Monday's opening session, 6.5 hours of expo time, and three NSC Learning Lab sessions in the expo hall are among the #NSCexpo highlights.
The announcement came Sept. 23 after a high-level meeting between FBI Director James Comey and Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock in Lyon, France.
Jason Reason of Lewellyn Technology dispelled some of the biggest myths in combustible dust safety.
The DOT announced the money is available after the wildfires in northern California.
Joe Arrants fell approximately 60 feet to the dock below; Kiewit/General/Manson, a joint venture, was cited for five serious safety violations with penalties totaling $14,400.
Remember, having an escape plan is the first step to fire safety and being prepared in the event of an emergency.
The company faces $85,140 in fines.
The money will go to more than 1,000 employees nationwide, the U.S. Department of Labor announced.
The willful citation involved electrical equipment with damaged parts; there were damaged and malfunctioning pendant control boxes for a crane, damaged slings not removed from service, unguarded metal saws, unguarded floor openings, and a lack of machine guarding and confined space training, according to OSHA.
The audit will examine how FAA mitigates the risk of intentional pilot actions.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. faces $46,825 in fines after an OSHA inspection in West Virginia.
A judge issued a contempt order, forcing the Kansas City, Mo., company's owner to allow an OSHA inspection.
"We recognize the concerns that many have regarding infectious disease in today's environment, including the Middle East respiratory disease coronavirus. However, since the onset of the disease in 2012, there have not been any cases among hajj pilgrims, and we are working to keep it that way," said Khalid Al-Falih, minister of health of Saudi Arabia.
"Discrepancies relate to vehicles with Type EA 189 engines, involving some eleven million vehicles worldwide. A noticeable deviation between bench test results and actual road use was established solely for this type of engine. Volkswagen is working intensely to eliminate these deviations through technical measures," the company's statement says.
ASPR and BARDA are working together to fund a new monoclonal antibody drug.
Three U.S. cities will create no drone zones from Sept. 22 through Sept. 27.
Every year around this time the Farmer's Almanac and the Old Farmer's Almanac (yes, there are two of them!) release their forecasts for the coming winter.
The CS-Storm has a peak performance of up to 15 teraflops per node and uses liquid cooling, so it places no additional load on room cooling, according to Cray. MeteoSwiss, the Swiss national weather and climate service, is using it to produce up to eight daily forecasts per day.
FAA's Runway Incursion Mitigation program aims to identify and mitigate risk factors that contribute to runway incursions at specific airports; the risk factors include unclear taxiway markings, lighting, or signage and confusing taxiway layout.