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Cal/OSHA Cites Building Supply Company in Forklift Fatality

A 60-year-old forklift operator died Nov. 21, 2016, while transferring building supplies from the company's warehouse to a customer's vehicle.

NTSB Recommends Ways to Increase Effectiveness of Pilot Weather Reports

NTSB Recommends Ways to Increase Effectiveness of Pilot Weather Reports

The agency released a special investigation report calling for changes in training and procedures for pilots.

DOL Awards $7 Million for Recovery Efforts in California

The funding has been awarded to the California Employment Development Department as part of a National Dislocated Worker Grant.



DARPA Demonstrates On-Site Chemical Warfare Agent Neutralization

It employs a novel, waterless soil-scrubbing technology that safely neutralized toxic chemicals simulating sarin, soman, and mustard agents.

CSB Releases Business Case for Safety

The publication summarizes four major accident investigations.

ASSE Encourages People to Get Involved in Workplace Safety Campaigns

There were 4,836 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2015.

NIOSH Highlights Noise Exposure of Wildland Firefighters

To prevent this population of firefighters from developing hearing loss, the authors recommend enrolling all wildland firefighters in a hearing conservation program and that fire agencies maintain fire service-specific hearing loss prevention programs.

NRC Vacancies Concern House Members

"Absent a nomination and confirmation of additional commissioners, the Commission will lack a quorum on July 1 when Chairman Svinicki's current term expires. This situation could severely inhibit the NRC's ability to execute its vital responsibility and hamper the nuclear industry," three leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote in a letter to the president.

DOL to Develop Reform Plan

Upon confirmation as secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta will be expected to implement a "comprehensive agency reform plan" as specified by a March 13 executive order.

HHS Backs Another Zika Test

The automated laboratory diagnostic test being developed by Siemens Healthineers would produce an initial result in 58 minutes. The $8.9 million contract supports the development of the diagnostic test, manufacturing preparations, and clinical studies that could support its application for clearance from FDA.

FMCSA Sets Listening Session on Highly Automated Commercial Vehicles

The April 24 session will be available via a webcast. FMCSA wants to get information on the design, development, testing, and deployment of these vehicles, which "hold enormous potential benefits for safety, mobility, and sustainability," according to the agency.

Lawyers Propose Split of Deepwater Horizon Case Fees

Two law firms in New Orleans and Lafayette, La., that led the plaintiffs' case are slated to receive $87.7 million each if the proposed allocation is approved.

DOL and North American Quarry Reach Settlement in Fatal Incident

The agency says inadequate training and unsafe working conditions led to a fatality

OSHA Finds Employer in Fatal Trench Collapse Did Not Provide Safety Training

Atlantic Drain Service Co. Inc. has been cited for 18 violations.

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