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FDA Releases Draft Documents on Drug Compounding

The documents are applicable to pharmacies, federal facilities, outsourcing facilities, and physicians.

2015 #GraingerShow Opens, Biggest Yet

The eleventh event in the series has brought more than 17,000 attendees to attend seminars, network, and walk or work the 367,000-square-foot trade show floor inside the Orange County Convention Center.

Formed Fiber Technologies Cited for Repeat, Serious Violations

The textile manufacturer faces $108,800 in OSHA penalties.



OSHA Cites Saia Motor Freight Line after Explosion

The company was found operating forklifts with defective safety switches, according to the agency.

Some locations, operations, or hazmat personnel may require security awareness training that includes security risks associated with their specific tasks and methods designed to enhance security.

FMCSA Creates Committee to Update Truck and Bus Driver Training

The panel's first public meeting is scheduled for Feb. 26-27.

Nevada Trucking Company Shut Down

FMCSA ordered JDJD Transportation, LLC to immediately cease operations, saying the company is an imminent hazard to public safety.

OSHA Cites PVI Industries LLC

The $93,700 in proposed fines and 18 violations resulted from Site Specific Targeted inspections, which are planned inspections at high-hazard workplaces where the highest rates of injuries and illnesses occur.

Many of the 100 dark chocolate bars tested by FDA were found to contain milk, in some cases with the milk either not listed on the product

FDA: Many Dark Chocolate Products Contain Milk

Consumers who are allergic to milk should be aware that a high proportion of tested dark chocolates contained milk, the agency announced Feb. 11.

NYC Crash Kills '60 Minutes' Reporter

Bob Simon, 73, died in a Feb. 11 car accident, the show’s executive producer announced.

BART Alerts Riders: Watch for Signs of Measles Infection

The transit agency said some riders may have been exposed because a Contra Costa County resident with measles commuted from home to work in San Francisco while infectious last week.

OSHA Cites Reynolds Nationwide for Worker Exposures to Dangerous Fumes

The freight-handling company faces two willful and six serious violations, according to the agency.

NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations to Ensure Alertness Devices Work as Intended

The recommendations are for the Federal Railroad Administration, the Association of American Railroads, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, and the American Public Transportation Association.

EUROCONTROL Video Explains New Aircraft Locating System

GADSS, which will be implemented "over the next few years," will be a system that tracks aircraft all the time and in all conditions.

The foundation

NFPA Research Foundation Launches Data Center Project

As the equipment housed in these centers places more demands on their HVAC systems, engineered-airflow solutions are being introduced. The Fire Protection Research Foundation wants to find out how they affect the transport of fire suppression agents.

DOT Announces Increased Oversight, Civil Penalty for Wheelchair Lift Manufacturer

Ricon Corp. will have to pay $1.75 million, the department announced.

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