International Safety


New Contract to Improve SAR for New Zealand, Australia

Maritime New Zealand Director Keith Manch said the new agreement "brings with it significant improvements to search and rescue capability."

3M Makes Big N95 Donation for Ebola Care

Project HOPE, MAP International, and Direct Relief International will distribute almost a million donated respirators in West African countries.

London Fire Issues Warning About Unsafe Cigarettes

An inquest determined that two people died in a house fire started by cigarettes that didn't meet European Union safety standards.

VPPPA Conference Features Ignite Session

The innovative approach features multiple speakers in quick succession on a variety of topic. They get five minutes each.

Three-dimensional laser scanning was performed on some of the derailed tank cars and showed the shells of the tank cars exhibited impact damage ranging from localized buckles to large-scale buckling, and they sustained significant reductions in volume. (Image downloaded from Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation report R13D0054)

Final Report Lists Many Contributing Factors in Lac-Megantic Derailment

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada's report lists 18 contributing factors involved in the July 6, 2013, accident that killed 47 people and destroyed 40 buildings in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.

IHMM Celebrating 30th Anniversary on Aug. 26

A free webcast of the day's symposium will be available. Speakers will include ASSE 2012-2013 President Rick Pollock, CSP, and Dan Anna, CIH, CSP, who is AIHA's president-elect.

WHO Discouraging Ebola-Related Travel Bans

The risk of transmitting the disease during air travel remains low, the World Health Organization reiterated Aug. 14.

MH370 Deep-water Search Contract Awarded

Fugro Survey Pty Ltd will use two vessels to conduct the search of the sea floor, utilizing side scan sonar, multi-beam echo sounders, and video cameras as they search for aircraft debris.



DOL Makes Funding Available for Project in the Country of Georgia

Funding is available for the project to advance workers' rights.

End of the Line

Tugboats completed the tow of the Costa Concordia to the port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped, on July 27.

London Brigade on Target Despite Station Closures

Fire deaths are declining and the average arrival times for first and second engines are matching its predictions – within six minutes and within eight minutes.

United States, Mexico Sign Food Safety Agreement

The partnership will promote the safety of fresh and minimally processed agricultural products.

Farm Safety Grows Healthier Farmers

Safe Work Australia is urging Australian farmers to focus on improving farm safety during National Farm Safety Week.

EASA Moving Toward European License for Air Traffic Controllers

A committee approved the draft regulatory proposal last week. Once the European Commission approves, it is expected to take effect June 30, 2015.

Australia's Respiratory Disease, Hearing Loss Incidence Declining

Safe Work Australia released its Occupational Disease Indicators, 2014 report this month, and it shows encouraging progress in several measures.

The uprighted Costa Concordia wreck awaits refloating and being moved to the port of Genoa. (The Parbuckling Project photo)

Concordia Refloating Set for July 14

A no-fly zone is in place and restrictions on ship movements in the area are in place, but no beaches will be closed when the operation begins.

Honeywell to Implement New Control and Safety System in Qatar

The company announced a plan to team up with a producer of methanol and MTBE.

WHO, ERS Hoping for Major Progress Against TB

Their framework calls for achieving full elimination by 2050 in 33 countries and territories where there are now fewer than 100 cases per million population.

Two Sentenced After Tree Mishap

The Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and a tree surgeon pleaded guilty in the case, which involved an errant attempt to remove two trees near railroad tracks in January 2012.

London Fire Brigade Announces Fuse Board Regulations

An average of five house fires per week are started by these consumer products, according to the department.

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