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USPS: Houston Tops for Dog Attacks in 2015

USPS released 2015 data that showed 6,549 of its employees were attacked by dogs last year, and that four Texas cities ranked in the top 10 among U.S. cities for dog attacks.

NYC Bans Hands-Free Devices for Its Fleet

New York City will bar the use of hands-free phone devices by city fleet operators, except for emergency responders.

CDC Offering States Money for Zika Preparations

States and territories will receive funds based on the geographic locations of the two mosquitoes known to transmit Zika virus; their history of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks; and their population.



Joint Commission Adopting 2012 NFPA Life Safety Code

It is following CMS' lead. The final rule CMS published this month adopts most of the proposals that CMS made in 2014, but CMS removed a proposed requirement for hospitals to install smoke-purging systems in operating rooms.

PHMSA Meeting with Pipeline Advisory Committees in June

The June 1-3 meeting will consider proposed rules that would strengthen federal pipeline safety programs.

Lack of Emergency Training Cited After Shift Supervisor Asphyxiates on Deadly Gas

Atlantic Coffee Industrial Solutions was issued nine serious citations as a result.

Workplace Amputation Prompts Investigation at Furniture Manufacturer

OSHA has proposed more than $58,000 in penalties.

'Game of IH Life' Trivia Games Await #AIHce2016 Attendees

All AIHce attendees can play the Basic game version, according to AIHA's announcement, while attendees who downloaded and are using the AIHce app can also participate in the Advanced game version. There is also a special virtual version for those who are participating in the Virtual Conference.

Amtrak announced May 26 it will install inward-looking cameras on the locomotives used on its Northeast Corridor trains, following the May 12 derailment near Philadelphia, its aftermath shown here.

NTSB Sets Meeting on 2015 Amtrak Crash

The key question is why the passenger train that derailed near Philadelphia on May 12, 2015, was traveling 102 mph at the time on a curved section of track where speed is restricted to 50 mph.

BSEE Reports 2,100-Barrel Spill in Gulf of Mexico

The operator, Shell Offshore Inc., reported the oil sheen was observed in the area of its Glider Field. It was about 97 miles south of Port Fourchon, La.

FMCSA Issues Safety Advisory for TYTAL Cargo Tanks

The advisory calls for the immediate repair and retesting of the tanks.

BSEE Director and U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Discuss Joint Operations

The discussions took place during a luncheon panel at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.

Challenge III winners are developing new materials to reduce head impact forces on sports professionals, military members, and others who wear protective gear.

Retired NFL Players Not at Greater Suicide Risk, Study Finds

NIOSH researchers found that from 1979 to 2013, the suicide rate among those former players was less than half of what would be expected compared with the general population: The NFL group experienced 12 suicide deaths, compared with 25 that would be expected in a comparable gender/race/age sector of the population.

MSHA Stakeholder Meeting Taking Place May 12

The agenda includes opening remarks, rules to live by, a fatality review, Q&A, and a breakout into coal (proximity detection system update and dust rule update) and metal and nonmetal (upcoming initiatives review) sessions.

The explosion in West, Texas, prompted President Obama

ATF Lab Determines West Fire Deliberately Set

The ATF Fire Research Laboratory has determined that the West Fertilizer fire on April 17, 2013, that caused a massive explosion of ammonium nitrate fertilizer and killed 15 people, was deliberately set. ATF personnel conducted more than 400 interviews and their investigation of the fire's origin cost more than $2 million.

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