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The new cluster will assist regulators in harmonizing their efforts to keep medicines safe, according to FDA.

FDA and EU Agency Launch Medicine Safety Cluster

The two agencies are holding monthly teleconferences about pharmacovigilance issues, and Health Canada and the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency are participating as observers.

DOT Seeking Comments on Possible Voice Communications Ban on Flights

The agency seeks comments on whether or not it should propose a rule banning voice communications via mobile devices on flights.

FRA to Mandate System Safety Programs for Commuter, Intercity Passenger Rail

Federal Railroad Administrator Joe Szabo said his agency will issue a final rule this year, followed by a requirement that freight carriers develop Risk Reduction programs.

Qatar's Migrant Worker Death Toll Confirmed

The Guardian's chief sports correspondent, Owen Gibson, reported the Indian embassy in Doha confirmed 502 Indian migrant workers have died since January 2012 building infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup.

The emergency kit to be given to trained New York state residents includes work gloves, a first aid kit, water, and more.

New York State Begins Citizen Preparedness Corps Training

The program set for Feb. 22 in Nassau County is the start of an effort to equip about 100,000 state residents this year for emergencies and disasters.

HIOSH Resumes Manufacturing Oversight

An OSHA final rule indicates the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has taken steps to rebuild the agency's capacity after budget and staffing constraints affected the state program.

DARPA Competition Showcases Cyber Warriors

Students from three of the service academies competed recently in Pittsburgh after receiving training from two top experts.

IOSH Launches Lif€ Savings Ireland Campaign

"Our government has been seeking to make the case that good health and safety represents good business, and I think IOSH's initiative illustrates that very vividly," said Richard Bruton, Ireland's minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.



NIST Study Questions Furniture Ignition Test

The bench-scale test of whether a burning cigarette will ignite upholstered pieces may underestimate the materials' tendency to smolder, the agency's Mark Bello reported.

The new definition defines criteria for "severity of reaction" and also provides for the use of a weight-of-evidence approach to decide whether a substance is a strong sensitizer.

CPSC Revising 'Strong Sensitizer' Definition

The commission declined to implement the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, GHS, to which OSHA's HazCom Standard has been harmonized.

Thousands of SF Transit Riders Warned of Measles Exposure

The Bay Area Rapid Transit agency and Contra Costa Health Services say anyone who used the transit system from Tuesday, Feb. 4 to Friday, Feb. 7 during the morning commute hours and late evening may have been exposed to measles.

NIOSH Seeking Abstracts for Worker Health Symposium

The agency announced a call for abstracts for the first annual International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health.

NTSB Data Show Slight Increase in Transportation Fatalities

From 2011 to 2012, the data show a slight increase in the number of transportation fatalities and a decrease in aviation, pipeline, and marine deaths.

California's Final Refinery Safety Report Backs Inherently Safer Technologies

The state's Interagency Working Group on Refinery Safety released the report Feb. 13. It recommends making inherently safer technologies mandatory for the 21 refineries in the state, as well as root cause analysis after significant incidents.

FMCSA Proposes Drug/Alcohol Clearinghouse for Drivers

Under the newly proposed rule, employers would have to check the clearinghouse before hiring new workers.

OSHA Announces Comment Period Extension for Proposed Injury Reporting Rule

The agency has announced the comment period for the proposed rule will close March 10.

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Storm Cancelled Many Red Cross Blood Drives

The American Red Cross is asking Americans to give blood to make up for the blood drives cancelled by the storm affecting the East Coast.

OSHA Fines Company $697K in Machine Guarding Fatality

OSHA announced Feb. 13 that it has cited Wire Mesh Sales, LLC of Jacksonville, Fla., and proposed $697,700 in penalties in connection with the August 2013 death of a 32-year-old machine helper.

OR-OSHA Cites Company for the Seventh Time

Bravo's Construction Services of Woodburn, Ore., has been cited by the state program for the seventh time since February 2013.

The interim final regulations set procedures and timeframes for handling retaliation complaints under the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Interim Regs Issued for Food Safety Modernization Act Whistleblower Protection

The interim final regulations set procedures and timeframes for handling retaliation complaints under the act, including OSHA investigations.

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