EPA has not decided how to use all the authorities or tools available to it to achieve the Act's goals, and, meanwhile, it has not been reporting program results in relation to homes at risk in its performance reporting.
"It is particularly disturbing that we found a number of serious violations of a repeated nature. . . . This situation does not indicate an effective program is in place," said Richard S. Terrill, regional administrator for OSHA in Seattle.
A June 5 approach to Chicago's Midway Airport revealed left and right engine control can be lost if the throttle position signal exceeds its maximum range.
The Glastonbury, Conn., inspection begun in December 2007 identified several conditions that had earlier been cited at Monro locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The Springfield, Ill.-based facility, which houses an office, warehouse, and woodshop, has been inspected by the agency on two occasions since January 1995.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration is distributing its latest version of audio public service announcements aimed at educating miners and mine operators about the hazards typically found in the mining workplace.
EPA is amending the F019 listing to facilitate the use of aluminum in automobiles, light trucks, and utility vehicles.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with 3M Co. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's Abrasive Systems Division at 10746 Innovation Road, Cottage Grove, Minn.
About 5,800 battery packs used with SoundStation2W Wireless Conference Phones are affected by this action.
The department conducted six public hearings on the proposed rule and made changes to the final rule in response to hundreds of comments.
The birds tested positive for exposure to the H7N3 strain--a subtype of avian flu. The exposure was discovered Friday during routine blood tests, but state officials decided against announcing the infection to the public.
"It would be much easier for a terrorist to track and target a train moving at 30 mph than to track one moving at 50 or 60 mph," NACD noted.
Ten rodenticides used in bait products marketed to consumers henceforth must be enclosed in bait stations, making the pesticide inaccessible to children and pets. The measures also prohibit the sale of loose bait, such as pellets, for use in homes.
The city's newspapers are reporting that a second construction worker died in the incident.
The agency said about 150 pilots and 30 controllers were known to be taking the medication when the ban was announced May 23.
The Electrical Safety Foundation International wants owners of aging homes to see whether those homes are protected with Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters and to install them if not.
"Drowsiness is a condition most drivers fail to recognize, and it can be as dangerous as drinking and driving," said the NRSF's Adele Kristiansson.
More recreational water illnesses (RWI) outbreaks were reported in 2007 than ever before, and the numbers could increase in the coming years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cricket Communications of San Diego is recalling the phones because when a call is connected to 911, the operator may not hear the caller or vice versa.
A new report from the CPSC staff says an average of 283 children younger than 5 drowned in pools and spas in 2003-05, up from an average of 267 in 2002-2004.