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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.

ATRI Asks Drivers to Weigh In On CSA

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.

$171,600 in Fines Issued to Firm for Cave-In Hazards at Three Worksites

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.

Nurse Charged in UK Hospital Deaths

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.



MSHA Approves Mine Emergency Communications System

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.

EU Firms Get Chemical Safety Assist

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.

Travelers CEO: Spring Storm Losses Exceeded Katrina's

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.

Gas-Fired Utility Plant Becomes Star Site

OSHA announced the Liberty Electric Power Plant in Eddystone, Pa., had achieved this elite status in its VPP programs.

New Leader, Site for Korea's OSHA

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.

Worker Loses Finger in Machine, Plastics Firm Fined $70,000

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.

Highway Worker's Death Leads to $22,000 Fine for WSDOT

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.

Amtrak Grade Crossing Video Honored

The video titled "Cheating Death" was developed in response to grade-crossing fatalities in Lakeland, Fla.

NTSB Undertakes Homebuilt Aircraft Study

"This is the first study to comprehensively examine both the building and piloting of these unique aircraft," said Joseph M. Kolly, director of the NTSB Office of Research and Engineering.

NIOSH Highlights Rising Sharps Injuries

The latest posted data from the Exposure Prevention Information Network (EPINet™) is from 2007 reports, which showed the injury rates rose for teaching but not nonteaching facilities.

Young Oregon Hunters Soon Must Wear Orange Apparel

Beginning Aug. 2, hunters 17 or younger must wear a fluorescent orange outer garment or hat when hunting game mammals or upland game birds (except turkeys) with any firearm.

US Backs Tracking of Illegal Fishing Boats

More than 50 countries signed a recommendation to regional fishery management organizations to do a better job tracking vessels illegally fishing for tuna, swordfish, sharks, and other highly migratory species.

FDA Approves Vaccines for 2011-2012 Flu Season

The vaccine formulation protects against the three virus strains that surveillance indicates will be most common during the upcoming season and includes the same virus strains used for the 2010-2011 influenza season.

Grain Bin Maker Fined $142,400 for Plethora of Serious Safety Violations

The company was cited for one willful, one repeat, 20 serious, and one-other-than serious violation, following a combined safety and health inspection at the company's facility.

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