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"Contractors have stayed busy this winter and expect to keep hiring through 2015 if they can find the workers they need," said Ken Simonson, AGC

Construction's Back on Track

With 39,000 jobs added in January 2015 and 308,000 in the past year, construction employment is at its highest level since February 2009, AGC reports.

CDC Says 58 Million Non-smokers in U.S. Exposed to Secondhand Smoke

The number includes two of every five children aged three to 11 years, according to the agency.

Explosion Kills Worker at Madden Bolt

This is the second employee death in a year for the steel manufacturer, OSHA reported.



CSB Chair: Fatal DuPont Incident Mirrors Industry's Shortcomings

"Complex process-related accidents with tragic results are taking place across the country at companies of all sizes. This problem includes major corporations such as DuPont, not just smaller companies that some refer to as outliers. It is clear that the current process safety regulatory system is in need of reform, and that companies themselves must do more," Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso said during a media briefing about the investigation of the November 2014 incident.

OSHA Cites Burrows Paper for the Fourth Time in a Year

The food box manufacturer has repeatedly exposed workers to amputation hazards, according to OSHA.

FMCSA Funding Study of Truckers' Restart Breaks, Fatigue

VTTI reported that Hanowski and his team will recruit about 250 truck drivers from fleets of various sizes -- long-haul, short-haul, and regional -- for the on-road study and will compare five-month work schedules of drivers.

International Environmental Corp. announced its Oklahoma City manufacturing facility has reached 1 million consecutive man-hours of operation without a lost-time injury.

Oklahoma Company Reaches Million-Hour Milestone

"Our employees realize that IEC values their well-being and is driven to ensure that everyone makes it home to their families each night," said safety manager Stuart Hughes.

Third Time Not the Charm for Roofing Contractor

AMB Construction now faces $113,300 in fines.

New Report Highlights Ways to Improve Work-Related Cancer Prevention

EU-OSHA has released a report regarding work-related cancer on World Cancer Day.

DOE Cites Fluor B&W Portsmouth, LLC for Violations

The agency has proposed a $243,750 civil penalty against the company, which is responsible for decontamination and decommissioning activities at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant located in Piketon. Ohio.

The proposed rule is intended to simplify and better organize MSHA

MSHA Holding Public Hearings on Civil Penalty Rule

Today's public hearing in Birmingham, Ala., and another one next week in Chicago concern the proposed rule MSHA published last July.

HHS Proposes Path to Improve Health Technology and Transform Care

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has released a roadmap for delivering better care through the exchange of electronic health information.

NTSB Announces Slight Drop in 2013 Transportation Fatalities as Rail Deaths Rise

Acting Chairman Christopher Hart said transportation fatalities decreased by 3 percent that year.

FEMA to Test Virginia Nuclear Plant's Readiness

We will assess state and local emergency response capabilities within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone, as well as the adjacent support jurisdictions within the Commonwealth of Virginia," said MaryAnn Tierney, regional administrator for FEMA Region III.

This photo in the NTSB letter to FRA

NTSB: Strengthen Requirements for Passenger Railcars' Vulnerable Ends

The safety board sent that recommendation on Feb. 2 to Sarah Feinberg, acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

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