Pilots and electrical equipment manufacturers are at odds about the Jan. 11 proposal to tighten current regulations governing shipments of lithium cells and batteries.
The proposed fines address a series of three maintenance violations that took place from March 2008 to May 2009.
The Association of American Railroads' petition for a "common sense" inspection/test interpretation by the Federal Railroad Administration triggered the April 7 public hearing, which was delayed last month by snow.
OSHA has ordered The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. to pay $1,000 in punitive damages and to take corrective actions, including expunging disciplinary actions and references to them from various records as well as compensating the worker for attorneys' fees.
The American Trucking Associations says it will use the safety data submitted in a confidential online survey "to continue to educate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration leadership and staff" about the industry's experience with the current hours of service rule.
Magdy El-Sibaie, Ph.D., officially assumes his duties Monday as the new associate administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety at DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. He has been acting assistant secretary for the past six months.
With coastal water temperatures just a few degrees above freezing and inland waters even colder, the lure of spring-like weather creates a deceptively dangerous combination, USCG notes.
"While the technological innovations and flight management tools that glass cockpit equipped airplanes bring to the general aviation community should reduce the number of fatal accidents, we have not — unfortunately — seen that happen," NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said.
Airport improvements are beginning to give pilots and controllers a more precise picture of the location of aircraft and vehicles on runways and taxiways, noted FAA.
The Safety Stand Down, an educational initiative to improve general aviation safety, will be launched at the 36th annual SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, April 13-18 in Lakeland, Fla.
The settlement addresses the Jan. 6, 2005, Norfolk Southern train derailment in Graniteville, S.C., that resulted in the death of nine people from chlorine exposure, hundreds of people seeking medical care due to respiratory distress, and the evacuation of more than 5,000 people living and working within a 1-mile radius of the release area.
Rick Marinelli joined FAA in 1992 and now serves as manager of its Airport Engineering Division, responsible for programs relating to runway and taxiway geometry, airport airspace analysis, airport winter operations, design standards for airport facilities and equipment, airport pavements, airport lighting and electrical systems, and airport safety data.
DOT says the company did not have operating authority registration to provide transportation within the United States, and a federal judge signed an order on Saturday enjoining it from operating until it obtains FMCSA registration.
A safety culture in shambles is what Peter Rogoff said exists inside the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, but he put it more nicely when he said its Safety Department "has been dysfunctional and ineffective."
At issue is the potential negative impact on water quality from incidental discharges such as deck run-off and gray water from fishing vessels, tugboats, water taxis, tour boats, fire boats, and similar vessels less than 79 feet.
Flying in icing conditions remains a "most wanted" safety improvement on the agency's list with a "red" classification indicating an unacceptable FAA response. NTSB investigated 69 accidents involving U.S.-registered aircraft and runway or surface icing in 1998-2007.
Vernon F. Betkey, Jr., chairman of the Governors Highway Safety Association, predicts a combination of education, policy, enforcement, and technology will solve the problem, starting this year.
"When you're not thinking about your driving, your habits will kick in. If you've got good habits, your chances of having a collision are minimized. If you have poor habits, they're increased."
The Orlando Sentinel reported last week that a combination of factors brought about the crash, with the root cause being failure by an overworked electrician to activate a track switching command, although he radioed that he had done so.
Design professionals are seeing the $8 billion investment the Obama administration is making in high-speed rail as a major impulse for new market niches.