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The company's office in Weirton, W.Va., recently received its flag representing "star" status in VPP.
The company said it has fixed the "electronic monitoring system flaw" that caused a "lapse in controls of PSE sales in certain CVS/pharmacy stores in 2007 and 2008."
FAA alleges that the company operated an aircraft on approximately 2,121 flights between March 21, 2008, and Nov. 4, 2009, with elevator control cables that were overdue for replacement and when the plane was not in compliance with Airworthiness Directives requiring visual inspections of the wing main spar, lower spar cap extensions, and wing support strut for possible corrosion.
At this year’s Congress & Expo in San Diego, companies put their newest products on display at eye-catching booths.
Who wouldn't want to have a runaway hit new product? Ashburn Hill Corp.'s Tecgen® Select is a hot seller. Sales and marketing chief David Osbon reflects on this year's NSC and a welcome shift in the FR markets.
NSC has made "The Journey Continues" the theme for next year's event, which will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia. In addition to participating in the expo events, attendees will have plenty to see and do in one of the country's oldest and most historic cities.
Are sulfide gases produced by the corrosive drywall's reaction with metal surfaces a health hazard? We don't know yet.
The Oct. 7 letter from the Office of Health, Safety and Security's acting enforcement chief to Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC said SRNS "had extensive deficiencies" in hazard assessment and its electrical safety program.
"Simsmetal East knowingly put its workers at risk by failing to protect them from overexposure to lead, which can cause brain damage, paralysis, kidney disease, and even death," said Kris Hoffman, director of OSHA's Parsippany Area Office in New Jersey.
Making certificate holders with 10 or more helicopter air ambulances establish operations control centers is one facet of the proposal, which is intended to make helicopter air ambulance flights safer nationwide.
The latest two are dated Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Both concern interpretations of construction standards.
The program has a new name reflecting the broader focus on overall organizational quality. This is the first year since the nonprofit category was added in 2007 with site visits taking place in all six categories.
The Nov. 2 public meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in Washington, D.C. Several organizations submitted comments earlier this year expressing concern that the registry be structured to prevent unverified claims and litigation.
National Fire Prevention Week 2010 started Oct. 5 with children taking the Junior Firefighter and EMT pledge and concluded with an Oct. 8 graduation ceremony.
During an inspection at the plant in May, OSHA found the employer failed to conduct training or evaluations for workers operating propane-propelled forklift trucks in the company's warehouse.
"While statistics show that transportation fatalities have declined this past year, we continue to see far too many accidents in all segments of the transportation community,” said NTSB Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman.