Randomly selected truck and bus companies must submit their calendar year 2014 results to FMCSA by May 15, 2015.
It illustrates what happened Aug. 23, 2010, when 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia leaked at a Millard Refrigerated Services Inc. facility. Thirty-two contract workers off site were hospitalized after exposure to the cloud.
The company notified the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission on March 18 that it has withdrawn its appeal of the citation, with its $7,000 penalty.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend about a year living and working aboard the space station to help scientists learn more about how the human body adapts to long periods in zero gravity.
April 10 is the deadline for the 2015 Individual and Community Preparedness Awards.
Health care workers reported an estimated 9,200 workplace violence incidents requiring time away from work to recover during 2013, with the majority of these perpetrated by patients or their family members, wrote Dan Hartley, EdD, NIOSH workplace violence prevention coordinator.
The company failed to provide timely notification of a defect in more than 4 million car seats.
"This collaboration with Google is another important step in our commitment to advancing surgical care and, together, we aim to put the best science, technology, and surgical know-how in the hands of medical teams around the world," said Gary Pruden, worldwide chairman of the Global Surgery Group at Johnson & Johnson.
"Many factors may have contributed to the Flight 4U 9525 tragedy. We urge the public to refrain from speculating about what may have transpired and allow a thorough investigation to be undertaken," its statement says.
OSHA says Kolek Woodshop Inc. shows "blatant disregard" for workers' safety.
Wage and hour violations were found at Shell, Exxon, BP, and others, according to DOL.
"Employers are required to prevent potential hazards to workers, and using equipment that meets required safety standards is essential," said Christine Baker, director of the Department of Industrial Relations.
This free online tool was developed by the Innovation Society in collaboration with the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the raw materials and chemical industry. It offers information on safe handling of nanomaterials.
The elephant refuge has been instructed to follow industry safety standards.
Federal safety investigators are looking to see whether some of its flooring contains dangerous levels of cancer-causing chemicals.
Labeling statements such as "latex free" or "does not contain latex" are not sufficiently specific, not necessarily scientifically accurate, and may be misunderstood or applied too widely, according to the agency.
Traffic fatalities in the state during 2014 fell to 442, the lowest number since 1948, officials announced March 24.
"Some crews are not ready to work today due to sorrow and emotional distress. The company is sympathetic to this as in some cases the employees have lost good friends among the crew involved in the accident. Although they would not actually have been on duty, other crew members have reported voluntarily for work in order to support us," the company's March 25 announcement states.
Stephen Lessard ignored safety hazards and failed to pay $404,000 in assessed fines, the agency charges.
DOT is reminding drivers to stay alert while driving near highway work zones.