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FAA Raising Requirements for Co-Pilots

A final rule available on the agency's website will require them to have an aircraft type rating and hold an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, which requires 1,500 hours as a pilot.

ASSE's Expanding Horizons Now Extend to Russia

The society signed an agreement last month to work with Chinese workplace safety professionals and announced July 10 that it will work with Russia's National Association of Centers for Occupational Safety and Health.

AMA: Americans' Health Improving, Chronic Diseases Still Demand Action

American Medical Association President Dr. Ardis D. Hoven called a new study "a wake-up call about the need to reduce the burden of chronic disease for America's patients."



SCE Hosting Job Fair for San Onofre Workers

Several nuclear energy companies are among the employers participating in the July 10-11 event, which follows the company's decision to decommission the nuclear plant.

Window Coating Breakthrough Wins R&D 100 Award

The Universal Smart Window Coating invented by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers can block heat-producing solar radiation without blocking visible light.

Boxer Asks Nation's Governors to Control Ammonium Nitrate Hazards

The California senator chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee, which held an oversight hearing last month about the West, Texas, explosion and two other blasts.

DOL Launching App Development Contest

The contest coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Milliken Benchmarking Conferences Set for August, October

Joe Salley, Ph.D., the company's president and CEO, will discuss "Safety From the CEO's Perspective" on the second day of the conferences.

WHO Forms MERS Emergency Committee

The committee's members are international experts who will meet July 9 and July 11.

Georgia Supermarket Equipment Sales Cited for 17 Violations

The 17 violations will cost more than $62,000 in fines.

Colorado to Set New Emission Standards for Oil Industry

The state now has 50,000 oil wells, a number that is increasing by 2,000 wells each year.

HSE Revising Asbestos Remediation Codes

The Approved Codes of Practice for working with asbestos-containing materials are being consolidated.

Nominations Sought for 2014 Safe-in-Sound Awards

The Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™ are a partnership between NIOSH and the National Hearing Conservation Association to honor excellent hearing loss prevention practices in the workplace.

Dozens Missing After Quebec Rail Disaster

An unattended train carrying crude oil rolled into the town of Lac Megantic, where several railcars derailed and caught fire. Five people are confirmed dead and more than 40 are missing.

UK Workplace Deaths Continue to Decline

Great Britain has had one of the lowest fatality rates in leading industrial nations in Europe for the past eight years.

Sunken Tug Caused Mississippi River Closure

After the 48-foot C-Pec sank in the channel on Saturday near Venice, La., about 77 miles south of New Orleans, the Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River to traffic at that point.

HHS Issues Final Health IT Safety Plan

The Joint Commission will expand capacity to investigate health IT-related events, the agency also announced.

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