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Senate Bill Filed to Extend FAA's Fatigue Rule

If enacted into law, the Safe Skies Act would ensure that the FAA's pilot fatigue rule applies to pilots of cargo planes, just as it soon will to pilots of passenger aircraft.

IIHS Recommends Booster Seats Until Age 12

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety suggests children may need to be placed in a car booster seat until age 12.

New Guidelines Published for Potato Industry

The new guide will provide various resources for those in the industry, including best practices for production and harvest operations, processing and distribution.



Facility Safety Concerns Arise After Cougar Attack

After a cougar killed an employee at a Portland animal sanctuary, concerns have been raised over the safety measures taken at the facility.

The audit will examine FHWA

Audit of FHWA Bridge Safety Oversight Under Way

The DOT inspector general's office announced it Nov. 5 in response to a request from the top Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

WHO Taking Medical Kits to Philippines

With the government estimating some 4.5 million people have been affected in the central Philippines, WHO is mobilizing supplies.

WV Task Force Supports Pseudoephedrine Controls

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Advisory Council on Substance Abuse has voted to support legislation that would make pseudoephedrine medications available by prescription only.

Appeals Court to Hear Arguments in SeaWorld Case

SeaWorld stopped allowing trainers to be in the water with killer whales after trainer Dawn Brancheau's death in 2010, but it is still challenging OSHA's citations in the case.

OSHA Cites Textile Manufacturing Company for 21 Violations

Foss Manufacturing Co. in Hampton, NH, received $115,000 in proposed fines along with the citations.

More than a thousand consumer products already on the market in the United States contain nanomaterials, according to NIOSH.

NIOSH Releases New Nanomaterial Control Recommendations

The section on engineering controls -– local exhaust ventilation, isolation, and dust suppression methods -- states they are likely to be the most effective control strategy for nanomaterials, but it also advises using elimination and substitution first if they are feasible.

NTSB Questions the Effectiveness of FMCSA

A dustup between two federal agencies has arisen, as NTSB has recommended that DOT audit the FMCSA's oversight.

FAA Mandates Stall Training for Commercial Pilots

The final rule comes as a result of the Colgan Air 3407 crash in 2009 near Buffalo, N.Y., which killed 49 people on board and one person on the ground.

MSHA Reports Nine Mining Deaths in Third Quarter

This was two fewer than the total fatalities during the same quarter of 2012.

Portland Hosting Pulp and Paper Safety Conference Next Month

The Dec. 3-6 event features a keynote speech by Georgia Pacific's CEO and workshops on combustible dust, lockout/tagout, and more.

TAMU Center to Manage BSEE Institute

The five-year agreement provides $5 million in funding from the federal agency overseeing offshore oil and gas operations, with three Texas universities participating.

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