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.
"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.
AMB Construction now faces $113,300 in fines.
EU-OSHA has released a report regarding work-related cancer on World Cancer Day.
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.
Today's public hearing in Birmingham, Ala., and another one next week in Chicago concern the proposed rule MSHA published last July.
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.
Acting Chairman Christopher Hart said transportation fatalities decreased by 3 percent that year.
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.
The safety board sent that recommendation on Feb. 2 to Sarah Feinberg, acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
Labor Secretary Perez said the DOL FY2016 budget "reinforces our commitment to job training and apprenticeship, fair and equal pay, paid leave, safe workplaces and secure retirements."
This is the first FDA-approved medication to treat the condition.
The alliance is part of the federal government's response to President Obama's Executive Order 13650: Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, which he signed following the devastating West explosion.
"The company apparently blamed the victims for their own injuries, but there is clear evidence that injuries were caused by the unsafe conditions created by the company. OSHA is committed to making sure that the total disregard Ashley Furniture has shown to safety stops here and now," said Dr. David Michaels.
Their petition seeks an expanded definition of "affected employee" and clarification that an employee may designate any person as his or her representative.