"This update to our methodology will help the agency focus on carriers with a higher crash risk," said FMCSA Acting Administrator Scott Darling. "Carriers that we identify as unfit to operate will be removed from our roadways until they improve."
"They can be found in illegal street markets, via unregulated websites through to pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals" and are difficult to detect because they are frequently designed to appear identical to the genuine product and may not cause an obvious adverse reaction, according to the updated WHO fact sheet.
FHWA is seeking input by Feb. 18 on improving users' ability to view content in the 862-page MUTCD and developing a structure to make it easier to use.
The Technical Committee for NFPA 14 added the requirement for one 2.5-inch inlet per every 250 gallons per minute (gpm) in 2007, "but this requirement lacks supporting scientific documentation, so there was a need to conduct flow testing to determine the amount of water that is possible to flow into an FDC inlet," according to NFPA.
OSHA is introducing more durable and secure completion cards for its Outreach Training Program.
Alejandro Aravena, 48, and his colleagues helped to rebuild the city of Constitución after a February 2010 earthquake and tsunami devastated the city.
The plan would ensure workers have access to wage insurance that would replace half of lost wages, up to $10,000 over two years. People out of work who were making less than $50,000 and were with their prior employer for at least three years could use it to help them prepare for a new career.
The agency has cleared administrative hurdles for new safety technologies.
The organization has announced that nominations are now being accepted for the Marion Martin Recognition Award.
A and S Tree Service Faces $44,000 in fines.
After one year of service, workers in private industry at the largest category of company got eight days of paid leave. After 20 years’ service, it increased to 10 days.
Overexertion involving outside sources ranked first among the leading causes of disabling injury, according to the 2016 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.
The safety council announced it applauds the priorities that were added.
Mark Milroy began his position on Jan. 11, according to the association.
The school district conducted a pilot program two years ago with cameras mounted on the buses recording an average of 60 violations per day. Now, with the cameras deployed, the AISD Police Department will issue warnings during the opening 30 days to motorists who illegally pass a school bus with its stop arm extended.