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Australian Report Confirms Higher Injury Rates for Temp Workers

Safe Work Australia funded the research and released the report July 30.

Five Years After Collapse, MnDOT, NTSB See Progress

An Interstate 35W bridge fell into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others. Building and inspection of bridges have improved since then, Minnesota’s transportation commissioner says.

Sears Recalls 795,000 Dehumidifiers for Fire Risk

Made by LG Electronics (Tianjin) Appliance Co., Ltd., of Tianjin, China, the units can overheat, smoke, melt, and catch on fire, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.



OIRA's Administrator Leaving This Month

Cass Sunstein will rejoin the Harvard Law School as a professor and director of its new Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy.

Slight Drop in Comp Benefits Paid in 2010

The National Academy of Social Insurance reported it resulted mainly from a 2.1 percent drop in medical benefits for injured workers.

FMCSA Making Traffic Conviction Reporting Change

CDL license holders no longer will be required to report their out-of-state traffic convictions to the state where they are licensed, if the proposed rule is enacted.

MSHA to Award $1.25 Million in Mine Safety Grants

States and non-profits are invited to apply by Aug. 31 for grants to provide training and training materials on mine emergency preparedness.

Upcoming Bucky Covington Album to Aid Injured Firefighters

When the country music star releases his second album Sept. 11, a special IAFF edition will feature two tracks to be purchased exclusively through the Help the Good Guys website.

AIHA Fellows Scholarship Established

More than $26,000 raised toward a $100,000 goal in the first six weeks after the annual SIG meeting at AIHce 2012.

OSHA Tools Cover Fluorescent Bulbs' Mercury Hazards

The agency says the information will benefit workers engaged in crushing and recycling fluorescent bulbs.

NASCAR Team Fires Driver Who Failed Drug Test

Penske Racing announced Aug. 1 that AJ Allmendinger has been released. He was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR a week earlier, after a second sample confirmed he had failed a random test.

Yet Another Reason Not to Tailgate

Florida state officials' tips to help motorists avoid being victimized by staged crashes start with not tailgating.

Commercial Space Launch Indemnification Outdated: GAO

The federal government's potential cost depends partly on an FAA calculation dating to 1988. So far, the government's commitment hasn't been needed, according a new GAO review.

DOT Getting Ready to Award Infrastructure Project Loans

The agency's chief, Ray LaHood, announced up to $17 billion in loans will be available once the new federal funding law takes effect Oct. 1.

High Court Allows Exxon Valdez to Be Scrapped

Two judges on India's Supreme Court allowed the ship to move to a shipyard in Gujarat, on the western coast of India.

Bulletin Alerts Companies to Check Pipelines After Derailments

Fulfilling an NTSB recommendation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued it with a July 31 notice. It stems from a June 2009 Canadian National Railway derailment in Cherry Valley, Ill.

Workers with Paid Sick Leave Injured Less Frequently

They're 28 percent less likely to suffer a non-fatal occupational injury, according to a NIOSH study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

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