The agency's MMWR publication this week featured a report on an assessment of responders following a vinyl chloride release from a New Jersey train derailment in 2012.
"We want it to be safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers, and even more beautiful for the campus community, our neighbors, and campus visitors," said Daniel G. Ennis, the university's senior vice president for finance and administration.
The tentative amendment follows work conducted by the CDC.
The standard is currently under revision and is expected to be published as a revised document by the end of 2015.
Ergonomic Solutions for Retailers highlights how workers in grocery stores can reduce strains and sprains when moving materials from the delivery truck to the sales floor.
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is looking for female SCA survivors to participate in the "Hearts for Fashion Show" being hosted by the American Heart Association and Boston Scientific on Feb. 7. The survivor component will be from 10-11 a.m.
"Our commercial aviation industry is a world leader and model for risk mitigation, and I'm proud that so many airlines have embraced the SMS culture voluntarily. Now the FAA and the air carrier industry are taking the next step," FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta said. "The FAA's workforce also is transitioning to a proactive, risk-based culture so we can effectively target our resources."
The agency's preliminary fatality data for 2014 show 40 miners were killed in work-related accidents.
The penalty comes following an inspection that found an aircraft that was not in compliance.
"Every employer should have an effective safety and health management system in place to protect its most valuable asset: its employees," said MIOSHA Director Martha Yoder.
"We are looking beyond traditional expectations of car makers and insurance providers, toward helping people be smarter drivers," said Dave Pratt, general manager of usage-based insurance at Progressive Insurance, which is involved in the new program.
Pilots have disputed that the new regulations are necessary, however.
Already added to OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program, the company faces more than two dozen new violations.
An administrative law judge had ruled three years ago that OSHA failed to prove that Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., had violated the lockout/tagout general industry standard.
During the month of January, EPA wants to raise radon awareness among homeowners and business owners.
The group includes New York City Transit, the Phoenix Police Crime Labs, and Jessup Manufacturing Co.
The agency's 35th Safety Alert concerns light-emitting diode railroad signals' ability to mask nearby incandescent signals, preventing the incandescent signals from being visible to train crews, and it cites a $3.2 million September 2014 accident in Kansas as evidence of the problem.
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived in Accra, Ghana, on Jan. 3 as the newly appointed Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and begins work this week as head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response.
The $2.6 million penalty involves the March 2011 recall of the Gator Combo Axe, a small hand ax with a 7-inch knife inside its handle.
Procedures, devices, and personnel must be set in place to prevent a serious injury when a worker thinks a machine is safely off.