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FMCSA Shuts Down 52 Bus Companies

The bus companies are shut down for various safety violations.

The new alarm monitoring goal applies to IV machines, cardiac monitors, and some other critical hospital machines.

Joint Commission Report Explains New Clinical Alarm Goal

It requires accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals to improve the safety of their clinical alarm systems and is being implemented in two phases.

NHTSA Releases Study on Driver Behaviors

The “National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors” finds nearly half of all drivers speed, among other conclusions.



EU Safety Group Releases Scientific Opinion on Aspartame Safety

The safety group has determined that at current levels, aspartame is safe to consume.

Tiered stamp prices, community mailboxes for all, and labor cost cuts are the most noteworthy elements of Canada Post

Canada Post Ending Urban Home Delivery

The company released a five-point action plan Dec. 11 that will transition Canadian households that still receive mail at their doors to community mailboxes during the next five years. The plan allows attrition to reduce its employment by up to 8,000 positions.

FDA Takes Voluntary Approach to Limiting Animal Antibiotics

The agency is issuing a final guidance document that explains how animal pharmaceutical companies can work with it to voluntarily remove growth enhancement and feed efficiency indications from the approved uses of their medically important antimicrobial drug products.

Merck Alzheimer’s Drug Advances to Late-Stage Trials

The drug, which is currently the industry’s best hope for treating Alzheimer’s, moves to big trials.

FAA Cites Great Lakes Aviation for Allegedly Conducting Flights with Non-Compliant Aircraft

The aviation company received more than $300,000 in proposed fines.

FRA Issues Emergency Order to Metro-North Rail

The Dec. 1 derailment was the fourth accident for the New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority's company this year, causing FRA to have "significant concerns with regard to the railroad's compliance" with federal regulations and its own operating rules.

OSHA Cites Illinois-Based Metal Company for Nearly 40 Violations

The company faces up to $117,000 in proposed fines.

Cylinders are delivered to a USEC facility as part of the Megatons to Megawatts program. (USEC photo)

Final Shipment Completes Megatons to Megawatts Program

"Today the United States and Russia are commemorating the completion of one of the most successful non-proliferation programs in our history," National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said.

According to OSHA

OSHA Fines Tower Company in Worker's Fatal Fall

The employee fell about 125 feet in August while installing a microwave dish on a cellular tower in Louise, Miss.

Canada Proposes Much Higher Fines for Unsafe Drugs

Rona Ambrose, the country's minister of health, introduced the government's new patient safety legislation on Dec. 6.

48,000 Personal Emergency Transmitters Recalled

Linear LLC has recalled about 48,000 of the Personal Emergency Reporting Systems (PERS) transmitters, which are components of Linear PERS products. The user pushes a button on the transmitter to summon assistance.

Alert App, Safety Talking Points Book Now Available

David Lynn, CSP, said his book, "Principle to Practice: Safety Talking Points," contains material on 103 safety topics that will help people think about how to make safe decisions.

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