The five-year action plans to reduce accidents and incidents at highway-rail grade crossings must be completed by Aug. 27, 2011.
A 4-1 vote Monday night at a public meeting of the board in Portland, Conn., adopted 18 urgent recommendations, including prohibiting the practices that resulted in the explosion at Kleen Energy's plant.
"Filing for a temporary restraining order is not a common action for us," said EEOC Regional Attorney William Tamayo. "But in this case, we saw an urgent need to do all in our power to protect the farmworkers who participate in this case."
Specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have helped create two new standards designed to increase safety in crowded mass transit centers by fortifying them against potential bomb threats.
MSHA said a month of exploration by mine rescue teams to confirm the mine is safe for investigators is completed. This new phase involves teams with expertise in mapping, dust surveys, electrical, photography, flames and forces, geology, and evidence gathering.
The key change as outlined by the Health and Safety Authority of Ireland is separation of any explanatory text from the pictorial element in the sign.
MSHA posted the guide June 24. It will help metal and nonmetal mine safety personnel comply with 30 CFR 56/57.14107, Moving Machine Parts, which is the most-cited standard for this part of the mining industry since 2005.
Law enforcement officers from the Coast Guard, FWCC and local agencies, as part of Operation Dry Water, will be out in force this weekend looking for boat operators whose blood alcohol content exceeds the limit of 0.08 percent.
The July 7-8 event in Baltimore brings top DHS officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, together with leaders of the chemical industry to discuss security issues and solutions.
"A system that is based on inconsistent data and a flawed scoring methodology will not achieve its objectives," said Transportation Corporation of America CEO Keith Klein, in his testimony Wednesday before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
The revision currently on the drafting board represents a major departure from all previous pump test standards, according to the Hydraulic Institute, because it requires that the submersible pump be guaranteed and tested as a complete unit.
Yousef Ishaq Abuteir allegedly purchased kerosene and jet fuel, illegally blended it with other materials, and later sold it as diesel fuel in the Houston area.
The fines are the result of an investigation of a fatal crash in Phoenix on March 5, 2010, involving a bus operated by Tierra Santa Inc. Six passengers were killed and 16 others were injured in the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board published corrections Tuesday to its rule to clarify that only fixed-wing aircraft operating at public-use airports on land must file reports of certain incursions.
Registration is closed on the June 29 meeting in Washington, D.C., and with more people wanting to participate, there will be one more Washington meeting and one in Sacramento about OSHA's biggest priority at the moment.
Remodeling contractors need certification to meet new EPA lead requirements for exposure protection during renovations, repair, and painting. They'll also need PPE.
Once the agency's proposed rule to ban text messaging while driving is finished, a second rule will cover dispatch systems, using CB radios, and more to reduce risk while allowing legitimate communication, Chief Safety Officer Rose A. McMurray told the National Association of Small Trucking Companies.
All five companies prosecuted for the Dec. 11, 2005, explosion and fire at an oil storage depot in Hertfordshire, England, either pleaded guilty or were found guilty by a jury. Sentencing is set for July 16.
The railroad issued an employee a notification of formal investigation in reprisal for reporting a work injury and also retaliated against the employee by disciplining him in the form of a letter of censure, OSHA said, noting these actions violate the Federal Rail Safety Act.
The citation is based in part on information that two children living in renovated Michigan homes had tested positive for elevated blood lead levels.