A study published in the September issue of the journal Ergonomics suggests simple solutions for mitigating the problem.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration grants will increase public education about the high costs of excavation damage.
With Russia and the Philippines ratifying it, the required 30 ILO member countries have done so. It will take effect a year from now.
A safety inspection by two expert teams of the fire-damaged MSC Flaminia was scheduled for Saturday to determine whether the ship may pass through the English Channel.
Reports from NPR and BLS focused on fatalities and PPE in the U.S. commercial fishing industry, which has the highest fatality rate among all occupations since 2005.
In an interview from the August 2012 edition of MarineNews, Crowley Maritime Corporation SVP Todd Busch said the company is prepared and already is working in the Russian Arctic region.
These are the first to obtain a license since a new requirement for training and ongoing competency checks for all drivers was enacted in the country.
The fees are part of the Vessel Sanitation Program, which was created in the 1970s to help the industry prevent gastrointestinal illness outbreaks on ships.
This year's week takes place Oct. 1-5 and has the theme “Back to Basics—Your Keys to Safe Driving.”
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Deborah A.P. Hersman, will give the keynote speech on Aug. 28 at the International Society of Air Safety Investigators' (ISASI) 2012 Annual Seminar.
Titan Salvage and Micoperi, the two companies hired to remove the cruise ship, presented their engineering plan to the agency supervising the removal.
The agency wants to have its proposed rule adopted by Jan. 1, 2013, when most of the relevant international standards take effect.
The safety elements of the new, two-year federal highway funding law are on the agenda for the Aug. 27-29 meeting.
An Interstate 35W bridge fell into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others. Building and inspection of bridges have improved since then, Minnesota’s transportation commissioner says.
CDL license holders no longer will be required to report their out-of-state traffic convictions to the state where they are licensed, if the proposed rule is enacted.
Criminal convictions and incarceration will send a more powerful message, if the young drivers are listening.
Distracted driving has dominated the headlines, but two federal agencies are cooperating to combat another safety hazard: drugged driving.
Florida state officials' tips to help motorists avoid being victimized by staged crashes start with not tailgating.
The federal government's potential cost depends partly on an FAA calculation dating to 1988. So far, the government's commitment hasn't been needed, according a new GAO review.
The agency's chief, Ray LaHood, announced up to $17 billion in loans will be available once the new federal funding law takes effect Oct. 1.