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NTSB Sets Distraction Countermeasures Forum

The March 27 forum in Washington, D.C., will delve into distracted driving laws, enforcement strategies, education, and technologies to prevent distractions.

New Jersey Chemical Company Runs Afoul of OSHA's Site-Specific Program

The agency described Kuehne Chemical Co. Inc. as a bleach manufacturer and chlorine and caustic soda reseller that employs 45 workers at its Delaware City, Del. facility, where the inspection took place.

Military Encourages Healthy Eating

The Pentagon approves new military base locations for healthier alternative fast-food chain U-Food.



Scientists Identify Newly Emerging Staph Strain

It is presently susceptible to methicillin but could acquire genes making it resistant, and it transmits efficiently from person to person.

Experts Survey Causes of Fingerprint Analysis Errors

A new report from a panel appointed in 2008 to study the causes and recommend ways to reduce errors caps its work with forensic experts.

Rebuilt Fire House Ready for London Games

The $11.9 million Walthamstow Fire Station replaced a 1920s-era station. It houses an additional fire engine and 20 more firefighters than the old building did.

ARPA-E Opens Third Annual Energy Innovation Summit

The three-day event began Feb. 27 with workshops for technology developers involved in zero-carbon power, electrical storage, emerging ideas, and other topics.

More than 30 Million Gas Cylinders Recalled

Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin, LLC is voluntarily recalling 29,026,000 Map Pro, Propylene and MAPP Gas Cylinders in the United States and 1,371,100 in Canada.

OSHA Busts Manufacturer for Burn Hazards, Issues $55,000 Fine

The violation was cited after an investigation prompted by a complaint determined that employees working on mold machines and exposed to hot temperatures that could result in burns were provided with ineffective personal protective equipment.

$226,000 in Fines, Costs Assessed in UK Asbestos Case

A freight company, its managing director, and a contractor pleaded guilty in connection with a remodeling job that may exposed at least 20 people to asbestos fibers.

Decision Time Nears for Iowa's State Transportation Plan

Six public informational meetings to explain the long-range transportation plan will begin March 6 in Sioux City. While Iowa DOT says Iowa is "at a major crossroads concerning transportation investments," most comments fielded last year by a Citizen Advisory Commission supported raising the state's fuel tax.

CDC: 13 Deaths Linked to Bath Refinishing Chemical

Methylene chloride vapor has been recognized as potentially fatal to furniture strippers and factory workers but has not been reported previously as a cause of death among bathtub refinishers.

BP Opens Another Texas Wind Farm

BP Wind Energy now operates four wind farms in Texas and has more than $1 billion invested in them.

Ocean Radar Improvements Agreed

The Feb. 17 agreement during the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) held in Geneva, Switzerland, means better tracking of tsunamis, oil spills, ocean debris, and people lost at sea.

Comment Period Extended for FLSA Domestic Service Rule

Comments are being accepted for two more weeks, until March 12.

NHTSA's New Guidance Lists Unsafe Driver Distractions

Opting for a recommendation rather than a rule, in part because the costs and benefits cannot be accurately estimated, the agency said manual text entry, reading more than 30 characters, and automatically scrolling text are per se unsafe.

HHS Picks Winners in Facebook App Challenge

First prize and $10,000 went to two Brown University graduates for an app named Lifeline that will be launched prior to this year's hurricane season.

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