Eight out-of-service orders in the past four months are part of FMCSA's increased efforts to promote safety in the industry, and DOT wants new tools to do even more.
They took first place July 8 at the 2011 Bill Shearer International ALS/BLS Competition.
The report says better reporting by member states and a change in ICAO's definition of runway incursion caused the a 25 percent increase in major incursions, according to preliminary 2010 data.
"The VPP Star distinction signifies that our employees understand the importance of safety for themselves and for our business," said Daniel J. Ryan, vice president of Operations for Integrated Defense Systems.
The tools are designed to help food and agriculture stakeholders and emergency preparedness planners collaborate better with each other, neighboring jurisdictions, the food industry, and federal agencies during food emergencies.
"I'm very disappointed that Congress adjourned today without passing a clean extension of the FAA bill," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a news release posted on FAA's Facebook site.
The brief online survey asks carriers for information on how operations have changed or been affected since the full deployment of CSA in December of last year. The survey also seeks to capture attitudes toward the program and general understanding of its key components.
OSHA cited Don Wartko Construction Inc. with five willful safety violations for failing to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations at three separate worksites in Cleveland.
Greater Manchester Police have referred five recent deaths at Stepping Hill Hospital to the coroner. Nurse Rebecca Leighton was charged July 22 with six counts of causing criminal damage with intent to endanger life or being reckless as to whether life would be endangered and one count of theft of medicine from the hospital.
The MagneLink™ Magnetic Communication System is a wireless, through-the-earth communication system developed by Lockheed Martin and tested successfully in three mines, according to the company.
The European Chemical Industry Council, cefic, recently released its first Responsible Care toolkit to help small and medium-size businesses with EHS issues, accident prevention, and reporting.
The Travelers Companies Inc., one of the largest property casualty companies in the United States, posted $1.09 billion in after-tax catastrophe losses in second-quarter results released July 21.
OSHA announced the Liberty Electric Power Plant in Eddystone, Pa., had achieved this elite status in its VPP programs.
Baek Hun Ki, who previously chaired a national federation of labor unions, became president of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency on July 15.
OSHA initiated its inspection May 5 after being notified of the amputation. The violations involve failing to ensure equipment was turned off and properly guarded to prevent contact with moving parts during servicing operations.
A WSDOT worker was responding to a report of a tree that had fallen on communication lines along Highway 203 near Carnation, Wash. While setting up highway cones to divert traffic, he was struck by a second tree that fell.
The video titled "Cheating Death" was developed in response to grade-crossing fatalities in Lakeland, Fla.