The Transportation Technology Center Inc., a world-renowned research and test facility used by freight and passenger railroads, will have a new president later this year.
The final rule will include procedures to improve training, mitigate fatigue, and clearly define roles and responsibilities for employees in control rooms for DOT-regulated pipelines.
The agency plans to issue new risk-informed, performance-based security regulations for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste storage facilities.
A new diesel-electric locomotive with the most environmentally friendly 4,400-horsepower diesel engine will be displayed with a legendary steam engine in Omaha for the College World Series.
Its majority stake acquisition of REACH HR, which has more than 100,000 employees and specializes in supporting manufacturers, solidifies a foothold in the economic centers of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, according to the company.
The proposed rule clarifies that veterinary-care benefits are authorized and sets up a clear procedure for VA to award those benefits.
CSA Standards has recognized Alex Milne for his work on lighting standards, electrical safety standards, and the Canadian Electrical Code Parts I and II.
The violations include failing to provide appropriate machine guarding on equipment, such as the automated bread oven, and provide fall protection for employees working on top of the ovens.
"This tragedy could have been prevented," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Dr. David Michaels. "It is imperative that employers take steps to eliminate hazards and provide a safe working environment."
The agency said it has cited Phenix Lumber Co. 77 times since 2007 and wants to include it in the Severe Violators Enforcement Program.
The standards that are being revised cover two types of protective equipment for law enforcement.
The draft guidance recommends studies for establishing the devices' performance characteristics, to aid in preventing and controling infections in health care settings.
This is a sharp drop from the 105 on-duty deaths in 2008 and 82 in 2009 and it is the lowest annual total since the NFPA began conducting this annual study in 1977.
A new Broad Spectrum label and SPF 15 or higher means the product are beneficial against skin cancer, early skin aging, and sunburn.
Record attendance at the ASSE conference and expo coincided with several events in Chicago to make hotel rooms scarce in the Second City.
OSHA's investigation found that at the time of the incident, employees were filling an 18-foot-high by 65-foot-long concrete block wall with cement when the wall collapsed, killing one employee and hospitalizing three others.
During the middle of a bustling afternoon on day two of ASSE’s Professional Development Conference, OSHA Chief Dr. David Michaels and NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard took time to discuss what to expect from the two agencies in the coming years.