It requires accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals to improve the safety of their clinical alarm systems and is being implemented in two phases.
The “National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors” finds nearly half of all drivers speed, among other conclusions.
The safety group has determined that at current levels, aspartame is safe to consume.
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.
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.
The drug, which is currently the industry’s best hope for treating Alzheimer’s, moves to big trials.
The aviation company received more than $300,000 in proposed fines.
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.
The company faces up to $117,000 in proposed fines.
"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.
The employee fell about 125 feet in August while installing a microwave dish on a cellular tower in Louise, Miss.
Rona Ambrose, the country's minister of health, introduced the government's new patient safety legislation on Dec. 6.
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.
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.
Asiana Flight 214 crashed on approach to San Francisco's airport in clear weather. Experts from Boeing, the FAA, and other agencies are participating in the Dec. 11 investigative hearing, which is being streamed as a live webcast.