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DARPA Competition Showcases Cyber Warriors

Students from three of the service academies competed recently in Pittsburgh after receiving training from two top experts.

IOSH Launches Lif€ Savings Ireland Campaign

"Our government has been seeking to make the case that good health and safety represents good business, and I think IOSH's initiative illustrates that very vividly," said Richard Bruton, Ireland's minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

NIST Study Questions Furniture Ignition Test

The bench-scale test of whether a burning cigarette will ignite upholstered pieces may underestimate the materials' tendency to smolder, the agency's Mark Bello reported.



The new definition defines criteria for "severity of reaction" and also provides for the use of a weight-of-evidence approach to decide whether a substance is a strong sensitizer.

CPSC Revising 'Strong Sensitizer' Definition

The commission declined to implement the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, GHS, to which OSHA's HazCom Standard has been harmonized.

Thousands of SF Transit Riders Warned of Measles Exposure

The Bay Area Rapid Transit agency and Contra Costa Health Services say anyone who used the transit system from Tuesday, Feb. 4 to Friday, Feb. 7 during the morning commute hours and late evening may have been exposed to measles.

NIOSH Seeking Abstracts for Worker Health Symposium

The agency announced a call for abstracts for the first annual International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health.

NTSB Data Show Slight Increase in Transportation Fatalities

From 2011 to 2012, the data show a slight increase in the number of transportation fatalities and a decrease in aviation, pipeline, and marine deaths.

California's Final Refinery Safety Report Backs Inherently Safer Technologies

The state's Interagency Working Group on Refinery Safety released the report Feb. 13. It recommends making inherently safer technologies mandatory for the 21 refineries in the state, as well as root cause analysis after significant incidents.

FMCSA Proposes Drug/Alcohol Clearinghouse for Drivers

Under the newly proposed rule, employers would have to check the clearinghouse before hiring new workers.

OSHA Announces Comment Period Extension for Proposed Injury Reporting Rule

The agency has announced the comment period for the proposed rule will close March 10.

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Storm Cancelled Many Red Cross Blood Drives

The American Red Cross is asking Americans to give blood to make up for the blood drives cancelled by the storm affecting the East Coast.

OSHA Fines Company $697K in Machine Guarding Fatality

OSHA announced Feb. 13 that it has cited Wire Mesh Sales, LLC of Jacksonville, Fla., and proposed $697,700 in penalties in connection with the August 2013 death of a 32-year-old machine helper.

OR-OSHA Cites Company for the Seventh Time

Bravo's Construction Services of Woodburn, Ore., has been cited by the state program for the seventh time since February 2013.

The interim final regulations set procedures and timeframes for handling retaliation complaints under the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Interim Regs Issued for Food Safety Modernization Act Whistleblower Protection

The interim final regulations set procedures and timeframes for handling retaliation complaints under the act, including OSHA investigations.

OSHA Works Toward Safety for Cell Tower Employees

The agency collaborates with the National Association of Tower Erectors on a safety initiative.

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