Director Rajarshi Banerjee and colleagues at the Institute for Science and Engineering Simulation at the University of North Texas are conducting research exclusively for the U.S. Air Force.
Some 1,300 of the Model Year 2010 Arctic Cat 500 Sno Pro vehicles were sold at the company's dealerships nationwide from October 2009 to February 2010 for between $7,800 and $8,200.
How well the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's automatic train control system performs is a central issue for the three-day hearing into the June 2009 collision of two WMATA trains, but the larger issue is that the transit agency is at a crossroads.
The company's location in Lenexa, Kan., generates hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste as a result of ordinary breakage, leakage, and spillage from the approximate 400,000 packages workers handle at the facility each day, EPA said.
EPA estimates that Cummins’ failure to install pollution control equipment in engines resulted in approximately 167 excess tons of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbon emissions, and 30 excess tons of particulate matter emissions over the lifetime of the engines.
Officers may swab a piece of luggage or passengers' hands, then use ETD technology to test for explosives. The swab is placed inside the ETD unit which analyzes the content for the presence of potential explosive residue. Since it will be used on a random basis, passengers should not expect to see the same thing at every airport or each time they travel, the agency said.
Transit railcar safety, airline pilot proficiency oversight, commercial driver cell phone use, and intermodal transportation are highlighted in the list.
A British company supplied contaminated gas that was used to fill portable fire extinguishers on various types of aircraft. If used on a fire, the gas may not suppress it as intended, and toxic fumes could be released, the agency said Friday.
FAA inspectors found that the airline operated at least 961 flights while it was unaware that improper repairs were performed on landing gear doors. FAA further alleges that after the situation was discovered, the airline continued to operate these airplanes on 217 additional flights.
Some of the issues to be reviewed at this year’s public board meeting include emergency helicopter medical services, intelligent highway technologies, motor carrier operations, operator fatigue, rail car design, and marine safety management systems.
More than 60 sessions will be offered throughout the event’s three days, including sessions on fall protection, power line safety, worker’s compensation issues, electrical safety, industrial hygiene issues, and work zone safety. NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard will deliver the event’s keynote address.
After conducting an investigation under the whistleblower provisions of the Federal Rail Safety Act, OSHA ordered the railroads to pay the employee a total of $80,453 that includes $57,587 in back wages and interest, $10,000 in compensatory damages, and $12,866 in attorney's fees.
FAA’s Call to Action aims to strengthen pilot hiring, training and performance, as well as combat fatigue and improve professional standards and discipline at all airlines. FAA is pursuing both rule changes and voluntary safety enhancements.
The full extent of defects in Toyota accelerators, brakes, and other equipment may not be known for years, according to automotive safety expert John Graham, dean of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
A Feb. 24 Web conference is the start for members to advise DOT on the next five years of work on communication technologies to significantly reduce highway crashes and make travel more efficient in all modes.
With full implementation of the new safety performance measurement initiative set for July, the agency has rolled out extensive online resources to help the industry prepare.
CIRCADIAN founder and white paper author Dr. Martin Moore-Ede says that despite the rising prevalence of FRMS, many companies are still seeking to understand what FRMS look like and how they came to be.
Industry operations covered include the transfer of cargo between ships, trucks, pipelines, and other modes of transportation, and the operation and maintenance of piers, docks, and associated buildings and facilities.
The new resource from NIOSH is sure to be needed: BLS has projected this occupation will grow faster than any other through 2016.
Adjusting for inflation will keep the top penalty for a related series of violations of school bus safety provisions on the march: It would set you back $16,500,000.