NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said the proposed rule gives manufacturers flexibility to design different sounds for different makes and models.
Several significant regulatory actions are planned for this fiscal year, according to the semiannual regulatory agenda published Jan. 8.
The ship was towed from Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, to Kiliuda Bay and its condition will be assessed there, the Unified Command reported.
Besides filing five serious and one willful violation against Lunda Construction as a result of the July 5, 2012, incident during U.S. 41 bridge construction near Oshkosh, Wis., OSHA has placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, the study concludes these colorful, rapidly changing billboards attract and hold drivers' gazes far longer than a threshold previous studies have shown to be dangerous.
UK Power Networks (Operations) Ltd., which supplies power to London and southeastern England, pleaded guilty and has been fined $442,000 and ordered to pay $233,000 in court costs, HSE reported.
The March 2012 shooting at a Pittsburgh psychiatric clinic killed two, including the shooter. A consultant hired by OSHA concluded patient safety was more a focus at the clinic than employee safety.
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association is offering it, having decided to endorse ASCE/SEI 7-10, Minimum Design Loads of Buildings and Other Structures, as the standard for temporary bracing of tilt panels during construction.
The ANSI/ASSE A10-26-2011 standard, Emergency Procedures for Construction and Demolition Sites, is one of the newest American National Standards.
The company announced Jan. 3 it has reached agreement with the Justice Department to resolve civil and potential criminal claims.
The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition, Oregon OSHA, and several partner organizations are sponsoring it this year.
The hospital announced Dec. 31 that it will begin decontaminating isolation rooms with these devices, which disperse the bleaching agent into the air and, after all surfaces have been covered, break it down into its water and oxygen components.
The Jan. 9-10 event includes a regulatory/compliance panel discussion and seven other presentations on specific topics.
The GHS format is no panacea for comprehensive hazard communication, and several significant problems remain to be solved.
Today, engineered fibers and blends are the new standard in cut protection.
Workplace AED response is quicker and more effective than waiting for EMS. Speed is the most important factor in saving the life of a sudden cardiac arrest victim.
This will be the sixth meeting of the year-old Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee. BSEE also is accepting proposals for oil spill response research projects.
Our new training curriculum for residential frame carpenters proved the skeptics wrong.
A lack of hand hygiene compliance is a major contributor to the high rates of health care-acquired infections in hospitals.
Each of these 10 elements of fall protection must be mastered by the end user.