DOT is broadly bringing fatigue science to bear on its regulated industries and says this FRA rule is the first rule in that effort to be completed.
Deborah Hersman says the Coast Guard's rule to require safety management systems for towing operations is "an important step to improve safety."
All inspected towing vessels would have to use a towing safety management system or be subject to an annual inspection regime. USCG asked for comments on possible hours of service and requirements for managing crew endurance.
The independent, nonfederal, volunteer body of public health and prevention experts has determined that commercial host liability, otherwise known as dram shop liability, can be an effective intervention for reducing alcohol-related harms.
One of two new Intel Science and Technology Centers -- the other is focused on cloud computing -- it works on systems to make driving safer and and cut homes' energy bills.
Millions of students will head back to school over the next eight weeks, and tens of thousands of school buses will be on the roads. It’s crucial that all motorists understand how to safely share the roads with school buses, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
NIOSH crash tests revealed the possibility of head injury if a worker’s head strikes the cabinets immediately above or behind them, and noted that vehicle structural failures can be a contributing factor in adverse outcomes of EMS crashes.
The Known Crewmember program sponsored by the Air Line Pilots Association International and the Air Transport Association begins this week at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
The conference begins Aug. 28 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, with OSHA's Dr. David Michaels and Capt. Al Haynes, made famous by the successful crash landing of United Airlines Flight 232 on July 19, 1989.
The GRIGRI 2 belaying device, which has an assisted brake for climbing ropes of 8.9 to 11 mm, has been recalled. Excessive force exerted on the handle when it is fully open may cause it to stick in the open position, disabling the braking action.
Gov. Sean Parnell's proclamation says the six fatal crashes and 12 deaths in 2010 were higher than the previous yearly average.
The Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future also says currently available revenues are sufficient and a new, non-DOE nuclear waste management program should be established.
Matthew Devlin was charged with the equivalent of involuntary manslaughter after a barge his tugboat was towing ran over the duck boat in the Delaware River, sinking it and killing two Hungarian tourists. He was distracted while using a cell phone and laptop, NTSB concluded.
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the 2010 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries at 10 a.m. EDT, we'll know whether the economy continued to push the totals down for construction in particular.
With record high temperatures nationwide and reports of 21 hyperthermia-related child deaths already this summer, NHTSA recently convened a roundtable with key stakeholders to help step up efforts to prevent these deaths.
The City Council voted to end it July 31. The city's police department wanted to continue it and said county courts refused to make changes that could raise the amount of collected fines.
The first new safety recommendation from French investigators July 29 is to make sure pilots receive training on manually flying planes at high altitude and recovering from stalls.
A Boeing 747-400F cargo plane operated by Asiana Airlines crashed July 28 into the East China Sea after its pilots reported an in-flight fire.
Associated General Contractors of America said $2.5 billion in airport construction contracts are affected by Congress' failure to pass a reauthorization measure for the Federal Aviation Administration.
An expert panel is overseeing the work to produce the 4th edition of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria guideline next year. A webcast Aug. 3 is an opportunity for more stakeholders to comment.