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This Nov. 27, 2017, photo from Ramrod Key, Fla., shows contractors using heavy equipment and trucks to haul debris from a highway after Hurricane Irma. (Howard Greenblatt/FEMA photo)

Recovering Assets After a Disaster

One or all of a facility's assets may be compromised or destroyed. Documenting what resources will be available to guard or replace those assets facilitates a timely recovery.

Every employee who may witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who is responsible for alerting others or evacuating must complete first responder HAZWOPER awareness training. (Ben Carlson/Shutterstock.com)

Everyone is an Emergency Responder

If employees take the wrong response actions, don’t know what to do, or try to perform jobs they are not capable of, the resulting mistakes, confusion, and disarray will stand in the way of a safe response.

VR App Promotes Commercial Drivers' Awareness of Blind Spots

In addition to mirror adjustment, the app's scenarios include identifying vehicles in blind spots, joining a motorway from a slip road, overtaking, and tailgating. These scenarios are offered for both left- and right-hand drive vehicles.



Energy Department Cites Bechtel National Inc. for Safety Violations

BNI has been cited for violations in the areas of management responsibilities, hazard identification and assessment, hazard prevention and abatement, training and information, and recordkeeping.

Michigan Reports Progress Against Opioid Use

The number of opioid prescriptions issued in 2071 was 10.7 percent below the number in 2015, and the overall number of schedules 2-5 controlled substance prescriptions dispensed fell by 7.1 percent during the same period.

NIOSH Highlights Commercial Fishing Dangers for Workers' Memorial Day

Researchers analyzed 204 commercial fishing fatalities during 2000-2016 and found none of the victims wore a personal flotation device when they died, and the majority of falls overboard were not witnessed.

California to Help Farmers Buy Cleaner Heavy Equipment

"Although tough new engine standards are in effect now and will eventually lower emissions, most agricultural equipment lasts for decades. We cannot wait for the older dirtier equipment to phase out naturally, so we are taking action to improve air quality sooner by helping farmers to buy cleaner farm equipment now," CARB Executive Officer Richard Corey said.

Grainger Donates $50,000 to Educational Nonprofit

The donation came about from the 2018 Grainger Show in Orlando, Fla.; for every dollar of sales made through its Big Red Store during the show, Grainger pledged to donate one dollar -- up to a total of $50,000 -- to Folds of Honor.

TSB Recommends Mandatory Flight Recorder Installation

The TSB could not determine the cause of the accident due to the absence of flight recording systems on board the aircraft. Investigation by TSB found that the pilot did not have the recent night flying experience Transport Canada requires for carrying passengers at night.

IAEA Hosts First Meeting on Estimating Nuclear Plant Construction Costs

The meeting focused on the prospective capital and operating expenditures associated with pre-construction, construction, and operation of new, commercial-scale plants, including first-of-a-kind concepts, as well as identifying critical cost drivers and options to reduce costs.

FRA Schedules Three Seminars on Training, Drug Testing Rules

The Part 219 presentation will address the expanded scope of FRA's drug and alcohol control regulations to cover maintenance of way employees. The Part 243 presentation will provide an overview of program compliance requirements and address significant upcoming implementation deadlines.

Relatives are invited to chime the brass bell in the Worker Memorial Garden outside the L&I building in Tumwater after the ceremony. The bell is dedicated to all Washington residents who die from a workplace injury or illness.

L&I Memorial Ceremony Honoring 65

Family members and friends, as well as the public, are invited to attend the Worker Memorial Day ceremony April 26 at the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries' headquarters in Tumwater.

Honeywell Recalls Hard Hats

The hard hats can fail to protect users from impact, they report. No injuries have been reported. About 82,000 of the recalled hart hats were sold in the United States and another 65,550 were sold in Canada, CPSC reported.

NIOSH Seeks Comments on Draft Plan for Protecting Nano Workers

The agency is considering focusing on five "key goals," including increasing understanding of new hazards and related health risks, supporting the creation of guidance materials, supporting epidemiologic studies for nanomaterial workers, and promoting national adherence with risk management guidance.

This photo shows the final position of the transit bus and the school bus. (Maryland Transportation Authority Police photo)

NTSB Preparing Special Investigative Report on School Bus Safety

Combining two 2016 crash investigations into one comprehensive report allows NTSB to focus on specific areas of concern found in both events and highlight where recommendations are needed, according to the board.

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