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OSHA Issues Proposed Rule Extending Crane Operator Compliance Date

The proposed rule would extend the compliance date to Nov. 10, 2017.

FM Global 2013 Grants Totaled $370K

Fire service organizations in the United States, Canada, and India received the fire prevention grants last year.

2014 #GraingerShow Under Way

The three-day event for Grainger's customers has grown large enough for the exhibits to occupy two halls in the Orange County Convention Center's West Building.



California Passes 200 Flu Deaths This Season

The total statewide was 202 as of Feb. 7, and 41 other deaths are under investigation but not yet confirmed as influenza-related. During the entire 2012-2013 flu season, there were 106 flu deaths in California.

Weekend closures of the World Trade Center PATH station will start Feb. 14 as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey begins to install Positive Train Control technology and continues to repair salt damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

Port Authority Installing Positive Train Control for PATH Lines

The agency announced weekend work and closures will begin Feb. 14 and that PATH will be one of the country’s first rail transit systems to meet the December 2015 federal deadline for implementing the technology.

FAA Approves More Oxygen Concentrator Models

The three newly approved models bring the total of approved devices to 23.

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ISEA Seeking Reviewers for Emergency Eyewash Standard

The ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2009 standard is being revised, with a new version to be published this year. ISEA is recruiting reviewers for the process.

CSB Chair Applauds Council's Action on 'Gas Blows'

Changes have been made in the International Fire Code and the International Fuel Gas Code to prohibit these. Six workers died four years ago in the Kleen Energy power plant explosion in Middletown, Conn., because of one.

Company Cited in Fatality During Underwater Work

OSHA has cited Lucas Marine Acquisition Co., a Florida company, after a worker's death last year.

FDA Launches National Youth Anti-Smoking Campaign

"The Real Cost" campaign aims to educate children and teens ages 12-17.

Ontario Ministry Introduces Working at Heights Training Standard

The agency's new standard will initially be voluntary and apply to construction activity only, but it is expected to become mandatory by summer 2014 and will later be expanded to all sectors.

The Coast Guard is holding the public meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to get public comments on its proposed rule to standardize the security requirements of cruise ship terminals.

NTSB to Hold Cruise Ship Safety Forum

Due to several unsafe occurrences last year, NTSB has decided to hold a cruise ship safety forum March 25-26.

Florida AG Backs Bill to Curb Hit-and-Run Incidents

Attorney General Pam Bondi joined with legislative leaders this week to announce their support for a bill to remove the incentive for drunk drivers to flee the scene of an accident.

Citing Drug 'Epidemic,' Maine's Governor Wants More Judges, Agents

In his Feb. 4 "State of the State" speech, Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage said 927 drug-addicted babies were born in Maine last year -- representing more than 7 percent of all births.

Wire Company Allegedly Violates Workplace Safety Standards

OSHA has cited Radcliff Wire Inc. for allegedly violating safety standards; the fines total more than $100,000.

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