The law mandates that FMCSA provide recognition for motor carriers that make voluntary use of advanced technologies and enhanced driver fitness measures.
The partnership will offer defensive driving courses to Illinois Drivers.
The partnership will focus on workers on the CH2 Data Center project in Northlake, Illinois.
Twenty-two companies, including four multiple winners, won in the magazine's eighth annual New Product of the Year contest. Winners will receive their trophies at the 2016 National Safety Congress & Expo in Anaheim.
The discovery was made after investigating a July 3, 2016, grease fire.
The annual forklift rodeo is a highlight of the event being held in Spokane. The 2016 Governor's Lifesaving Awards will be presented during a luncheon at the conference Sept. 29.
The agency's inspectors told a court the injuries could have been prevented if the drill was guarded and if the worker had not been wearing gloves, a suitable and sufficient risk assessment had been completed to identify required control measures, and the worker had received proper training.
The Labor Department has awarded the funding via a National Dislocated Worker Grant.
The pre-conference program identifies 10 technical sessions as "hot topics" for this year—and they look very promising.
Be prepared to communicate. This is an element of response that is often overlooked and needs to be continually practiced.
"The mechanical contracting industry is one of America's most dangerous, but it doesn't have to be that way," said Ali Vahed, a grant team member and safety risk analyst at McKinstry. "We'll be setting the bar for best-in-class safety."
The year "brought us another grim reminder of the importance of safety in marine transportation," Chairman Christopher Hart wrote in his introduction to "Safer Seas Digest 2015."
Two employees were severely injured Feb. 12, 2016, when a compressed gas cylinder designed for a fire-suppression system exploded while they were attempting to fill it with compressed air from a high-pressure source.
Developmental controllers are trained to control and separate live air traffic within designated airspace at and around an air traffic control tower, radar approach control facility, or air route traffic control center. New ATCs get their initial training at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City.
The $24 million training facility in Sanford, Fla., will be 43,000 square feet in size. It will be ready to hosting training for Allegiant flight crew members and mechanics by the first quarter of 2017.
OSHA issued the company 12 citations for safety failures.
Each type of alarm requires its own unique response, and a fire alarm is no different.
Michael Huerta discussed the importance of collaboration in Oshkosh, Wis.
ARC has received a $1.066 million AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support AmeriCorps members to help the Red Cross teach children and adults in 15 states about home fire safety and being prepared for emergencies.
The alliance will better protect workers for an initial three-year term.