Inspectors discovered that spacers in the oxygen delivery system distribution tubing on the aircraft were not installed correctly.
The new field project will make measurements from aircraft in combination with ground-based observations to help scientists better understand how to observe ground-level pollution from space in the future.
Issues on the list include human fatigue, safety management systems, motorcycle safety, and bus occupant safety.
The Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services has been meeting with several groups as it works to implement NTSB's recommendations following the 2008 bus crash.
The council estimates 23 percent of all motor vehicle crashes, 1.3 million per year, involve a driver talking or texting on a cell phone.
Those working outdoors may have to cope with warm weather, workers who drive for their jobs may need to watch for an increasing number of pedestrians, and amusement parks must ensure workers are safe when erecting new rides or operating and maintaining rides.
High demand for more fuel-efficient aircraft helps Airbus and Boeing, which predicts 460,000 new pilots and 650,000 new technicians will be needed by 2030.
The latest two incidents bring to 30 the number of crews temporarily blinded while in their cockpits this year, authorities reported.
Many safety factors are involved, from the flammability of materials used in the belts to their performance in an incident that involves multiple impacts.
The Transportation Technology Center Inc., a world-renowned research and test facility used by freight and passenger railroads, will have a new president later this year.
The final rule will include procedures to improve training, mitigate fatigue, and clearly define roles and responsibilities for employees in control rooms for DOT-regulated pipelines.
A new diesel-electric locomotive with the most environmentally friendly 4,400-horsepower diesel engine will be displayed with a legendary steam engine in Omaha for the College World Series.
A new direct final rule from the Federal Aviation Administration adjusts its 2006 lightning requirements for expendable launch vehicles to match changes adopted by the U.S. Air Force, increasing launch availability.
The resurgent manufacturer announced an expanded OSHA partnership, significantly higher vehicle sales in China, and a GPS-enabled fleet management tool that will increase drivers’ safety.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's change means that drivers returning cargo containers to the equipment provider won't have to file a written report if they found no defects in that equipment.
DOT requires any advertising that includes a price for air transportation to state the full price to be paid by the consumer, including all carrier-imposed surcharges.
The latest data from the Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that over the five-year period from 2005 to 2009, nearly 3,400 people died, and an estimated 116,000 were injured, in tire-related crashes.
The tool works by removing the closed or damaged highway from the networks, and recommending alternate available routes.
The six-month 2011 hurricane season begins June 1. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has predicted three to six major hurricanes will form during it.
The agency has removed "non-train incident" involving non-employees who are injured while off railroad property from the definition of "Event or exposure arising from the operation of a railroad."