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DOT Shuts Down Washington D.C. Tour Bus Company

The company failed to follow DOT and federal drug and alcohol testing regulations.

NIOSH Recommends Lower REL for Carbon Nanomaterials

The agency's new Current Intelligence Bulletin recommends that exposures to carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers be kept below the recommended exposure limit of 1 μg/m3 of respirable elemental carbon as an eight-hour TWA.

Death Toll Passes 100 in Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse

"Bangladesh is tragically known for its lack of proper building codes combined with out-of-control graft," Charles Kernaghan and Barbara Briggs with the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights reported.



Honeywell Acquiring RAE Systems for $340 Million

"RAE Systems' geographic, manufacturing, and distribution footprint, especially in high-growth countries like China, will help to make our already strong gas detection portfolio an even greater global franchise in a very good industry," said Mark Levy, president and CEO of Honeywell Life Safety.

FDA Patient Network Website Launched

Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., says the site is an interactive tool for educating patients, patient advocates, and consumers on how medications and medical devices "move from the realm of idea to the realm of the marketplace."

Study Finds No Benefit in Voice-to-Text Technology

Drivers' response times were just as delayed and their performance just as affected by it as by standard texting, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found.

Rental Company Fined in Crane Overturn Fatality

OSHA has cited Hawthorne Pacific Corp. for 13 alleged serious violations and two other-than-serious violations.

The Lancet Salutes Boston's Readiness, Response

"Emergency systems everywhere should aspire to be Boston strong," the magazine's editorial states.

LAX Explains Erroneous Terminal Evacuation Notice

Some electronic monitors inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal displayed the message briefly after an airline contractor activated it accidentally.

Washington L&I Tightening Opioid Prescribing for Injured Workers

"We're seeing fewer deaths among injured workers due to pain medication. The new rules are the next step in reducing ineffective and dangerous use of these powerful drugs," said Dr. Gary Franklin, the state department's medical director.

Another Compounding Pharmacy in Trouble

All health care facilities and health care providers that have received sterile products from Balanced Solutions should quarantine the products and follow the recall instructions from Balanced Solutions, according to FDA.

CDC Releases Food Safety Report Card

While some foodborne diseases haven't increased, infections from campylobacter -- which is linked to foods including poultry, raw milk, and produce -– have risen up to 14 percent in 2012 from the 2006-2008 baseline.

Texas Spring Break Crackdown Totaled 1,077 DWI Arrests

The Department of Public Safety reported 226 of them directly resulted from increased patrols during the March 8–17 period.

FAA Approves Boeing 787s to Fly, NTSB Hearing Still On

The investigative hearing into the Jan. 7 lithium-ion battery fire takes place in Washington, D.C. on April 23-24.

Nova Scotia Government to Reimburse Widows for Unpaid Benefits

More than 100 women whose husbands died on the job will receive pension benefits denied to them because they remarried before April 17, 1985.

60 Hepatitis Cases Confirmed Among Tulsa Dentist's Patients

The Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Tulsa Health Department announced the first round of results April 18 from testing completed on 3,122 people who had been patients of W. Scott Harrington's dental surgical practice.

Fire Systems Upgrade in Carnival's $300 Million Program

Emergency power capabilities also are included in the Carnival Cruise Lines plan that affects all 24 of its vessels.

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