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California Company Recalls Celery Products

They are linked to an E. coli outbreak at Costco but are an ingredient in several companies' products, according to FDA.

Traffic Deaths Up Significantly This Year

NHTSA will hold a series of cross-cutting regional meetings across the country early next year to gather ideas, engage new partners, and generate additional approaches to combat human behavioral issues that contribute to road deaths.

WHO Launches Sexual Violence Toolkit

"WHO strongly condemns violence against women and girls and supports partners and countries' efforts towards the denormalization of this type of violence. Ensuring equality between women and men is a crucial part of these efforts," said WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan.



NIST Releases Community Resilience Guide

Stephen A. Cauffman, manager of the NIST Community Resilience Program, reports that the Community Resilience Planning Guide sets out a collaborative six-step process that towns, cities, counties, and campuses can follow to better manage their hazard risks and build resilience.

Public safety is one of the areas where the most advances in "smart fabrics" are taking place, the U.S. Department of Commerce said as it announced the April 2016 Smart Fabrics Summit.

Smart Fabrics Summit Scheduled for April 2016

The Department of Commerce reports that the smart fabric product development is being seen in the fields of defense, fitness, health, and public safety.

NACOSH Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee Meeting Set

The subcommittee will discuss elements of an emergency response and preparedness rule, including facility and equipment preparedness, vehicle preparedness and operation, pre-incident planning, and more at the Dec. 8 meeting.

Researchers Raise Toxicity Questions About 3D Printed Parts

Parts from two main classes of commercial 3D printers were found to be toxic to zebrafish embryos.

American Red Cross Offers Holiday Travel Tips

ARC suggests that people traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, as millions of Americans are doing today, start by downloading the Red Cross First Aid App, which provides expert advice on what to do in case of an emergency.

The William M. Feehan is a 66-foot long, jet-propelled fireboat named for FDNY First Commissioner William M. Feehan, who died during the World Trade Center response on Sept. 11, 2001. (FDNY photo)

FDNY Christens New Fireboat

It is named for First Deputy Commissioner William M. Feehan, who died Sept. 11, 2001, when the South Tower collapsed at the World Trade Center site. The second-highest-ranking FDNY member killed on that day, he was the oldest responder to the site.

$4.5 Million Awarded to Reduce Child Labor in Cocoa-Growing Communities

The International Cocoa Initiative is the recipient of the award.

ECHA Taking Comments on Adding Lead Compounds to Authorisation List

The four lead compounds were included in ECHA's previous draft recommendation in 2014 but were not included in the final recommendation that was sent to the European Commission in July 2015. Comments on 11 proposed substances are due by Feb. 18, 2016.

More than 46 million turkeys were cooked and eaten for Thanksgiving 2015, USDA estimates.

Turkey Day Food Safety From the Pros

"USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has a variety of food safety resources to help with any questions related to preparing Thanksgiving dinner, including our Meat and Poultry Hotline that will be staffed will helpful experts on Thanksgiving Day," said Al Almanza, USDA's deputy under secretary for Food Safety.

Cargo Vessel's Grounding Attributed to Drunken Chief Officer

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch found that he "lost situational awareness due to his consumption of alcohol." The cargo vessel Lysblink Seaways ran aground at full speed in West Scotland on Feb. 18, 2015, resulting in a fuel spill and eventual scrapping of the vessel.

Renovation Exposes Workers to Asbestos in San Antonio: OSHA

OSHA cited the employers for willful exposure.

CSB Offering Releases in Spanish

"One of my primary goals as Chairperson of the CSB is to ensure that the agency's knowledge reaches and impacts as many stakeholders as possible. By offering Spanish-language safety products, we are helping to advance that goal," said Vanessa Allen Sutherland, CSB's chairperson.

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