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EASA Welcomes New Executive Director

Patrick Ky took over Sept. 1 as executive director of the European Aviation Safety Agency.

FEMA Touts National Preparedness Month

Every September since 2004, the agency's Ready Campaign has urged Americans to be ready for all types of emergencies and disasters.

The camera is mounted in front of the fire truck

Thermal Imagers Added to Argentine Forest Fire Trucks

Orlaco, a Dutch company, provided the cameras, which are waterproof and shock-resistant and mounted on the front bumper of the vehicles.



The exemption would cover about 68,000 drivers, according to the association.

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Seeking 30-Minute Exemption

FMCSA is taking comments until Sept. 19 on the association's request, which would exempt about 68,000 drivers who spend less than half of their on-duty time actually driving.

The Gaylord Resort Hotel & Convention Center at National Harbor, Md., is the site for the August 2014 event.

Looking Ahead to VPPPA's 30th Annual Conference

The Gaylord Resort Hotel & Convention Center at National Harbor, Md., is the site for the August 2014 event.

Federal Agencies Issue Ammonium Nitrate Advisory

The guidance document recommends equipping AN storage areas with automatic fire sprinklers and not storing more than 2,500 tons of bagged AN without such a system.

VPPPA Presenter Sorts Out Contractor Safety Issues

Cindy Lewis, director of the Gulf Coast Safety Institute and an OSHA Challenge administrator, told the audience at her workshop that contractor safety is an issue for every site she visits.

SGE of the Year, Scholarship Winners Announced

Three students received VPPPA scholarships this year, and Deb Clingan of Miller Coors was chosen as Special Government Employee of the Year during VPPPA’s annual conference.

Study Confirms High Driving Fatality Rate for Oldest Drivers

Highway fatality rates in 2003-2010 for workers 65 and older were three times the rates of workers ages 18-54, according to the MMWR report.

Cal/OSHA Announces 40th Anniversary Conference

Officials from the state plan agency and its parent organization, the California Department of Industrial Relations, are organizing the Dec. 5-6 conference.

Extra Patrols Planned for Labor Day Weekend

Extra Patrols Planned for Labor Day Weekend

DUI checkpoints, "no refusal" enforcement, and strict enforcement of all traffic laws are some of the tools highway patrols will be using during the Aug. 30-Sept. 2 holiday period.

New ATF Director Sworn In

Acting Director B. Todd Jones took the oath of office at the White House. ATF, which enforces firearms and explosives laws, had no permanent director for the past seven years.

Governors Highway Safety Association Presents Top Awards

Dr. James Hedlund received the James J. Howard Highway Safety Trailblazer Award and Terry Pence, Traffic Safety Section director for the Texas Department of Transportation's Traffic Operations Division, received the Kathryn J.R. Swanson Public Service Award.

OSHA Files $259K in Penalties Against Food Products Manufacturer

The inspection of Supreme Oil Co.'s Englewood, N.J., facility arose from OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting effort, which is based on self-reported injury and illness data.

Blister Tanks Installed on Costa Concordia

The Titan/Micoperi website for the project now shows preparations to turn the stranded ship upright are 77 percent complete.

Nashville Hospital's VPP Journey Recounted

A presentation by officials from Saint Thomas Health, TOSHA, and federal OSHA traced the Midtown Hospital's four-year effort to become the first health care VPP site in the state last year.

OSHA's Michaels Asked to Clarify Incentives Stance

The DOL assistant secretary maintained it is clear to employers and managers how to implement an incentives program that OSHA will approve, but questioners said they’re not so sure.

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