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Balancing Leadership Perspective

Every leader has daily choices about how much to maintain continuity toward objectives and how to seek out and be receptive to new opportunities.

FAA Seeking Public Comments on Proposed Policy Change

The agency seeks comments on a proposed policy change to protect airspace for emergency operations when an aircraft engine fails during departure.

Supreme Court Upholds EPA Rule on Interstate Air Pollution

The 6-2 decision in EPA v. EME Homer City Generation upholds the Transport Rule, which requires emission reductions by power plants in upwind states that "contribute significantly" to downwind states' nonattainment of EPA's air quality standards.

"Despite claims to the contrary, the fact is that the top dose of Zohydro is no more potent than the highest strengths of other extended-release opioids like Oxycontin and extended-release morphine," FDA Commissioner Hamburg noted..

Taking Aim at Zohydro Won't Solve Opioid Abuse: FDA's Commissioner

Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg writes that the states "have an important role to play in addressing a critical driver of opioid abuse -- inappropriate prescribing practices. However, we can't just focus on one drug, Zohydro, alone."

Forest Service Company Barred from Federal Contracts for Three Years

An investigation by the Labor Department found that Garcia Forest Service LLC of Rockingham, N.C., violated the the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act by failing to pay fringe benefits, minimum wage, overtime, and holiday pay to workers hired for a reforestation project.

DOT Announces Recipients of Pedestrian Safety Grants

The agency announced the winners of the pedestrian safety grants as part of its "Everyone is a Pedestrian" campaign.

NIOSH Seeks Proposals on Robotics Technologies for Mine Rescues

One requirement is that the technologies/systems be able to remove injured miners or carry heavy loads into and out of the mine for the rescue teams on a fully or semi-autonomous basis.

The recommendation is based on a systematic review of all available studies that was conducted by scientists and subject matter experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Task Force Recommends Publicized Sobriety Checkpoints

The Community Preventive Services Task Force is recommending that jurisdictions where sobriety checkpoints are legal use publicized sobriety checkpoint programs because they are an effective way to reduce alcohol-impaired driving.



Annatto Spice Recalled for Possible Salmonella

Miravelle has recalled annatto spice following FDA testing.

OSHA, Republic Steel in $2.4 Million Settlement

"The terms of this agreement to improve conditions and training are unprecedented," said Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels. "The company has committed to supporting extensive worker participation, an important role for the joint health and safety committee, and implementation of a comprehensive safety and health program to better protect Republic Steel employees."

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5021, a bill that would fund surface transportation projects through May 2015, by a 367-55 vote on July 15, 2014.

Workers' Memorial Day 2014: Chemicals, New Hazards, Falls

Safety agencies around the world observe this day, April 28, to encourage workers and employers to do all they can to be safer on the job.

CSB Sets May 1 Meeting in Anacortes

The investigative agency will release and vote on its final report on the Tesoro Refinery explosion four years ago.

WHO Issues Updated MERS-CoV Risk Assessment

As many as 75 percent of the recent cases are secondary infections -- meaning individuals who became infected through contact with another person. Most of these are health care workers who became infected at work.

DOT Advancing Rule to Strengthen Tank Cars

Secretary Anthony Fox said his agency will send a "comprehensive rulemaking package" to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs this week.

London Fire Brigade Trains with Plane Crash Drill

The exercise scenario was a response after a Boeing 737 had crashed into a building beside the river in east London.

FAA Prohibits U.S. Carriers from Operating Over Crimea

The agency published a rule April 25 that took effect immediately, barring flight operations by U.S. air carriers in a portion of the Simferopol (UKFV) Flight Information Region, where Ukraine and the Russian Federation have issued conflicting NOTAMs.

OSHA Orders Union Pacific to Reinstate Injured Employee

The agency ordered the railroad company to reinstate the employee after finding the company at fault for illegal retaliation.

The number of work-related ladder falls, fatal and non-fatal, in 2011 indicate there is a need for innovative solutions to be developed, the NIOSH team concluded.

Researchers Count 113 Work-Related Ladder Fatalities in 2011

Their analysis, published in MMWR, also indicated Hispanics, self-employed workers, and workers in smaller establishments had disproportionately higher ladder fall injury rates.

OSHA's Michaels Participating in April 27 Safety Summit

It's an effort to inform temporary workers about heat stress, electrical safety and fall hazards in construction and is being done in partnership with Maryland Occupational Safety and Health’s outreach program.

FDA Proposes More Oversight on Tobacco Products

The agency proposes extending its authority to other products, including e-cigarettes.

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