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Community Risk Reduction is defined in NFPA 1035 as "programs, actions, and services used by a community, which prevent or mitigate the loss of life, property, and resources associated with life safety, fire, and other disasters within a community."

NFPA White Paper Aids in Establishing Community Risk Reduction Programs

The association's Urban Fire and Life Safety Task Force released the white paper last week.

Plastics Company Doesn't Fix Fall Hazard, Now Owes $87K

MVP Plastics out of New York has been cited by OSHA for a repeat violation.

Bakery Cited By OSHA After Employee Injures Arm in Conveyor Belt

Wegmans Food Market faces $140K in fines.



The June 2016 report concludes military and civilian trauma systems are inextricably linked and will be optimized together, or not at all.

National Academies' Report Urges Integrating Military, Civilian Trauma Care

The report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests this integration should be headed by the White House and is needed to reach the national goal of zero preventable deaths after injury.

PG&E Agrees to Shut Down Diablo Canyon

The Joint Proposal would replace power produced by two nuclear reactors at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant with a cost-effective, greenhouse gas free portfolio of energy efficiency, renewables and energy storage, according to the utility, which has committed to a 55 percent renewable energy target in 2031.

DOT Finalizes Drone Regulations

FAA said that, according to industry estimates, the rule could generate more than $82 billion for the U.S. economy and create more than 100,000 new jobs during the next 10 years. The new rule takes effect in late August.

NSC Finds One Third of Workers Say Employers Emphasize Productivity over Safety

A survey was given to 2,000 employees in high-risk jobs.

Trial Begins in 2012 Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Explosion

One year after the explosion, in November 2013, the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement called for a safety stand-down by offshore oil and gas platforms' crews to discuss the lessons learned from 2012 explosion and fire on platform WD 32 E, operated by Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations.

Zika virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, the mosquitoes that alos spread dengue and chikungunya viruses.

Phase I Human Trial of Zika Vaccine Approved

"We are proud to have attained the approval to initiate the first Zika vaccine study in human volunteers," said Dr. J. Joseph Kim, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s president and CEO. "We plan to dose our first subjects in the next weeks and expect to report phase I interim results later this year."

New Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Director Named

"I am excited for this new opportunity and look forward to the challenges the Forest Service and fire management face today in light of the growing length and severity of our fire seasons. I am honored to represent the U.S. Forest Service and lead the best wildland firefighting organization in the world, Shawna Legarza said.

ASSE Briefs NACOSH on Initiatives to Grow the Profession

The meeting took place ahead of Safety 2016, the big ASSE conference taking place this month in Atlanta.

Two Past ASSE Presidents Made Fellows

Nancy McWilliams of Virginia Beach, Va., and Kathy Seabrook of Mendham, N.J., will receive the honor of Fellow, recognizing their career-long commitments to worker safety and their leadership in the profession, during the Safety 2016 conference.

NRC Agrees Modifications to South Carolina Nuclear Plant Adequate If Dam Fails

NRC said the flood modifications included building new or enhanced flood walls and other features, as well as moving some power lines and equipment to locations less prone to flooding. Duke Energy informed the agency two months ago that those modifications were complete, and a subsequent inspection caused NRC to determine that the company has satisfied the commitments in the 2010 confirmatory action letter.

OSHA to Hold Training Event in August

OSHA to Hold Training Event in August

The event will help improve federal worker safety and health.

AAR Opposes Two-Person Rail Crew Mandate

"This proposed rule is a textbook example of unnecessary regulation, and, if implemented, would have a chilling effect on the development of new technologies that could make the world's safest transportation network even safer. While the Department of Transportation is throwing its full support behind the development of autonomous vehicles as a way to improve safety on our roadways, it is doing the opposite with our railroads," said Edward R. Hamberger, the Association of American Railroads' president and CEO.

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