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Sheriff's Deputy Wins 2017 Hearing Loss Prevention Award

The 2017 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award™ honors those that have contributed to the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus through effective practices or innovations directed to those who are exposed to noise at work.

NIOSH Director Denies Sixth Petition to Add Autoimmune Diseases to WTC List

Five previous petitions requested the addition of autoimmune diseases. Dr. John Howard, administrator of the WTC Health Program and NIOSH director, determined that the new petition did not provide additional evidence of a causal relationship between 9/11 exposures and autoimmune diseases.

Pick and Pay Inc. Ordered to Stop Operations Immediately

The DOJ sought a permanent injunction against the company for manufacturing and distributing unapproved new drugs.



Keurig Green Mountain Paying Civil Penalty for Delayed Defect Reporting

In addition to paying the $5.8 million penalty, Keurig has agreed to develop, implement, and maintain a compliance program that is designed to ensure that it complies with the Consumer Product Safety Act.

HHS Announces Winners of Move Health Data Forward Phase 2

The winners all developed electronic solutions that will help consumers share health data easily and securely.

After the uncontrolled movement and derailment of five cars on Oct. 29, 2015, CP took measures to eliminate trespassing at the location. (TSB photo)

Derailed Cars Moved Because of Human Intervention, TSB Finds

The agency reported that in Canada between 2006 and 2015, 397 occurrences involving uncontrolled movements of rolling stock or equipment were reported to the TSB, and about 8 percent of them were caused by human intervention.

NFPA Issues Fire Hose Safety Bulletin

"Research shows that flashover occurs eight times faster today, putting firefighters and their equipment at increased risk," said Ed Conlin, Public Fire Protection division manager. "It's important that fire departments follow fire hose codes and make tactical changes to keep first responders safe during fast-moving fires."

CDC Reviewing Air Quality of Air Hoses in Some Laboratories

The review will focus whether or not staff that used the hoses could have been exposed to chemical compounds from the hoses themselves.

BSEE Model Advances Analysis of Offshore BOP Closure

The model evaluates BOPs during extreme pressure and flow conditions.

BSEE Identifies Early Kick Detection to Prevent Loss of Well Control

Per Holand of Exprosoft presented the research at OESI’s Public Technology Assessment Program Forum.

Drone Advisory Committee Holds Second Meeting

Three draft tasking statements were reviewed by the committee.

The 2016 standard was written to be scalable to meet the needs of both large and small companies with varying levels of technology present in their machinery and processes.

ANSI/ASSE Z244.1 (2016): Bringing the Latest Practices to Lockout/Tagout and Alternative Methods

The 2016 standard was written to be scalable to meet the needs of both large and small companies with varying levels of technology present in their machinery and processes.

This GAO photo shows examples of foods subject to fragmented federal oversight of food safety and quality.

GAO Backs National Food Safety Strategy

Its new report cites the 16 federal agencies involved in overseeing the safety and quality of the U.S. food supply.

FDA Approves New Psoriasis Drug

Siliq will be used to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

ANSI, NFPA, Allies Hail Standards Copyright Ruling

"The court's ruling means federal, state, and local agencies can continue to rely on not-for-profit SDOs to develop voluntary consensus standards at the highest level of excellence and at minimal cost to government," added Kathie Morgan, president of ASTM International.

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