The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day public hearing as part of its ongoing investigation into the ditching of a US Airways Airbus A-320 into the Hudson River in New York City in January.
Air pollution caused by traffic near the home affects asthma severity in children, resulting in repeated hospital encounters, according to a study published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
The pilot's impairment due to medications he had taken and lack of communication between the pilot and the master contributed to striking the bridge, which ultimately caused at least $73.5 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in its report Wednesday.
When the container ship struck a tower of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on the foggy morning of Nov. 7, 2007, a spill of more than 53,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil fouled beaches along San Francisco Bay.
"Monsanto Aviation has gone above and beyond in establishing a culture of workplace safety," said Charles E. Adkins, OSHA's regional administrator in Kansas City.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently met with leaders of state departments of transportation from across the country in preparation for final passage of the economic recovery bill.
Updated reports say 50 people died in the crash of the aircraft operated by Colgan Air, Inc. for Continental Airlines. NTSB's 12-member team of investigators will be on site today.
Doctors may be able to use certain cognitive tests to help determine whether a person with Alzheimer's disease can safely get behind the wheel. The research is published in the Feb. 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
"This free training video is a must-watch for all first responders," says Tim Butters, who chairs IAFC's Hazardous Materials Committee and is assistant chief of the Fairfax, Va., Fire Department. The city's police and fire departments placed this new 30-foot Mobile Communications/Command Unit in service this month.
State highway safety agencies report other factors may have contributed to the fatality reduction, including: gains in seat belt use, stronger state laws and increased enforcement of these laws.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently announced that he has created a team at the Department of Transportation to coordinate the department's role in President Obama's economic recovery program. The team will ensure that economic recovery funding is rapidly made available for transportation infrastructure projects and that project spending is monitored and transparent.
The Arlington, Texas-based fleet driver training company also announced a newly enhanced Online Forward Motion Training Program today, saying it will reinforce concepts taught in the on-road driver training program.
A recent spate of crashes brought this industry's safety into focus once again. The four-day hearing that began yesterday in Washington, D.C., is examining the industry's performance, risks, oversight, funding structures, and record. This Ben Saladino photo shows a helicopter operated by CareFlite, which is a party to the hearing.
This 2009 edition includes information on the nation's transportation system, and transportation issues related to safety and security, mobility, the economy, and the environment.
The publications were developed to educate employers and employees on preventing injuries and illnesses from hazards associated with deck and spud barges.
The event, from 11 a.m. to noon Central, opens the series with Editor Joel Haight participating and a focus on successful management of safety engineering work.
Former Congressman Ray H. LaHood joined DOT as the sixteenth U.S. secretary of Transportation on Friday, Jan. 23, after Senate confirmation the previous day.
An interstate trucking firm has agreed to pay $2.43 million and provide other remedial relief to a class of women to settle a major sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced recently.
The planned expansion of automatic identification systems and mandatory electronic submission of notices of arrival and departure will improve navigation safety, the Coast Guard says.
Only 14 percent of drivers and front-seat occupants in the crashes were protected by both a seat belt and an air bag. The study showed that combination is associated with a lower risk of a spine fracture.