"Your chance for survival usually comes down to one thing: having your life jacket on when you need it," said USCG's Al Johnson. "The misperception persists that you can put on a life jacket once you’re in the water. It is extremely difficult to do, and unfortunately for most people immobilized by the shock of sudden immersion, it can be tragically impossible."
Summer's brutal heat brings with it the dangers of skin-scorching sunburn, heartbreaking accidents, and deadly dehydration. Summer is also the time when travel season peaks, as people journey to various locations for rest and relaxation. Here's some tips for staying safe.
The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday released its annual report to Congress, providing a summary of accident investigations and safety recommendations in the past calendar year.
"If we put as much focus on improving road safety conditions as we do in urging people not to drink and drive, we'd save thousands of lives and billions of dollars every year," said Dr. Ted Miller, principal author of the new study, "On a Crash Course: The Dangers and Health Costs of Deficient Roadways."
Following these suggestions will promote productivity out of your most experienced workers while avoiding the costs of accidents and injury.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two recent incidents in which airspeed and altitude indications in the cockpits of Airbus A-330 aircraft may have malfunctioned.
National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker recently addressed the Western States Boating Administrators Association Conference (WSBAA) on advancing recreational boating safety on the nation's waterways.
"It was a tedious, difficult process but it was well worth it," said Paul G. Likens, lead pilot for CALSTAR IV in Ukiah, Calif. "Without a doubt we will be able to more safely complete the transportation of the gravely ill and victims of trauma."
The agency wants comments by Aug. 4 on how it should write a rule that will require accidental chemical releases to be reported to it or to the National Response Center.
A recent Allstate Foundation survey of young drivers with the National Organizations for Youth Safety found 83 percent of teenagers admit they talk on a cell phone while driving, and 68 percent admitted to texting while driving.
Being presented Aug. 13 and Sept. 24 at the Holiday Inn -- DFW Airport South in Fort Worth, the all-day seminar by instructor Tony Douglas will help attendees understand current motor carrier safety regulations.
The awareness campaign "seeks to get impaired boaters off the water, while making them aware of the legal consequences as well as the potentially fatal effects of boating under the influence," says Al Johnson, the First Coast Guard District's recreational boating safety specialist.
The Federal Railroad Administration's Rail Safety Advisory Committee will meet June 25 in Washington, D.C., with several of its projects about to reach the proposed or final rule stage, FRA said in a new update.
OSHA has ordered the Metro North Commuter Railroad Inc., which provides commuter rail service in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, to take corrective actions and pay each of the four complainants $75,000 in punitive damages.
In general, the public assumes that when “9-1-1” is dialed—whether from a wireline, VoIP, or wireless phone—the location information will be transmitted to the correct public safety answering point, but because of an aging infrastructure designed for wireline use in the 1970s, E911 coverage is inadequate for many of today’s commonly used communication technologies.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Friday it has renewed the American Pyrotechnics Association's exemption from the hours of service regulation for 61 member motor carriers and about 3,000 of their drivers.
The Governors Highway Safety Association hailed Gov. Bev Perdue's signing of her state's new law today. It means in only the first six months of 2009, the number of states with such bans in place has doubled, GHSA says.
A June 16 report summarizing three agencies with essential occupations that cannot be done remotely, including air traffic controllers, indicates the FAA in particular isn't ready and believes long-term use of respirators during a pandemic is impractical.
Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt joined representatives of pilots' unions and U.S. airlines to promise mentoring, a better system for checking pilots' records, and a review of existing training programs to see how to strengthen them.
As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration adjusts its civil penalties for inflation, the maximum available would be $16,950,000 for a series of related violations under the school bus safety provisions.