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Week Calls Attention to Antibiotic Resistance

A global action plan to tackle this growing problem was endorsed at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2015; a key objective of the plan is to improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance through effective communication, education, and training.

Minnesota Truck Driver Deemed an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

The FMCSA declared John Ray Carpenter to be an imminent hazard and has ordered him not to operate any commercial vehicle.

CSB Increases Advocacy Around Flammable Chemicals in Schools

The safety board is renewing its efforts to prevent accidents related to the use of flammable chemicals in classrooms.

$4.5 Million Awarded to Reduce Child Labor in Ghana

Winrock International has been awarded the money in order to reduce child labor in cocoa-growing communities in Ghana.

DEA 360 Pilot Targets Abuse of Heroin, Prescription Drugs

"DEA's 360 Strategy recognizes that we need to utilize every community resource possible to reach young people and attack the heroin and prescription drug epidemic at multiple levels," said Gary Tuggle, DEA special agency in charge for the Philadelphia Division.

HSE Inspectors Find Many Renovation Firms Substandard

Forty-six percent of inspected sites fell short, according to the British agency.

The NFPA 1500 standard is concerned with fire departments

New Study Examines Violence Against First Responders

It will examine the circumstances surrounding violence aimed at these responders and their effects on personnel, look at technological and operational ways to prevent violent workplace/on-duty incidents, determine ways to mitigate these incidents, and give examples of current best practices.

UN Meeting Allows for Satellite Tracking of Planes

UN Meeting Allows for Satellite Tracking of Planes

ADS-B signals will be extending beyond line-of-sight to facilitate reporting the position of aircraft equipped with the signal anywhere in the world, including oceanic, polar and other remote areas, according to the UN.



NIST Study Leads to Recommendations for WUI Fires

"Our study showed that WUI fires also are distinct from either urban or wildland fires alone. We provide strong evidence that defensive measures designed specifically for the wildland urban interface and administered early can significantly reduce destruction and damage," said NIST fire researcher and principal investigator Alexander Maranghides.

CSB Sets November Meeting

An opportunity for brief public comments will be provided, and a conference call line will be provided for those who cannot attend the Nov. 23 meeting in person: Call 1-888-862-6557 and use confirmation number 41154160 to join the call.

OSHA Establishes Final Rule for Retaliation Complaints in Transportation Industry

The final rule establishes procedures and timeframes for handling retaliation complaints under the National Transit Systems Security Act and the Federal Railroad Safety Act.

DOL Awards $3.2 Million Toward South Carolina Storm Recovery

The money will provide temporary employment on projects that help with cleanup, demolition, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of destroyed public structures.

The marketing approval applies to eight Swedish Match snus, according to FDA. (Swedish Match photo)

FDA Approves Marketing of Smokeless Tobacco Products Through Premarket Process

"Today's action demonstrates that the premarket tobacco application process is a viable pathway under which products can be marketed, as long as the public health can be protected," said Mitch Zeller, J.D., director of FDA's Center for Tobacco Products.

Penalties in Dallas Fatality Top $400,000

OSHA has issued $407,400 in proposed fines along with eight egregious willful and four serious violations to Design Plastering Inc. and Design Plastering West LLC of Phoenix, Ariz.

FAA Acts on Austin Control Tower After Flood Damage

The FAA has transferred responsibility for low-altitude airspace to the San Antonio radar approach control.

New Orleans Canal Street Ferry Gets TIGER Grant

"In this round of TIGER, we selected projects that focus on where the country's transportation infrastructure needs to be in the future: ever safer, ever more innovative, and ever more targeted to open the floodgates of opportunity across America," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

The branch was honored with the IOSH Communications award for work its members did examining occupational driving hazards and recommending best practices to employers.

Driving Safety Work Wins IOSH Excellence in Communication Award

"Management of occupational road risk came up in a committee meeting as a big issue. It was felt that not enough employers were showing the necessary care and diligence to the safety and health of staff driving for work," said Les Pearce, who chairs the Midland Branch's East District.

OSHA, Red Cross Extend Alliance for Five Years

"Knowing the correct steps to take in those critical first moments of an emergency can mean the difference between life and death," said Dominick Tolli, vice president of Preparedness and Health and Safety Services at the Red Cross.

"We intend to really change the way cardiovascular research is conducted," said Nancy Brown, chief executive of the American Heart Association.

AHA, Google Announce $50 Million Research Partnership

The American Heart Association and Google Life Sciences will set up a single research team that will seek novel strategies to reverse and prevent coronary heart disease, the number one killer of Americans.

Safety Advisory Follows Report on Canadian National Derailment

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada's investigation determined the derailment occurred because of excessive "truck hunting" on an empty 80-foot long centerbeam bulkhead flat car.

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