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Fourteen-Year Prison Sentence Handed Down in Laser Pointing Case

The defendant, Sergio Patrick Rodriguez, 26, of Clovis, Calif., was convicted of aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno police helicopter in 2012.

NTSB's Hersman Announced as New NSC President

"Her proven leadership and expertise made her the ideal candidate to take the council successfully into its second century," said Jeff Woodbury, chairman of the NSC board of directors.

This NTSB photo shows Donald Kramer, an NTSB metallurgist, examining the ruptured segment of pipe in Sissonville, W.Va.

NTSB Finds Undetected Corrosion in Sissonville Pipeline Failure

The probable causes of the natural gas pipeline rupture Dec. 11, 2012, were external corrosion of the pipe wall and failure to detect that corrosion because the pipeline was not inspected or tested after 1988, according to the agency's report.

PANYNJ Welcomes Record Recruit Class

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's new class of 275 prospective police officers is the largest in the department's 86-year history.

CNG Supplier Becomes ATA Featured Product Partner

Trillium CNG is building a network of compressed natural gas fueling stations to serve the commercial trucking industry.

Bechtel-Led Consortium Resumes Role at Pantex, Oak Ridge

Consolidated Nuclear Security—whose members are Bechtel National, Inc., Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., ATK Launch Systems Inc., SOC LLC, and Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.as a teaming subcontractor—will manage the operations. The two facilities maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.

A fire severely damaged the B777 after it crashed on July 6, 2013, while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. (Mike Brake / Shutterstock.com photo)

ICAO Releases Runway Safety Kit, Sets Loss of Control In Flight Symposium

The May 20-22 symposium in Montreal will feature speakers from the FAA, Boeing and Airbus, NTSB, IFALPA, CAE, and other organizations.

INTERPOL Confirms Two Passengers Boarded with Stolen Passports

Both passports were recorded in the law enforcement agency's Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database and were used by passengers aboard missing the Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370.



Companies to Pay Back Wages to Injured Employees Following Investigation

OSHA orders Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. and Union Pacific to pay back wages to five suspended and injured employees.

Two Hospitalized after Eating Skittles

Although officials were concerned about safety, tests show there were no unusual chemicals found in the Skittles.

State health commissioners continue to urge Americans who haven

California's 2013-14 Flu Deaths Reach 318

The 318 confirmed deaths statewide tripled the total number of flu deaths during the 2012-13 season, when 106 were reported.

About 25 percent of all on-duty firefighter fatalities occur while units are responding to or returning from incidents, and vehicle crashes cause most of the deaths, according to USFA.

USFA Releases Report on Emergency Vehicle Safety

The study is the latest one released by the FEMA agency since it published an "Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative" in 2004.

MSHA Collaborating with National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association

Participants at a recent meeting discussed current actions being taken by the agency.

Two Convicted in Trade Secrets Case

A former DuPont employee and another defendant were found guilty of conspiring to steal trade secrets for its chloride-route titanium dioxide production technology and sell them to the People's Republic of China, the Justice Department announced.

Company Cited for Repeat Fall Hazards

OSHA has cited Coastal Building Systems with repeat fall hazards totaling over $50,000 in proposed fines.

DARPA Seeking Breakthrough Chemical and Biological Agent Detection Systems

The goal of the new LUSTER program is to create a new class of UV lasers that are more than 300 times smaller than current lasers and 10 times more efficient.

BSEE's FY2015 Budget Request Totals $204.6 Million

The amount will be offset by $123.6 million in BSEE collections.

OSHA asked for comments on its Process Safety Management standard, potential changes to PSM enforcement policies, and potential updates to its Explosives and Blasting Agents, Flammable Liquids and Spray Finishing standards.

OSHA Extends PSM Comment Period to March 31

The agency wants more input about a request for information published in December 2013 as part of the multi-agency process to improve chemical facility safety.

DOT's Proposed Budget Invests $90 Billion in Safe Transportation

The proposed plan would put $90.9 billion into safe and innovative transportation programs.

OSHA Cites Company Following Combustible Dust Explosion

The agency has cited Inferno Wood Pellet Inc. of East Providence, R.I., following a combustible dust wood explosion and fire.

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