Dr. David Weil, professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law and the Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Boston University School of Management, was nominated to the post by the president in September 2013.
The rule changes also establish a process for obtaining tax incentives to encourage operators to reducing flaring.
Onesubsea UK Limited cited by HSE for putting workers at risk for hand arm vibration syndrome.
OSHA cites USPS for the death of a Medford, MA mail carrier in July.
It was designed to test harnesses, connecting and anchorage devices, lifeline systems, confined space equipment, and escape and rescue products according to global regulatory standards.
The company faces over $150,000 in proposed fines.
The California Labor Commissioner's office donated clothing worth more than $33,000 this week to the Shelter Partnership, Inc. The goods were seized from garment manufacturers operating illegally in Los Angeles and surrounding counties.
The American Trucking Associations and the Minnesota Trucking Association submitted a joint petition to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct it.
The Department of Justice announced that a federal court jury convicted Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc, on one count of obstruction of justice for intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal authorities investigating the accident.
The two organizations launch a generic drug inspection initiative to support drug approvals.
Teams will put their robots through eight tasks, ranging from driving a utility vehicle to carrying and connecting a fire hose, Dec. 20-21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.
John Beale, a former senior policy advisor in the agency's Office of Air and Radiation, had pleaded guilty to stealing government money. He has agreed to pay about $890,000 in restitution and about $500,000 to DOJ in criminal forfeiture.
The proposal comes in the wake of the Chevron 2012 pipe rupture and fire in the Bay Area.
They can overheat and melt and thus present fire and burn hazards.
A proposed rule from the agency offers two options: driving with a stable vision condition for at least a year or no specific amount of CMV driving experience required.