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NETS and NHTSA remind us that wearing seat belts while traveling this week is essential.

Safety Issues All Around for Thanksgiving Week

Winter driving hazards, electrical safety issues, slips, falls, and more for the holiday season.

Black Widow Spiders Found in Grocery Store Grapes

Several Aldi stores in Milwaukee have pulled their grapes due to the presence of a live black widow spider.

Ferdo Refrigeration Cited After Follow-up Inspection

The company allegedly failed to correct workplace health and safety hazards cited from previous OSHA inspections.



Laundry Detergent Capsules Look Like Candy to Children

U.S. poison control center officials express concern over the use of the capsules in households with young children.

NIST Report Calls for National Codes for Tornado-Resistant Structures

The federal agency's technical investigation following the May 2011 EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., has taken two years to complete and is the first to scientifically assess the impact of a tornado in four major categories.

Fort Worth Police Confuse Local Drivers

Off-duty officers participating in the National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers confused and frustrated drivers when asking for samples to detect alcohol use.

The two-year research study will attempt to correlate subsequent health problems, such as Alzheimer

Allen Family Foundation Funds TBI Research

Researchers will try to correlate head injuries with later health problems through the two-year, $2.4 million study.

The rule will apply to large motorcoaches beginning in November 2016.

NHTSA Mandating Seat Belts on New Motorcoaches

The agency's final rule will affect new over-the-road buses and large buses weighing more than 26,000 pounds. Most fatal crashes of such buses are rollovers, and occupant ejections account for 66 percent of the deaths in those crashes, according to the rule.

Tyson Foods Cited by OSHA

OSHA proposed $121,720 in fines for alleged safety hazards at the company's Buffalo, N.Y., production plant.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to Investigate Tesla Model S

Following several reported fires with the vehicle, the agency reportedly will be investigating the safety of the car.

Appeals Court Halts Nuclear Waste Storage Fees

As long as the federal government has no viable alternative to Yucca Mountain for storing nuclear waste, power plant operators should not be charged annual fees for the cost of that disposal, the judges ruled.

Drug Quality and Security Act Heads to President's Desk

The U.S. Senate has approved H.R. 3204, a bill introduced by U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mo., meant to improve oversight on compounding pharmacies.

The two DOT agencies are conducting audits, and PHMSA is making unannounced inspections, to ensure railroads

DOT Agencies Evaluating Railroads' Security Plans

FRA and PHMSA are working together on audits to make sure the safety and security plans address the vulnerabilities cited in the Aug. 7 Emergency Order No. 28.

One Dead, 29 Hurt in South Africa Shopping Mall Collapse

The mall in Tongaat was under construction when its roof collapsed Nov. 19, according to South African media reports.

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Both Progress and Peril in 25 Years of Drug Testing Results

Quest Diagnostics released an overview of the first quarter-century of experience with the Drug-Free Workplace Act, more than 125 million urine tests in all, and showed overall use of most drugs has fallen significantly.

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