in the field of robotics to focus their attention on solving issues that pertain to health."
A new database developed by NIOSH shows that PPE fit can compromise performance and firefighters in turnout gear do not fit well in today's fire apparatus.
A report issued Dec. 3 says new analysis indicates the crashed aircraft is probably in the southern end of the current search area.
Deborah A.P. Hersman, NSC's president and CEO, said 14 participating companies "share how they have placed safety at the heart of every project. Their experiences can help other employers establish safe contract relationships that run the gamut, from delivering mail to major construction projects."
Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting Inc. has been fined $108,200 by the agency.
The reduction came about partly because of the ACA, which prioritizes efforts to prevent these infections, including through Medicare payment incentives to improve the quality of care and the HHS Partnership for Patients initiative.
The rule is intended to protect truck and bus drivers from being forced by their employers or others to violate hours of service of safety regulations.