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DOL Assists with Insurance for Jobless Workers

Six states and the District of Columbia were awarded funds that can help provide insurance for the unemployed.

Settlement Costing Grainger $70 Million

The company admitted no liability and maintains that it complied with disclosure requirements and the two federal contracts in all material respects.

Sawmill Inspections Continuing in British Columbia

The latest update from WorkSafeBC indicates some orders for corrective action on combustible dusts have been issued by the agency during follow-up visits to 172 locations.



Health IT Safety Plan Out for Comments

The goal of the plan is to encourage the use of health information technology to eliminate medical errors, improve the quality of care, protect patients, and increase efficiency in the U.S. health care system.

JAMA Authors Lament Suspension of Gun Violence Research

The authors of an online JAMA article, Arthur L. Kellermann, M.D., MPH, and Frederick P. Rivara, M.D., MPH, argue we'd know more about how to prevent mass shootings and firearm fatalities in general if CDC and other federal agencies still studied why they happen.

Recycled Christmas Trees to Aid Coastal Marshes

"Together, we can save thousands of trees from being thrown out to waste and also provide critical support to help preserve our wetlands," New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said.

China Successfully Tests Longest High-Speed Rail Line

The Xinhua news agency reported the Dec. 22 test along a 415-mile stretch of the line's northern section went smoothly. The public can begin using the 1,378-mile railway Dec. 26.

Major Firefighting Programs Renewed by Congress

The conference report to H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, would reauthorize the FIRE and SAFER grant programs and the U.S. Fire Administration through FY 2017.

Winterizing Tips Offered to NYC Builders

City Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri and his department urged contractors and property owners to follow 10 safety tips for preparing their construction sites for winter.

Bremen Castings Opens On-Site Wellness Center

The 73-year-old company's president, JB Brown, said the facility "allows access to free care and free medication for our employees throughout the week."

Britain's OSHA Seeks Simpler Chemicals Regulatory Scheme

The agency, equivalent to OSHA in the United States, said the simpler regulations will not add new responsibilities for employers or reduce important protections for workers, the public, and the environment.

Costa Concordia Removal Planned by Fall 2013

The task of uprighting and refloating the stranded cruise ship involves about 400 workers and a seven-days-a-week schedule, the salvors reported Dec. 23.

Gunman Kills Two Volunteer Firefighters, Wounds Two More

A house fire to which they responded apparently was set so William Spengler, 62, could shoot at the arriving first responders, authorities said.

Crane Death Costs UK Steel Company $237,000

A West Midlands steel company has been ordered to pay that amount after one of its employees was crushed to death by a 15-tonne crane.

Three Restaurants Must Pay $391,000 in Employee Back Wages

The South Carolina San Jose Mexican restaurants owe 37 employees hundreds or thousands of dollars in back wages.

Study Estimates 4,000 Surgery Errors Per Year in US

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine patient safety researchers studied national malpractice claims to form their estimate, which is reported online in the journal Surgery.

CDC Again Warns of Unrecognized Infections in Patients Linked to NECC

The Dec. 20 Health Alert Network notice re-emphasized guidance from a month earlier recommending “assertive clinical evaluation” of patients.

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