"Make a Difference" is the theme of the National Safety Council's 2008 National Safety Month observance and a call to action to reverse the increase in accidental injuries and deaths.
The vehicles, manufactured in the United States and sold by Honda ATV dealers nationwide from October 2007 through March 2008 for between $6,850 and $7,400, are equipped with a type of power steering known as the Honda FourTrax Foreman 4X4.
Since 1997, motorcycle fatalities have increased 127 percent. Annually, the number of motorcycle deaths is more than double the number of people killed in all aviation, rail, marine, and pipeline accidents combined.
The initiative will reduce fuel consumption amd reduce carbon monoxide emissions.
As the result of a new rule issued yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation that strengthens the existing regulation implementing the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and extends it to foreign airlines, people with disabilities will have additional protections against discrimination when they travel by air.
One topic area -- accident procedures instruction -- significantly increased the odds of not having a DOT reportable accident, traffic violation conviction, or property damage accident.
This "flagship initiative" will collect and analyze performance data on selected bridges around the country to understand how they react under given conditions.
"Employers must remain dedicated to keeping the workplace safe and healthful, or face close scrutiny by this agency," said Diane Turek, director of OSHA's Chicago North Area Office in Des Plaines, Ill.
Each state must use at least $1 million of the funds awarded for behavioral highway safety activities, such as alcohol countermeasures, occupant protection, and pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle safety.
"We support Chicago's leaders because their plan helps to ensure that 'The City that Works' doesn't become the city that idles," said DOT's Mary E. Peters.
This is a seven-month delay in the rule's final compliance date.
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The technology is advancing swiftly. Last week, the Pentagon's DARPA agency chose three companies for the first phase of a program to develop an unmanned air system to fly a five-year uninterrupted mission.
Working conditions and the prevalence of sleep disorders in the truck driver population are among several important topics NIOSH hopes to address.
Brigadier Gen. Robert O. Tarter, an experienced pilot, starts today with an organization that facilitates safety performance and reduces runway hazards.
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said fuel efficiency standards for passenger vehicles and light trucks would increase by 4.5 percent per year during a five-year period ending in 2015.
The event comes as fuel surpasses labor as some motor carriers' largest expense and the trucking industry deals with the highest prolonged fuel prices in history.