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Guideline Helps States with Crash Data Collection

The 4th Edition of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria Guideline includes a broader definition of distracted driving, according to GHSA.

Chemical Safety Board Announces Deepwater Horizon Hearing

The board will release its preliminary findings during the July 23-24 hearing in Houston, and experts will discuss using leading and lagging indicators to improve process safety performance.

Stepped Up Traffic Enforcement Begins

State police across the country are out in force during the July 4 holiday period to watch for drunk drivers.

MSHA Completing Many Corrective Actions

The agency posted an update June 26 on its progress toward fulfilling the Internal Review Report's recommendations.

PHMSA Fines Enbridge Energy Record $3.7 Million

The fine announced July 2 is a civil penalty for the July 25, 2010, spill of 20,000 barrels of crude oil from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Mich.

Breathalyzer Law Takes Effect in France

Meant to curb drunk driving, the new law requiring every vehicle with four or more wheels in France to have a breathalyzer kit took effect July 1.

iPads Speeding License Renewals in Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security said the 72 iPad kiosks installed at driver service centers statewide allow motorists to pay for new licenses and receive them within minutes.

Pre-trip and post-trip inspections and vehicle maintenance logs have always been the best way to keep a fleet in fighting shape.

Back to the BASICs: FMCSA Gets Serious about Safety on the Road

FMCSA is providing added reason to tackle these problems before they appear: Drivers will be cited if an inspection turns up any safety violations.



It is important to note that it is presumed feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the listed fall protection systems. (MSA photo)

OSHA's New Fall Protection Directive for Residential Construction

The required compliance deadline will now go into effect Sept. 15, 2012.

The magazine has addressed the health and safety hazards encountered by American workers throughout its long history.

A Legacy of Service

From its inception in the Great Depression to today's recession, this publication has been a continual resource for worker protection.

500-Meter Safety Zone for Shell's Alaska Drillship

It is one of two Shell Exploration & Production Co. drilling rigs en route from Seattle to the Arctic waters off Alaska to drill exploratory wells in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.

NSC Predicts 173 Independence Day Period Traffic Deaths

That would be a low total in historical terms. The council's predictions have been very accurate in past years.

HSE's Chair Reappointed for Three Years

Judith Hackitt will serve until October 2015 as chair of the Health and Safety Executive.

Four Contractors, $463,350 in Fines

Allegedly willful violations of fall hazards were the cause of $315,000 of the penalties OSHA filed against two concrete contractors for a Jersey City, N.J. site.

ISEA Announces Free Confined Spaces Expert Roundtable

The Aug. 21 event in Arlington, Va., comes as OSHA is nearing completion of a confined spaces rule for construction and Cal/OSHA has launched a special emphasis program, ISEA President Dan Shipp noted.

Two Firms Fined $199,800 for 30 Safety Violations at Mo. Plants

The violations involve deficient lockout/tagout procedures, a lack of machine guarding, defective slings, poor housekeeping, a lack of protective footwear, and failing to have legible load ratings on slings.

Traffic Accidents Falling at NY/NJ Port Authority

The authority credits broadcasted highway advisory radio messages, signage, pavement and crosswalk markings, new traffic signals, and continued enforcement for the recent 12 percent decline.

Don't Dismantle OSHA: AIHA

The American Industrial Hygiene Association®'s new white paper suggesting directions for the agency's next five years is also an endorsement of its mandate.

Metal Recycler Cited in Workers' Overexposure to Lead, Arsenic

OSHA initiated a December 2011 inspection following a referral from the Pennsylvania State Department of Health indicating that employees had high levels of lead in their blood.

Workers' Finger Amputations Lead to Truck Maker's $90K Fine

A worker had several fingers amputated while operating an unguarded press break March 19 at the company’s Wooster, Ohio, plant. A second amputation injury occurred April 19 at the plant.

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