The agency released a 26-page report after an internal review that followed the fatal shooting of an employee in November 2013 at LAX.
Snohomish County's emergency management department reported there is concern that additional slide activity may occur at the site, which caused some ground rescue crews to be pulled back from the search area and geologists to take surveys to assess the risk.
It supports requiring more management system elements and recommends that OSHA include some improvements based on the consensus ANSI/AIHA Z10 standard.
CFIA testing triggered the recall, and the agency is reported it is verifying that stores are removing the recalled products from the marketplace.
The active ingredient in a fumigant used to kill insects in grain bins, railcars, ships, shipping containers, and warehouses, it produces phosphine, a toxic and potentially explosive gas. Fumigation Management Plans are required.
Workers, safety managers, and management are asked to pause to discuss topics including ladder safety, scaffolding safety, and roofing work safety.
NIOSH published "Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica" in 1974, recommending there that same exposure limit OSHA has proposed -- 50 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3).
Three more recalls and Jeff Boyer's appointment follow the ignition switch recall of 1.3 million vehicles in the United States.
The virtual crowdsourcing event begins March 17 and ends April 4. It's the first of three social media accessibility online events this year.
A new request for information and comments asks whether health care end users want requirements and tests in the process to parallel those in FDA's clearance process for surgical N95 respirators.
The city's mayor, Edwin M. Lee, announced capital improvement projects, an educational campaign, and enforcement are all included in the campaign. An average of 100 pedestrians are severely injured or die in collisions on the city's streets annually.
The design wraps a fiberglass coat around a metal latticework. It will allow customers to "go taller in new locations," said Cliff Harris, general manager of GE's Renewable Energy business in Europe.
The probable causes of the natural gas pipeline rupture Dec. 11, 2012, were external corrosion of the pipe wall and failure to detect that corrosion because the pipeline was not inspected or tested after 1988, according to the agency's report.
The May 20-22 symposium in Montreal will feature speakers from the FAA, Boeing and Airbus, NTSB, IFALPA, CAE, and other organizations.
The 318 confirmed deaths statewide tripled the total number of flu deaths during the 2012-13 season, when 106 were reported.
The study is the latest one released by the FEMA agency since it published an "Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative" in 2004.
The agency wants more input about a request for information published in December 2013 as part of the multi-agency process to improve chemical facility safety.