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Air Traffic Professionalism on NTSB's 2011 'Most Wanted List' of Safety Improvements

Issues on the list include human fatigue, safety management systems, motorcycle safety, and bus occupant safety.

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AIHA to Host Virtual Book Club

Those intending to take the CIH exam may have reason to join authors Allan K. Fleeger and Dean R. Lillquist on July 19 when they discuss the IH Reference and Study Guide, 3rd Edition.

Worker Loses Three Fingers in Power Press, Company Fined $94,200

Two willful violations relate to the amputation, including exposing workers to unguarded machinery and failing to have adequate guarding on the hydraulic brake press, which exposes employees to hand amputations.



NTSB also recommended that NHTSA issue stronger motorcoach passenger protection standards.

FICEMS to Consider Mexican Hat Report July 12

The Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services has been meeting with several groups as it works to implement NTSB's recommendations following the 2008 bus crash.

Shell UK Limited Fined for Wastewater Plant Explosion

The fine is equivalent to $1.6 million in U.S. dollars. The 2008 explosion caused no injuries.

NSC maintains that all cell phone use – both hand-held and hands-free – is dangerous while driving.

NSC Starts 'On the Road, Off the Phone' Week

The council estimates 23 percent of all motor vehicle crashes, 1.3 million per year, involve a driver talking or texting on a cell phone.

New MSHA Training Tools Address Miners' Rights, Responsibilities

The Web-based tools include the full text of “A Guide to Miners' Rights and Responsibilities,” links to additional information on miners' rights, an electronic form for filing an anonymous hazard complaint, a discrimination complaint packet, and black lung benefits and resources.

Federal, State Agencies Plan to Rebuild Public Facilities Smarter

The presidential disaster declaration of May 9, 2011, opened the door for federal Public Assistance (PA) in declared counties including state and federal cost-sharing for mitigation funding in all disaster-affected counties.

WISHA Issues Summer Safety Work Tips

Those working outdoors may have to cope with warm weather, workers who drive for their jobs may need to watch for an increasing number of pedestrians, and amusement parks must ensure workers are safe when erecting new rides or operating and maintaining rides.

Climate Information Crucial to Help Reduce Risk, Limit Disaster Damage: Report

The report details ways in which disaster risk managers can improve their decision making by integrating climate information into their operations.

Mattress Maker Hit with $45,850 in Fines for Electrical Hazards

Electrical hazards include a damaged flexible metal conduit, electrical panel boxes with unclosed openings, an electrical box with a missing blank, and an electrical conduit that was crushed and pulled apart.

Cal/OSHA Ramping Up Enforcement Efforts as Heat Rises

Enforcement efforts include statewide traveling heat sweeps, local district actions when temperatures soar, and workers are at greatest risk, as well as multi-agency enforcement through the Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition.

Md. Kimchi Maker Agrees to Close After Receiving FDA Citation for Insanitary Practices

The conditions FDA observed on its last inspection in October 2010 are similar to those observed by the FDA and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Worker's Double Amputation in Baling Machine Carries $73,500 Penalty

OSHA opened an inspection in February after an incident in which a worker had both legs amputated when his foot got caught in a baling machine as he attempted to clear cardboard that had jammed in the machine at MTD Products in Verona, Miss.

Head Injury Link to Violent Behavior Confirmed

An eight-year study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found that young people with a head injury within the past year were even more likely to report violent behavior.

Britain’s government has initiated plans to build eight new nuclear power plants.

Britain Announces Sites for Eight New Nuclear Power Plants

UK Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations Mike Weightman filed an interim report last month, telling the British government there is no need to curtail operations at the country’s nuclear power plants in light of the Japanese crisis at the Fukushima plant.

USFA Releases Large Loss Building Fires Report

From 2007 to 2009, an estimated 900 large loss building fires were reported by U.S. fire departments annually. These fires caused an estimated 35 deaths, 100 injuries, and $2.8 billion dollars in property damage.

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