"We want to remind hunters that walking on or near railroad tracks is extremely dangerous, because you never know when a train will come along," said Robert Morrison, Union Pacific's chief of police.
The National Awards Celebration was held during the 2013 National Safety Congress & Expo this week.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced the 3,000 furloughs after the Oct. 1 government shut down.
The agency's director, Dr. John Howard, said it is surveying long-haul truckers and hopes to develop national baseline estimates for driver demographics to aid FMCSA's regulatory efforts.
"With one small exception, our decision today brings to an end much of the permanent warfare surrounding the HOS rules."
The effectiveness of the program depends on FAA's close monitoring, which GAO is examining.
It will apply to flight duty periods starting on or after Jan. 4, 2014, but the agency is allowing carriers to implement it beginning Dec. 9, 2013.
The addition of this technology as a recommended feature is intended to encourage more drivers to choose vehicles equipped with it. NHTSA is still working on a rear visibility rule.
The Nov. 14 national safety stand down is for onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations.
The city's public works department faces 10 violations after a trash collector died on the job.
Due to unsafe walking and falling on the tracks, the CTA has introduced a rail safety campaign aimed at reducing accidents and death.
At 4 a.m. local time Tuesday, the salvage companies announced the ship is upright and resting on platforms installed for that purpose.
It is a posthumous award for Gustano Pizzo, who received a patent in 1974 for inventing a mechanical system to trap airline hijackers mid-flight.
Due to unsafe and risky work conditions, BART workers have requested changes they may not receive.
Based on its investigation of the Lac-Megantic derailment, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada sent advisory letters to U.S. and Canadian agencies, and NTSB said it shares TSB's concerns.
Several agencies are participating in the campaign, which takes place throughout September.
One session concerned a global, high-speed broadband service for the maritime industry. A ship could be fitted with CCTV video cameras so that during a security incident, the shipping company could view live feeds and retrieve security logs.