Answering a petition from the Association of American Railroads, the DOT agency says it will make changes that reduce PTC costs for locomotives used in rail yards and will expand the de minimis exemption.
With the Apps for Vehicles Challenge, the public is encouraged to submit ideas for apps that would help drivers reach the next level of fuel efficiency.
Robert LiMandri on Dec. 3 started the Department of Buildings' ninth annual Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week by visiting a Brooklyn public school to teach children in first, second, and third grades how to safely ride elevators and escalators and what to do in an emergency.
These are among the most serious collisions to occur on U.S. highways, according to the agency. A June 2011 railroad grade-crossing accident in Nevada also is on the agenda.
Both mentioned it during Dec. 4 presentations at the 2012 OSHA Oil & Gas Safety Conference in Dallas.
That many people were saved just from 2008 to 2010, the agency reported Nov. 30.
The latest study involved a total of 521,000 vehicles and 9.8 billion miles traveled.
FAA and OSHA proposed the new policy on Nov. 30.
The holiday season in the United States typically is marked by fires, driving hazards, and increased fall and electrical hazards at home. What better time to focus on safety at home, at work, and on the road?
One completed OSHA action ushered in the era of workers' right to understand, while a still pending crystalline silica rule could have international significance.
With $15 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Chicago will distribute vouchers to cover part of the transition cost to electric vehicles.
The agency said placing the monitoring system at the bottom of the windshields of about 500 commercial trucks is part of a research project.
Peer-to-peer programs like one already established by Union Pacific will build a culture of safety that keeps everyone alert and safe, FRA Administrator Joseph Szabo said.
Both Scott Kelly, an American, and Mikhail Kornienko, a Russian, have spent a total of about six months aboard the station during previous missions.
People passing by, cleaning, or working near designated smoking areas in five large U.S. airports are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to the study.
The committee meets this week in London with a packed agenda, including approval of draft amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and creation of a passenger ship safety working group.
It was adopted at a recent forum organized by the International Maritime Organization.
AAA reports that highways and airports might be more crowded than last year.
The annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was marked in more than 50 countries on Nov. 18.
Four people were killed when a train collided with a float during a parade honoring veterans.