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Any person who may be exposed to the electrical energy should be party to the LOTO procedure.

Lockout/Tagout (LOTO): Electrical Safety Simplified

LOTO is an integral part of the electrical safety requirements contained in the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.

It is important to remember to attempt to capture the worker

Refreshing on the Basics of Noise and Hearing Conservation

Understanding what the rules are is only half of the battle with noise. The other half is assessing noise levels and utilizing effective controls.

House of Representatives Passes Bill for Firefighter Safety, Technology

House of Representatives Passes Bill for Firefighter Safety, Technology

Tools for firefighter safety provided for by the bill include safety alerts for managers, a database to track on-the-job injuries and wildland firefighter deaths, and GPS locators for firefighting crews.



DEA Launches Improved System for Registered Drug Manufacturers, Distributors to Combat Opioid Epidemic

DEA Launches Improved System for Registered Drug Manufacturers, Distributors to Combat Opioid Epidemic

DEA regulations require distributors to know their customers and develop a system to identify and report orders that seem suspicious. This new tool will help manufacturers and distributors make informed choices about whether new customers are purchasing disproportionate amounts of controlled substances.

Fourth Annual UAS Symposium Set for June 3-5

The event's plenary and breakout sessions will bring together representatives from the FAA, other government agencies, industry, and academia to discuss the latest issues related to the uses of unmanned aircraft and their integration into the National Airspace System.

A Coast Guard Station Islamorada 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew pulls a man toward the boat near Key Largo on Feb. 21, 2019. (Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Shortes)

Coast Guard Rescue Contains Reminder on Proper Communications Gear

"Thanks to the proper use of the VHF-FM radio, we were able to have assets on scene within 30 minutes of getting the distress call," said Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Steidell. "Having the right communications equipment often plays a big part in successful rescue missions."

Standardize Your Lockout Tagout Program in 6 Steps

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Lockout tagout compliance continues to appear on OSHA's Top 10 Cited Standards list year after year.

National Strategy Developed to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property

National Strategy Developed to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property

The Federal Railroad Administration delivered the document to Congress. It identifies the 10 counties with the most trespasser casualties, not including suicides, from November 2013 to October 2017.

Study Finds FDA Oversight of Fentanyl Prescribing Inadequate

"Both the FDA and the fentanyl makers failed to design and implement an effective monitoring program," said the study's senior author, Dr. G. Caleb Alexander, M.D., professor of epidemiology and medicine and co-director of the Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness at the Bloomberg School.

The two DOT agencies are conducting audits, and PHMSA is making unannounced inspections, to ensure railroads

DOT Agencies Requiring Spill Response Plans for HHFTs

The final rule requires railroads to develop and submit Comprehensive Oil Spill Response Plans for route segments traveled by High Hazard Flammable Trains that are transporting petroleum oil in a block of 20 or more loaded tank cars and also trains that have a total of 35 loaded petroleum oil tank cars.

NYC Department of Buildings Sets May Conference Date

This year's build safe│live safe Conference on Friday, May 10, will be a daylong series of seminars in which department experts discuss industry trends and highlight safe construction operations.

New Standard Aims to Protect Young People's Hearing

WHO is recommending that governments and manufacturers adopt the voluntary WHO-ITU standard for the manufacture and use of personal audio devices.

Federal Grant Funds Available for Passenger Ferry Operations

The Passenger Ferry Grant Program is authorized by Congress for projects that develop and support ferry service on many of the nation's waterways, including the purchase, repair, and modernization of ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities that communities depend on.

Some locations, operations, or hazmat personnel may require security awareness training that includes security risks associated with their specific tasks and methods designed to enhance security.

ANSI Wants Stakeholders to Have Input on DOT Guidance

DOT regulates safety of aviation, motor carriers, railroads, motor vehicles, commercial space, transit, and pipeline transportation areas, ANSI notes in a post asking its stakeholders "to submit feedback as an opportunity to demonstrate the value of standards in DoT guidance."

PG&E, Other California Utilities File 2019 Wildfire Mitigation Plans

More than half of PG&E's 70,000-square-mile service area is in extreme or elevated fire-threat areas. The plan includes the expansion of PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff program to include all electric lines that pass through high fire-threat areas, both transmission and distribution.

IIHS Estimates More Than 800 Traffic Deaths in 2017 Linked to Cellphone Manipulation

IIHS noted that a 2018 national survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 64 percent of respondents consider distracted driving a much bigger problem now than it was three years ago.

FHWA Giving $705.7 Million in Emergency Funds to 34 States

Some of the funding was designated to help states recover from some of the largest incidents in recent years, including the eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii last year, the Oroville Dam emergency in northern California in 2017, and Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017.

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