The committee meets this week in London with a packed agenda, including approval of draft amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and creation of a passenger ship safety working group.
NFPA 80's 2013 edition contains the new requirement.
The Nov. 30 NSC meeting concerns the licensee’s response to the discovery of "unexpected wear" in nearly new steam generators after a leak inside a Unit 3 steam generator tube early this year.
DEA announced that a federal court jury in Cleveland, Ohio, convicted Dr. Terence Sasaki, pharmacist Vinesh Darji, and Audrey Barbara Rovedo on Nov. 15 of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, raising the number of people convicted in the case to 13.
BSEE has ordered Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC, to submit a performance improvement plan by Dec. 15 and to take several corrective actions immediately.
It was adopted at a recent forum organized by the International Maritime Organization.
AAA reports that highways and airports might be more crowded than last year.
To ensure that Thanksgiving is as safe as possible, take some tips from the Department of Health and Human Services.
IRSST conducted the study and produced a report with recommendations for choosing the best gloves for a given task.
In a National Press Club speech Nov. 16, Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert said he is concerned about rising suicide and sexual assault rates, saying they rank high among the issues the Navy is addressing.
The agency's Dallas Area Office investigated after an employee working the checkout counter at TMT Inc.’s Garland, Texas, Whip In convenience store died following an assault in May 2012.
The annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was marked in more than 50 countries on Nov. 18.
"The Office of Rural Health Policy is the voice of rural America within HHS. Their relationship with officials and providers within these communities offers us a better understanding of needs on the ground and informs the decisions we make at the federal level," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said.
The International Safety Equipment Association's brief online survey asks buyers, users, and specifiers of PPE where they obtain product information, whether existing trade shows have value, and how to make them better.
Three environmental groups are involved in the agreement announced Nov. 15 and are celebrating the result.
The site's social media dashboard, "Say it - Share it," provides real-time updates from HHS' tobacco-related social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Infographics, podcasts, and Tumblr.
Four people were killed when a train collided with a float during a parade honoring veterans.