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Truck Driver Fired for Reporting Truck Safety Concerns: OSHA

OSHA has ordered the employer to pay lost wages, along with $10,000 in punitive damages and $3,060.02 in attorney's fees, and also to expunge the driver's employment records.

Texas Flooring Company Cited After Worker Falls Off Balcony on Job Site

OSHA has cited Subfloor Systems and issued $66,990 in proposed penalties.

DOL Urges Storm Workers, Public to Be Aware of Hazards During Storm Cleanup

OSHA says the public needs to take the necessary steps to stay safe.



OSHA Cites Plastics Manufacturer After Severe Worker Injuries

Two employees suffered debilitating hand injuries, according to the agency.

NHTSA reported 51 million U.S. vehicles were recalled during 2015, and on average 25 percent of all recalled vehicles are not repaired.

51 Million U.S. Vehicles Recalled in 2015

"Millions of vehicles are recalled every year. Old, new, used, or leased – one of those recalled vehicles could be yours," NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said. "Check your VIN – Safe Cars Save Lives."

L&I Fines Phillips 66 Refinery $324,000 for Unabated Hazards

The 2014 citations are under appeal to the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, but state law requires employers to correct hazards even if the violations are under appeal unless a "stay of abatement" is granted, and the energy company's stay of abatement request was denied by the board.

Increased Enforcement Leads to FRA's Highest-Ever Penalty Collection Rate

In an effort to increase overall rail safety, enforcement has been stepped-up.

The explosion in West, Texas, prompted President Obama

CSB's West Recommendations Coming Jan. 28

The safety board has a public meeting scheduled from 6-9 p.m. in Waco, Texas, near the explosion site.

Pan American Health Organization Stresses Zika Surveillance, CDC Issues New Guidelines

The Zika virus is now circulating in 18 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean, causing the Pan American Health Organization to recommend that its 35 member countries monitor and report any increase in neurological syndromes and congenital anomalies.

Canadian Government Ends Conditional Pesticide Registrations

Conditional registrations have been granted when scientific review determines the risks of a pesticide are acceptable but additional confirming data are required. Conditional registrations don't undergo a public consultation until the registration is amended, renewed, or converted to a full registration.

Border agents in Scotland have confiscated more than 15,000 hoverboards that have been tested and found to be unsafe, authorities said Dec. 3.

CPSC Chairman Sounds the Alarm on Hoverboards

Chairman Elliot F. Kaye said both UL and ASTM International are preparing to work on the development of standards for hoverboards that would seek to address both types of hazards, and he will direct CPSC staff to participate in the standards' development.

ECHA Finds 22 Labs Ready for One-Generation Reproductive Toxicity Studies

ECHA performed a similar study in 2012 and now reports that global laboratory capacity to conduct the studies has increased. The latest study was triggered by the recent change in the REACH information requirements.

Multiple Violations Assessed Against Food Packaging Provider

OSHA has cited Genpak for failing to implement specific procedures to prevent machinery from starting up during maintenance and servicing and also for exposing workers to fall hazards from unguarded platforms.

The proposed rule would replace the current three-tier system of "satisfactory-conditional-unsatisfactory" for federally regulated commercial motor carriers with a single determination of "unfit."

FMCSA Proposes Rule to Focus on Higher-Risk Motor Carriers

"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."

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