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Combustible Dust Standard May Get CSB 'Most Wanted' Status

If the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's members agree in a July 25 public meeting to that designation, it will be the first "Most Wanted Chemical Safety Improvement" selected in CSB's history.

Consent Decree Sets Emissions Cuts at Shell Deer Park in Motion

Shell Oil Co. also would pay a civil penalty of $2.6 million. The Justice Department is publishing the proposed decree July 16 and seeking comments in the next 30 days.

NFPA Launches 'Fire By the Numbers' Quarterly Newsletter

It's a project of the association's Fire Analysis and Research Division.



Haitian Airline Joins Flight Safety Foundation

Sunrise Airways, based in Port-au-Prince, announced it is the first Haitian airline ever to gain membership in the foundation.

FDA Researchers Find Salmonella-Killing Bacterium

The agency reported the breakthrough July 8 and said "Team Tomato" has published two studies recently in scientific journals.

Canada Implementing New Food Safety Law

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is developing new regulations during the next two years to implement the Safe Food for Canadians Act, which passed in November 2012.

Building Demolitions Aid Search for Lac Megantic Victims

Some buildings heavily damaged by the fire in the Quebec town sparked by a July 6 train derailment were being demolished Sunday so authorities could continue searching for missing residents.

ABA, AARP to Publish Guide for Family Survivors

Their first collaborative book will be published in early 2014, the organizations announced July 11.

Counting Down to VPPPA's Annual Conference

The Aug. 26-29 national conference, one of the top annual events on the safety community's calendar, will take place at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville.

Gas Industry Credits and Rebates Cost Oklahoma $321 Million

The governor's office is calling for a reevaluation of the rebate system.

Las Vegas will Soon Boast World's Largest Rooftop Solar Installation

The 20,000-panel solar installation will be on the roof of the Mandalay Bay Resort Convention Center

Tobacco Ad Bans' Appeal is Spreading

WHO's latest report says 2.3 billion people worldwide are covered by a least one measure limiting tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.

IAEA Launches Android Isotope App

The agency's Nuclear Data Section's Isotope Browser will provide quick information on the properties of more than 4,000 isotopes.

FAA Raising Requirements for Co-Pilots

A final rule available on the agency's website will require them to have an aircraft type rating and hold an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, which requires 1,500 hours as a pilot.

ASSE's Expanding Horizons Now Extend to Russia

The society signed an agreement last month to work with Chinese workplace safety professionals and announced July 10 that it will work with Russia's National Association of Centers for Occupational Safety and Health.

AMA: Americans' Health Improving, Chronic Diseases Still Demand Action

American Medical Association President Dr. Ardis D. Hoven called a new study "a wake-up call about the need to reduce the burden of chronic disease for America's patients."

SCE Hosting Job Fair for San Onofre Workers

Several nuclear energy companies are among the employers participating in the July 10-11 event, which follows the company's decision to decommission the nuclear plant.

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