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Virtual Reality Training Program Created for Forklift Operators

A NIOSH grant funded Tactus Technologies' development of the 3D Forklift Trainer. The Amherst, N.Y. company is a spinoff from the University of Buffalo.

Boeing Consolidating Flight Training in Miami

The move includes 787 flight and maintenance training and maximizes use of its Boeing Flight Services training campus, which is the preferred location and customers from Latin America, Europe, and elsewhere, the company announced.

Pre-Employment Drug Positives Rose in 2012, Quest Diagnostics Index Shows

Oral fluid testing is also increasingly finding more positives, according to the company.



UK Panel: Draw Blood Sample After Every Road Accident

The British government's transport minister, Stephen Hammond, announced a new, strict liability offense of driving with a specified controlled drug in the body is being introduced. The list of drugs to be included has not yet been finalized.

Manufacturing Company Faces Three Serious Repeat OHSA Violations

The Sullivan, Ill. lawn and garden equipment manufacturer faces $93,500 in serious repeat violations after an employee suffered an amputation injury.

London Fire Brigade Set to Close 12 Stations

The biggest UK fire department also will cut 520 firefighter positions within three years.

UK Coal Imports to Increase with Domestic Mine Closures

More than 1,000 employees will lose their jobs as two large coal producers in the UK complete mining operations.

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Signed into Law

Co-sponsors Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Mike Crapo said the bill's passage was a rare moment of congressional bipartisanship.

France's Best Aircraft Apprentice is 21-Year-Old Woman

An Airbus structure fitter who helps to assemble the nose cones of A380 jetliners, Sandy Bodet has won a gold medal in the "Meilleurs Apprentis de France – Best Apprentice in France" competition, her employer announced.

Here's One Sweet Hard Hat

"By developing a hard hat sourced from sugar, we have reduced the overall carbon footprint that's associated with the entire life-cycle of this particular product, from start to finish," said Eric Beck, MSA's global director of Strategic Marketing.

Pipe Marking Webinar Offered Next Week

Graphic Products Inc. Project Manager Jim Bocci will discuss best practices and the ANSI/ASME A13.1 standard, which is recommended for identifying most piping systems.

EPA Will Not Appeal Virginia Water Regulation Judgment

According to a Virginia federal court, the EPA overstepped its authority when it attempted to regulate the flow of storm water into a creek.

DOJ Announces First Settlement of an ADA Case Involving Hepatitis B

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has agreed to adopt a disability rights policy that is based on CDC's Hepatitis B recommendations and to enroll two applicants in the UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School and the UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Surgical Center Faces Bloodborne Pathogen Citation

OSHA assessed 10 serious violations for alleged violations at CTO Management LLC, dba Health East Ambulatory Surgical Center in Englewood, N.J.

Domino's Delivering Fire Safety Tips

Teaming with NFPA, the pizza company is featuring tips on its boxes during the month of March, and some pizzas will be arrive on a fire engine.

CDC Warns CRE Infections More Common, More Resistant

Its findings, published in Vital Signs, call on states, communities, medical facility CEOs, health care providers, and patients to take steps to prevent serious infections.

DOL's Second Century Under Way

A new online portal is the Labor Department's gateway to activities associated with its 100th anniversary year. A century after President William Howard Taft signed the bill that created DOL, President Obama issued a proclamation honoring its work.

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