The Texas Transportation Commission unanimously approved the $2 million temporary emergency funding, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
The company is offering nine courses focused on process safety, combustible dusts, process hazard analysis, and preventing flash fires and explosions in six cities this year.
At the annual fundraising dinner in Houston, Exxon Mobil Corporation CEO Rex Tillerson accepted the Green Cross for Safety medal.
This is the second derailment of a Canadian Pacific train in a week.
Attendees of the May 18-23 conference will have the opportunity to visit the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, a LEED-certified building described by the executive director of the surrounding Space for Life as "the city's foremost new tourist and architectural attraction."
Recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan predicts it will reach $2.3 billion in 2017, rising at a compound annual rate of 7.2 percent.
Upon receiving complaints about the working conditions of a demolition site, OSHA investigators found $44,000 worth of violations.
As part of the Site Specific Targeting Program, Scenic Wood Products was investigated for potential safety hazards.
The Labor Department's inspector general found the agency had implemented 56 of them by Feb. 11, 2013, and is on track for the remaining 44 items.
The jury returned verdicts for each of six deaths involved in the Lakanal House high-rise residential fire in July 2009 in south London, citing conflicting advice from emergency call centers and renovations that left the structure more vulnerable to fires.
"This is an important step in our work with the academic community to help campuses prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate crisis and emergency situations," Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said April 2.
When the company failed to comply with request for its safety records, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration put the brakes on the business.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will investigate complaints that the frames on these vehicles have a rust problem.
Landslides threaten rescue efforts at a Chinese-owned mine in Tibet.
Rothe Welding Inc. of Saugerties did not fix the violations they were cited for in January 2012.
With these grants, nonprofit organizations can help offenders between 16 and 24 years old.
It outlines best practices for pre-incident operational preparation by emergency responders, Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels said.