This drawing, featured in the FHWA newsletter and credited to MnDOT, depicts the new St. Anthony's Falls Bridge in Minneapolis.
Public transportation to all inaugural events is encouraged as many streets in and around the Capitol and the Mall area and bridges into/out of the city will be closed to private automobiles for much of the day. Metrorail will operate rush-hour service for 17 consecutive hours on Jan. 20, from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m., and will operate on a non-rush hour schedule for two extra hours until 2 a.m.
Four workers suffered serious burns when an explosion and fire occurred at the small refinery Monday evening.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said the final rule will reduce the risk of hazmat spills from train accidents.
A major rewrite of NFPA 99 is under way, with proposed changes in the 2010 edition to be up for adoption this June at the NFPA Conference & Expo in Chicago.
The U.S. Fire Administration recently announced there were 114 on-duty firefighter fatalities in the United States as a result of incidents that occurred in 2008.
Known as "PS-Prep," the program is intended to raise the level of employer preparedness by making DHS-adopted standards more widely available, among other measures.
Depending upon the scope, complexity, and hazards associated with an incident, FEMA can activate OSHA to coordinate federal worker safety and health resources and technical assistance.
The Springdale, Ark.-based poultry and meat producer pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay the maximum criminal fine in the October 2003 death of maintenance employee Jason Kelley, according to the Justice Department.
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Notifier, of Northford, Conn., has announced a voluntary safety recall of about 2,000 Notifier Fire Alarm Control Panels.
The program requires a federal match of 75 percent and a 25 percent grantee cost-share cash or in-kind match.
Smoke was billowing from the third-floor fire escape stairway of a hospital at 5 p.m. on a Friday. It is a scene I will always remember: Someone pulled a fire alarm, and soon the professional firefighters were dragging hoses as employees responded with hand-held fire extinguishers. Patients were moved to other floors, quickly and expertly. Years of training had come together in a fast facility response.
Taking extra precautions during temporary traffic control helps workers and motorists alike. Since Nov. 24, 2008, all workers in rights of way of federal-aid highways who are exposed to traffic must wear high-vis apparel meeting ANSI/ISEA 107-2004.
The Feb. 3-4 workshop at Washington, D.C.'s Gallaudet University will examine current and needed standards to enhance emergency preparedness for the disabled population.
The agency implements the recommendations of a technical panel that did not urge ending the practice of ventilating sections of underground coal mines via the entries through which conveyors move coal to the surface, although UMWA wanted the practice banned. MSHA also published a final rule today allowing two types of underground coal mine refuges.
Based on their analysis of preliminary data, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and Concerns of Police Survivors found that 140 officers have died in the line of duty this year, a 23 percent reduction from the 2007 figure of 181.
This four-hour event will cover major topics like SPCC plan basics, integrity testing, applicability, secondary containment, and recent rule revisions and will include a one-hour live question-and-answer session.
The Transportation Security Administration extended the effective date of part of its Rail Transportation Security rule to April 1, 2009, to give freight railroads, shippers, and hazmat recipients time to prepare.
The IBEW’s 2008 Photo Contest attracted about 100 submissions, with 15 selected as finalists for members' online voting that will end Dec. 31. This finalist photo from the contest site was taken by Vacaville, Calif. Local 1245 member Kevin Markoe.