The agency has proposed a new federal motor carrier safety standard to enhance protections for rollover crashes.
Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Centre announced the search will begin in September after ships mapping the sea floor in the new search area complete their survey work.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration developed the rule, working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Seven cars in a Conrail freight train derailed Nov. 30, 2012, in Paulsboro, N.J., with one car carrying vinyl chloride ruptured as a result. New Jersey’s Department of Health reported earlier this year that its surveys of residents showed more than half experienced new or worsening health symptoms after the chemical release.
Tugboats completed the tow of the Costa Concordia to the port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped, on July 27.
Announcing net revenue of $39.6 billion during 2014's second quarter, the company said it took a $400 million special charge for its ignition switch compensation program.
The agreement strengthens protections for workers from coercion, retaliation.
The agency has released details of an NPRM and an ANPRM, rulemaking efforts following the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's rulemaking last fall.
The company faces $101,300 in penalties following an OSHA inspection.
Their letter expresses hope that Congress will look beyond the Highway Trust Fund.
The Build America Transportation Investment Center, housed at DOT, will be a one-stop shop for state and local governments, public and private developers, and investors to utilize innovative financing strategies for projects.
With most schools out of session during the summer, it creates more chances for danger on the farm. "It's worth looking around your farm with a child's view of the world," said Alan Plom, IOSH's Rural Industries Group vice-chair.
The committee's recommendations place emphasis on the importance of a long-term transportation plan.
NTSB investigators concluded that the driver's use of a cell phone distracted her and diminished her ability to recognize whether the height pole on her vehicle had struck the I-5 bridge last May.
A committee approved the draft regulatory proposal last week. Once the European Commission approves, it is expected to take effect June 30, 2015.
The July 15 meeting in Washington, D.C., will be available as a live webcast. A section of the bridge collapsed after a truck hauling an oversize load struck its superstructure last May.
A no-fly zone is in place and restrictions on ship movements in the area are in place, but no beaches will be closed when the operation begins.
The safety board issued a 24-page response July 2 to a petition from a group called the TWO 800 Project that claims an explosion, possibly from a missile, brought down the aircraft in July 1996.
The new certification process will allow training providers to demonstrate that their training program is consistent with model standards promulgated by the U.S. Coast Guard in 2012
Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) that took effect July 1 also require all ships to have plans and procedures to recover people from the water.