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Slight Drop in Comp Benefits Paid in 2010

The National Academy of Social Insurance reported it resulted mainly from a 2.1 percent drop in medical benefits for injured workers.

FMCSA Making Traffic Conviction Reporting Change

CDL license holders no longer will be required to report their out-of-state traffic convictions to the state where they are licensed, if the proposed rule is enacted.

MSHA to Award $1.25 Million in Mine Safety Grants

States and non-profits are invited to apply by Aug. 31 for grants to provide training and training materials on mine emergency preparedness.



Upcoming Bucky Covington Album to Aid Injured Firefighters

When the country music star releases his second album Sept. 11, a special IAFF edition will feature two tracks to be purchased exclusively through the Help the Good Guys website.

AIHA Fellows Scholarship Established

More than $26,000 raised toward a $100,000 goal in the first six weeks after the annual SIG meeting at AIHce 2012.

OSHA Tools Cover Fluorescent Bulbs' Mercury Hazards

The agency says the information will benefit workers engaged in crushing and recycling fluorescent bulbs.

NASCAR Team Fires Driver Who Failed Drug Test

Penske Racing announced Aug. 1 that AJ Allmendinger has been released. He was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR a week earlier, after a second sample confirmed he had failed a random test.

Yet Another Reason Not to Tailgate

Florida state officials' tips to help motorists avoid being victimized by staged crashes start with not tailgating.

Commercial Space Launch Indemnification Outdated: GAO

The federal government's potential cost depends partly on an FAA calculation dating to 1988. So far, the government's commitment hasn't been needed, according a new GAO review.

DOT Getting Ready to Award Infrastructure Project Loans

The agency's chief, Ray LaHood, announced up to $17 billion in loans will be available once the new federal funding law takes effect Oct. 1.

High Court Allows Exxon Valdez to Be Scrapped

Two judges on India's Supreme Court allowed the ship to move to a shipyard in Gujarat, on the western coast of India.

Bulletin Alerts Companies to Check Pipelines After Derailments

Fulfilling an NTSB recommendation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued it with a July 31 notice. It stems from a June 2009 Canadian National Railway derailment in Cherry Valley, Ill.

Workers with Paid Sick Leave Injured Less Frequently

They're 28 percent less likely to suffer a non-fatal occupational injury, according to a NIOSH study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

With Star Secured, Shaw Group Acquisition Announced

Chicago Bridge & Iron plans to acquire it for $3 billion in a deal creating one of the world's largest construction and engineering firms serving the energy industry.

Anaheim to Welcome VPPPA Annual Conference

The Aug. 20-23 event at the Anaheim Convention Center includes an impressive list of exhibitors. Voting for VPPPA board members takes place Aug. 20-21.

US Accounts for Most Aerial Work Platform Fatalities

The International Powered Access Federation said its accident database logged 17 fatalities during the first half of 2012, with 11 of those in the United States.

Mayors Join AHA Program to Expand Hands-Only CPR

The new program will award up to 1,000 CPR Anytime kits to each of five cities, the American Heart Association announced.

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