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Washington L&I Documents High Injury Rate of Truck Drivers

The agency's recent report says one of every 13 drivers suffers a lost-time injury each year.

Corvallis, Ore.-based VDOS Global uses aerial robotics and remote sensing to provide oil and gas inspections, environmental research, aerial surveying and other services using for its clients around the world. (VDOS image)

FAA Supporting Drone Industry's Safety Campaign

Timed for the holiday gift-giving season, "Know Before You Fly" seeks to promote safe, responsible flying of unmanned aircraft systems.

DHS, HHS Release Guidance for Patient Decontamination in Mass Chemical Incidents

The Mass Human Chemical Decontamination Working Group (a federal interagency working group) developed the guidance with the advice of a larger group of federal and non-federal subject matter experts in emergency response, emergency medicine, toxicology, risk communication, behavioral health, and other relevant fields.



CFATS Reauthorized for Four Years

President Obama on Dec. 18 signed into law H.R. 4007, the "Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014."

The annual national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization, Dec. 10-31, comes at a particularly dangerous time of year for roadway users. On average, more than 800 people die in vehicle crashes involving a drunk driver during the month of December.

Highway Departments On Alert During Holidays

The Governors Highway Safety Association's member agencies are also stepping up their enforcement during the season. According to GHSA, more than 800 Americans die in crashes involving a drunk driver during the month of December.

Investigators Call Big LA Fire Arson

Work at the scene has finished, ATF Special Agent in Charge Carlos A. Canino said, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Families of Two Workers Launch Independent Investigation into Fatal Fire

The fire occurred in the Thanksgiving Tower, a high-rise building in Dallas, Texas.

M. Durrance Construction Cited for Exposing Workers to Dangerous Falls

OSHA has cited the Jacksonville, Fla., company for one willful violation.

Fiduciaries of National Multi-employer Benefit Plan Ordered to Pay $4.7 Million

The Labor Department found that the defendants operated the plan for a fake union.

FAA Showing Off NextGen at JFK

The agency has installed a NextGen video kiosk in the main lobby of Terminal 5 so passengers can see how the technology will work to enhance their flying experience--making it safer, faster, and cleaner for the environment.

The Interior Department agency manages offshore oil and gas leases.

New Chief Selected for Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

"Abigail Hopper's knowledge of the energy sector, experience working with a wide variety of stakeholders, and her legal expertise will be valuable assets to the bureau and the department as we continue to ensure the safe and responsible development of our domestic energy and mineral resources and stand up an offshore wind program," Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said.

Dollar Tree Stores Cited for Exposing Workers to Serious Hazards for Second Time

Inspectors witnessed a worker being struck by falling boxes.

Death of a Supermarket Worker was Preventable: OSHA

The Brooklyn, N.Y., store was cited for exit access and fall and chemical hazards.

There is a growing global push toward hazardous location competency training.

2016 OSHA Oil & Gas Safety Conference Returning to Houston

These conferences take place every other year; more than 2,200 people participated in the fourth one, which took place Dec. 2-3, 2014.

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