According to the BTS notice, there are approximately 400 tank car facilities in the United States currently registered or certified to build or modify tank cars, but only about 140 have the capacity to modify or build to the 117 or 117R specifications.
The statewide stand-down is taking place April 17-21. Since 2015, three workers in the state have died in trench collapses, according to an agency fact sheet.
More than 3.5 million adults and children suffer an acquired brain injury every year. Traumatic brain injury, a subset of ABI, affects at least 2.5 million children and adults annually in this country, with 280,000 TBI hospitalizations and 50,000 TBI deaths recorded annually.
In terms of property losses covered by insurance, 14 of the 15 costliest natural disasters in U.S. history were due to windstorms: 12 hurricanes and two tornado outbreaks.
CPSC reported that the company has received 24 reports of the chargers overheating and deforming the charger's plastic cover, including six reports of chargers emitting a burning odor, but no injuries have been reported.
"The American public are safer today as a result of the work of the dedicated and professional staff of the CSB. As this process moves forward, we hope that the important mission of this agency will be preserved," Chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland said in a statement March 16.
Amtrak's "significant" progress on positive train control means 41 percent of passenger railroads' locomotives are fully equipped with PTC technology, while freight railroads' percentage of locomotives fully equipped with PTC technology rose to 42 percent by Dec. 31, 2016, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.
At this year’s #GraingerShow, CEO D.G. Macpherson said March 13 he expects it will be 80 percent in five years.
The agency's Committee for Risk Assessment will adopt a final opinion by the end of November on whether to extend the authorization for glyphosate, a widely used herbicide that is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, to continue being used in the European Union.
The revised policy allows applicants who test positive to reapply after 90 days if the particular service allows it, but an individual who tests positive on the second test, regardless of drug type, is permanently disqualified from military service.
Construction is under way on the Navy Yard homeport for the vessels -- a 56,000-square-foot maintenance and storage facility with berthing space for 25 boats, supplies, parts, and utilities, including a 40,000-gallon diesel fueling system.
AAA reports most U.S. drivers are afraid of fully autonomous cars.
The Home Secretary announced March 2 that departments will have to begin publishing data on all of their use of force starting next month.
The bus crashed into a concrete median on Highway 101 in San Jose on Jan.19, 2016. Two passengers died in the crash.
PPE-Info is the only private or public U.S. database that compiles, tracks, and updates comprehensive information about national PPE standards and select product information, according to the agency.
The safety board's report on the December 2015 sinking of the fishing boat Orin C sank off Cape Ann, Mass., also recommends that the U.S. Coast Guard ensure that at all times, at least one crew member aboard each type of response boat is adequately trained on the medical emergencies expected in a marine environment and qualified in the use of first aid and trauma equipment carried on board.
Hazards overhead are a concern for workers in many industries, notably upstream oil and gas and construction.