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Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Damaged Bodies and Minds

A World Health Organization report warns of widespread mental trauma from the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the 2011 tsunami that devastated Japan.

2015 Positive Train Control Implementation 'Impossible'

The head of the Association of American Railroads told the NTSB that freight railroads are less than one-third finished with the installation of necessary equipment for the 60,000 route miles where PTC is required by that date.

Former Massey Energy Division President Pleads Guilty

David Hughart, 53, pleaded guilty Feb. 28 to conspiring to violate mine health and safety laws.



Mountain Climbing Lanyards Recalled

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Feb. 27.

AHA Calls for Targeted CPR Education in High-Risk Neighborhoods

In a new scientific statement published in Circulation, the American Heart Association says this could boost the number of bystanders willing to intervene.

FMCSA Wants Input on Entry-Level Driver Training Needs

The current federal highways and infrastructure funding law requires the agency to issue final regulations by Oct. 1. It will host a March 22 listening session to solicit ideas.

Madoff Victims to Receive More than $43 Million in Settlement

A Department of Labor investigation showed that Austin Capital Management mishandled retirement and benefit plan funds by indirectly investing with Bernie Madoff.

NIOSH Meeting Focused on Safe Work with Pesticides

The two-day meeting in Washington, D.C., concerns how to motivate pesticide workers to use the best personal protective technology.

Tennessee Legislators May Relax Motorcycle Helmet Law

The state House and Senate transportation committees are considering HB 0894 this week. It would allow motorcycle drivers and passengers 21 and older not to wear a helmet.

HSE Revising First Aid Training Requirements

Starting Oct. 1, employers no longer need to utilize trainers approved by the Health and Safety Executive.

Frostbite Halts Coldest Journey Expedition's Leader

Sir Ranulph Fiennes has frostbite on four fingers of his left hand and will be evacuated from Antarctica, but the remaining team plans to continue trying to achieve a winter crossing.

2013 Flu Season Hitting Workers Hard

Data from the BLS Current Population Survey indicate absences were higher in January 2013 than in any month since February 2008.

U.S. Chemical Production Continues to Rise

Compared to January 2012, total chemical production in all regions was up 0.9 percent and remained ahead year-over-year in all regions except the Mid-Atlantic and West Coast regions, which were off from a year ago.

EU Officials Draft New Offshore Drilling Safety Law

These new mandates should help prevent offshore drilling disasters like the BP oil spill in 2010.

C. Everett Koop Mourned

Remembered for his stands on smoking and AIDS, he may have been the most famous surgeon general in U.S. history.

Cruise Line CEO Now Safe Work Australia Chair

Ann Sherry has been appointed to replace Tom Phillips by the country's minister for employment and workplace relations.

Bill Filed to Reform Federal Job Training

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., who chairs the House Education and the Workforce Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee, will chair a Feb. 26 hearing about her bill.

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