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Ice Cream Linked to Three Listeriosis Deaths

Blue Bell announced the products were made on a single production line in Brenham, Texas, and it has stopped production and distribution of ice cream products from that line and has removed them from stores and any other retail outlets.

DOT Announces Rule to Improve Transit Access for Disabled

The rule says providers are required to make reasonable modifications to their policies, practices, and procedures.

FDA Releases Final Guidance on Reusable Medical Devices

A final industry guidance is aimed at helping device manufacturers develop safer reusable devices.

Nearly 70 Percent of Prescription Painkiller Users Don't Know Sharing is a Felony

An NSC poll found this to be true even though sharing narcotic opioid painkillers is the equivalent to selling heroin in most states.

U.S. heroin deaths have increased from 2000 to 2013, according to the CDC report.

Heroin Death Rate Nearly Quadrupled from 2000-2013, CDC Reports

The age-adjusted rate for drug overdose deaths involving heroin jumped from 0.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2000 to 2.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2013, according to a new CDC report, and most of the increase occurred after 2010.

ACGIH Releases 2015 Edition of TLVs, BEIs Book and 2015 Supplement

The pocket-sized TLVs® and BEIs® book is used worldwide as a guide for evaluation and control of workplace exposures to chemical substances and physical agents.

Judge Enters Consent Decree Against Specialty Compounding LLC

Drugs manufactured by the company were found to be contaminated, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and FDA.

FAA Proposes Penalties for Alleged Hazmat Violations

Three companies face penalties ranging from $66,000 to $82,500, according to the DOT agency.



Violations in the garment industry, as well as safety, overtime, misclassification, and other types of violations, have been identified through the task force

California's Labor Enforcement Task Force Finds Most Businesses Out of Compliance

Cal/OSHA's inspections of 2,495 businesses during the past three years identified 7,131 violations, 15 percent of which were classified as serious violations. Violations in the garment industry, as well as safety, overtime, misclassification, and other types of violations, have been identified through the task force's 2012, 2013, and 2014 inspections, according to the report.

FAA Proposes $105,500 Penalty Against Servisair LLC

The company allegedly violated drug and alcohol testing regulations.

Final Rule Finalizes Procedures for Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints

This final rule falls under Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

BP to Build Offshore Drilling Training Center in Houston

The facility will feature highly interactive simulators replicating nearly every critical job on an offshore drilling rig, including simulators for cyber drilling, vessel bridge, cranes, an engine room, and an emergency response room. Maersk Training also will equip the facility for ship-handling operations to serve the maritime training market.

The March 11, 2011, earthquake off the northeastern coast of Japan caused multiple tsunami waves to hit the coastline, including one that crippled TEPCO

Most Safety-Significant Improvements on Target for 2016 Completion: NRC Chairman

Reflecting on the fourth anniversary of the tsunami that triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crisis, Stephen G. Burns said in a speech that the Fukushima Daiichi accident "underscored the importance of international cooperation in promoting nuclear safety around the world."

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau continues to lead the underwater search for MH 370

Former Qantas Chief Pilot Joins Australian Transport Safety Bureau

ATSB continues to lead the underwater search for the Malaysian Airlines MH 370 jetliner that vanished one year ago.

Blast Injured Two at Manufacturing Plant

OSHA has fined Polychem Services Inc. $110,000 in the enforcement case.

DOL Offering $30.5M to Help Youths with Juvenile Records Gain Job Skills

As part of the 'Face Forward' program, the money aims to help young people start new careers.

New Analyses Confirm Diablo Canyon Safe, PG&E Reports

"These updated findings are the culmination of years of study and analysis, and further confirm the safety of the plant's design," said Ed Halpin, PG&E's senior vice president and chief nuclear officer.

General Contractor, Subcontractor Cited in Fatal Trench Collapse

A 31-year-old day laborer was killed in the August 2014 collapse at a Birmingham, Ala., work site, OSHA reported.

FDA Approves CPR System

Made by Advanced Circulatory Systems Inc., a division of ZOLL Medical, the ResQCPR System consists of two devices that are used together to assist in performing CPR on adult patients with out-of-hospital, non-traumatic cardiac arrest.

"There is a strong public safety interest in ensuring that testing moves forward and that NHTSA has access to all test data," NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said.

Takata Ordered to Preserve Air Bag Inflators

Secretary Foxx announced NHTSA also will upgrade the Takata investigation to an engineering analysis, a formal step in the agency's defect investigation process.

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