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Pediatric Health Care Provider Cited for Failing to Protect Workers from Sexual Assault

Epic Health has been fined $98K after an investigation.

Absorbable Stent Approved for Coronary Heart Disease Treatment

Coronary heart disease kills about 370,000 Americans each year, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Border agents in Scotland have confiscated more than 15,000 hoverboards that have been tested and found to be unsafe, authorities said Dec. 3.

More Than 500,000 Hoverboards Recalled

Made in China, they've been recalled by eight manufacturers or importers, one retail store, and one online retailer because of the risk they can overheat and catch fire.



MSHA Says No Mines are Eligible for a Patterns of Violations Notice

For the first time since 2010, none of the mines meets the criteria.

Zika virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, the mosquitoes that alos spread dengue and chikungunya viruses.

NIH to Monitor Zika Exposure Among U.S. Olympic Committee Personnel

Some athletes, coaches, and other USOC staffers attending the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil next month will be monitored in a study funded by NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Boeing Opens Autonomous Systems Lab

The Collaborative Autonomous Systems Laboratory is 8,100 square feet in size and includes a motion capture system for simultaneously operating multiple unmanned air vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles, as well as an indoor flying test range that contains a high-resolution blended projection system for the development and testing of vision-based technologies.

Testing Rules to Cover Rail Maintenance of Way Workers

"These new rules add another layer of protection for workers who work along and near railroad tracks and will help us reduce preventable worker injuries and fatalities," said FRA Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg.

New Chief for Australian Transport Safety Bureau Arrives

Greg Hood began a five-year term on July 1 as ATSB's second chief commissioner. He has more than 35 years' experience in the transportation industry, beginning his career as an air traffic controller in the Royal Australian Air Force before working in the country's civil aviation industry.

Winco Fireworks International Black Cat fountain cones

Don't Use These Winco Fountain Cones

The company has received three reports of these fireworks spraying outward but no injuries have been reported. Consumers should immediately return the recalled fountains to the retailer where they purchased them for a refund or exchange.

Westward, Ho: Safety 2017 Set for Denver

One of the safety industry's best annual events again visits the Mile High City next year. (ASSE's Safety 2012 conference also was in Denver.)

Temporary Workers Exposed to Amputation Dangers at Woodworking Manufacturer

OSHA has issued 18 serious violations to Terrill Manufacturing Co. of San Angelo, Texas, and two to A.L. Staffing Inc., which provided the workers.

Grill Like a PRO – and Avoid Food Illnesses

This year, one in six Americans will get sick from food poisoning, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Texas DPS Ups Enforcement During Holiday Weekend

During the 2015 Fourth of July enforcement period, DPS troopers made 496 DWI arrests and issued 7,211 speeding citations, 1,156 seat belt/child safety seat citations, and 1,007 no insurance citations, in addition to making 268 fugitive arrests and 187 felony arrests.

OSHA Reminds Workers About Dangers of Fireworks

The agency again reminds employers to protect workers from hazards while manufacturing, storing, transporting, displaying, and selling fireworks.

DOL Boosts Apprenticeship Aid

These single-industry contracts will support the growth of apprenticeship programs in health care, construction, transportation and logistics, energy, manufacturing, and information and communications technology. DOL also will award as many as four multi-industry contracts to organizations to help employers from different sectors grow their apprenticeship programs and work together to create a pipeline of skilled workers.

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