Eight out-of-service orders in the past four months are part of FMCSA's increased efforts to promote safety in the industry, and DOT wants new tools to do even more.
The report says better reporting by member states and a change in ICAO's definition of runway incursion caused the a 25 percent increase in major incursions, according to preliminary 2010 data.
"I'm very disappointed that Congress adjourned today without passing a clean extension of the FAA bill," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a news release posted on FAA's Facebook site.
The brief online survey asks carriers for information on how operations have changed or been affected since the full deployment of CSA in December of last year. The survey also seeks to capture attitudes toward the program and general understanding of its key components.
A WSDOT worker was responding to a report of a tree that had fallen on communication lines along Highway 203 near Carnation, Wash. While setting up highway cones to divert traffic, he was struck by a second tree that fell.
The video titled "Cheating Death" was developed in response to grade-crossing fatalities in Lakeland, Fla.
"This is the first study to comprehensively examine both the building and piloting of these unique aircraft," said Joseph M. Kolly, director of the NTSB Office of Research and Engineering.
The organization's senior vice president of labor law, immigration & employee benefits sent a letter to OIRA's Cass Sunstein asking him "to ensure that the FAA develops a more narrowly focused and flexible rule."
They will continue initially for six months as part of a project studying the long-term impact of sustainable biofuels on aircraft performance.
“These findings show that strong laws, combined with highly visible police enforcement, can significantly reduce dangerous texting and cell phone use behind the wheel,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
The action, which is mandated by the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010, will help NHTSA lay the groundwork for a proposed rulemaking to help pedestrians detect the presence of quieter vehicles.
The two are confined spaces in construction -- to be issued in November 2011 -- and protective equipment for electrical power generating, distribution and transmission workers -- coming in September.
It completes the tasks required by a joint FAA-NATCA fatigue working group, but the two parties said they will continue to collaborate to reduce the risk of fatigue in the workplace.
Evidence obtained during a compliance review conducted by FMCSA safety investigators disclosed that H & W Tour Inc. continued transportation of passengers without federal operating authority and without the required level of insurance.
The free training seminars provide an opportunity to educate hazmat employers and employees on DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations.
“It’s vital that our stakeholders—starting with the American motoring public—participate in this dialog to shape the future course of truck and bus safety," said FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.
The International Space Station -- the world's biggest orbiting workplace and a designated national laboratory -- has continued U.S. funding through 2020, at least. With space shuttles being retired, will the public lose interest entirely?
We have seen a growing number of sleep apnea cases diagnosed and expect the rate of those afflicted to continue to rise for the foreseeable future.
Managers, here are five reasons not to wait for DOT to tell you what to do.
After a record low in the number of people killed at work, provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a rise of 24 fatalities, from 147 in 2009-2010 to 171 in 2010-2011.