U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez was joined by ambassadors of Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica for the signing ceremony.
"While flying is already incredibly safe, I want passengers to know that we're setting even higher standards for new airplanes so they can fly safely in icing conditions," U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.
Leading construction groups have formed a coalition calling for these long-awaited requirements.
A worker for the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company suffered second- and third-degree burns.
Nov. 14 is the comment deadline on the draft standard, which was developed by a panel of technical experts and reviewed by an Advisory Working Group with representatives from organizations that included the National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board, International Association of Chiefs of Police, DHS, and the FBI.
The agency asks for comments on the 205-page request for information to be submitted within 180 days.
OSHA is looking for proposals for both the 10-hour and 30-hour online courses.
The changes in General Industry and Construction Safety Orders are proposed for adoption Oct. 16.
A report posted on the organization's website this week said NFPA's Standards Council has approved a request to establish the standard.
OSHA has cited Jasper Contractors of Jacksonville, Fla., for six safety violations.
The rule will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for covered workers.
As thermal exposure increases, the type of FR fiber and fabric plays an increasingly important role in body burn injury and estimated survivability.
Part of the city's 2014 construction codes, this chapter incorporates an occupant protection plan for office buildings that is similar to the existing tenant protection plan requirements for dwelling units.
The meeting is scheduled for Nov. 6 in Washington, D.C.
Nov. 10, 2017, is now the deadline, as specified in a new final rule taking effect Nov. 9, 2014.
The Department of Environmental Protection is hosting the Oct. 1 meeting to hear stakeholders' comments about the draft Aboveground Storage Tank emergency rule.
The rule would simplify the criteria and increase the relative weight of those that reflect the seriousness of the operator's conduct.
Comments submitted Sept. 15 by Christine A.D. Lorenzo, CIH, the association's president, ask NIOSH to either include e-cigarettes in the definition of smokeless tobacco in its draft Current Intelligence Bulletin or to provide recommendations for limiting their use in indoor workplaces.
After OMB cleared the agency's final rule, OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez have announced its publication is imminent, and it will take effect Jan. 1, 2015.
The Youngstown, Ohio steel mill is fined $94,000.