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Indiana OSHA Seeks Applications for Governor's Workplace Safety Awards

The deadline is Jan. 10, and the awards will be presented at the Indiana Safety and Health Conference and Expo, which will be held Feb. 18-20, 2014, in Indianapolis.

Sen. Boxer Announces OSHA Fine in West Explosion Case

Though the shutdown prevented OSHA from announcing it, the agency has proposed $118,300 in fines again Adair Grain Inc., which owned the fertilizer storage facility that blew up in the Texas town.

Florida AG's Rule Bans Four New Synthetic Drugs

Attorney General Pam Bondi filed the emergency rule this week that designates them a Schedule I substances.



U.S. Nuclear Inspectors Still Working, NRC Shut Down

The agency's chairman said carryover funds are exhausted, and the agency cannot function without a new appropriation.

Oregon State Police Issue Marine Marker Warning

Three were found along the state's coast recently by Oregon State Police Hazardous Device Technicians and Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel, prompting the Oct. 7 alert.

Danger at Another Bangladeshi Garment Factory

Following several serious incidents earlier this year, yet another garment factory in Bangladesh suffers a fire that kills 9.

The Government Shutdown and its Effect on Food Safety

After a recent outbreak of salmonella present in 18 states, the CDC recalls 30 furloughed employees.

Study Links Survival Rate Rise to Increased Bystander CPR

The study reported this month in JAMA involved patients in Denmark who suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and for whom resuscitation was attempted between 2001 and 2010.

Epidemic of Drug-Dependent Newborns Worsens in Tennessee

The state's health department predicts more than 800 will be born this year.

Three Coal Mining Deaths Since Shutdown Concern UMW, MSHA

One occurred in West Virginia, another in Illinois, and the third in Wyoming, the Charleston Gazette's Ken Ward Jr. reported.

Maritime New Zealand Aims to Change Boating Regulations for Minors

The organization supports the idea that all boaters under 15 should wear life jackets in hopes of increasing compliance in boaters of all ages.

IAEA's Nuclear Law Institute Begins

From Sept. 29 to Oct. 11, 2013, institute participants discuss nuclear safety, security safeguards, and more.

Hunters Warned to Avoid Railroad Property

"We want to remind hunters that walking on or near railroad tracks is extremely dangerous, because you never know when a train will come along," said Robert Morrison, Union Pacific's chief of police.

Fire Protection Week Activities Under Way

The National Fire Protection Association and many fire departments across the country are participating in the week's events.

Groups Seek Comment Extension on Silica Proposed Rule

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. and the Construction Industry Safety Coalition, among others, say they need more time to review the agency's economic and technological feasibility analyses.

Winning Designs Planned for Three Hard-Hit Cities

The "Designing Recovery" contest winners were created to withstand natural disasters – hurricanes and tornadoes – specifically in New York, New Orleans, and Joplin, Mo.

UC San Diego Artwork Wins 'Grand Orchid' Architectural Honor

"Fallen Star" is the title of the art installation by Do Ho Suh -- a house seemingly dropped onto a corner of the seventh floor of Jacobs Hall at the university's Jacobs School of Engineering.

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