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UK Companies Fined $1.9 Million for Industrial Accident

Employee John Altoft, 29, fell 30 feet from a scaffold in January 2012 after being struck by falling debris inside an industrial tower. Another worker was seriously injured.

Sea Gem Disaster Victims Remembered, Highlighting Offshore Safety

An oil rig based in the North Sea, it capsized and sank Dec. 27, 1965, while being moved to a new location, killing 13 workers and injuring five others.

FAA and the USDA maintain a database of all reported wildlife strikes to U.S. civil aircraft and foreign carriers experiencing strikes in the United States.

FAA Calls Attention to Helicopter Bird Strikes

According to an Associated Press story, there were 204 reported helicopter bird strikes during 2013, a 68 percent increase from 2009's 121 reports and an increase of more than 700 percent since the early 2000s, according to FAA.

Havertown Construction Company Fined $70,000 by OSHA

DMAC Construction LLC willfully exposed workers to falls up to 25 feet, according to OSHA.

All batteries, regardless of the type, discharge over time and need to be replaced or recharged.

SCA Signs Often Missed, Study Finds

The authors reported that warning symptoms frequently occur prior to sudden cardiac arrest, but most are ignored.

Enterprise-Wide Abatement Case Heading to Trial

Administrative Law Judge Carol A. Baumerich ruled that the OSH Act's provision authorizing the remedy of "other appropriate relief" allows the department's claim for enterprise-wide abatement at all locations where such violations exist to proceed to trial.

DEA Eases Requirements for Cannabidiol Trials

Now, a previously registered cannabidiol clinical researcher who is granted a waiver can readily modify his or her protocol and continue the research seamlessly.

OSHA, IEC Renew Alliance for Five Years

The alliance has developed fact sheets, toolbox talks, and guidance documents on updated OSHA electrical standards; hazards involved in working on or near energized electrical conductors and circuit parts; general safety guidance to help prevent fall injuries; and ladder safety.



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NIST to Fund Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

Up to two will be funded with as much as $70 million each. This time, NIST hasn't defined an area of focus; the agency says it is open to receiving proposals in any topic of interest to industry, particularly those relevant to manufacturing robotics and biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Airbus Acquiring Flight Operations Company

Navtech serves more than 400 aircraft operators and aviation services customers worldwide with a suite of products that include electronic flight bag solutions, aeronautical charts, navigation data solutions, flight planning, aircraft performance, and crew planning solutions.

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