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NTSB: Flammable Liquid Rail Car Improvements Urgently Needed

"We can't wait a decade for safer rail cars," NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart said. "The industry needs to make this issue a priority and expedite the safety enhancements."

The 2015 #NPHW is focused on having the United States become the healthiest nation in one generation.

NPHW 2015 Focused on Health Improvement Nationwide

CDC is one of the partners in this American Public Health Association effort. APHA released a new book titled "Occupational Safety and Health Policy" last week.

Former NRC Chair Helping to Reopen Fukushima Plant

Dale Klein, a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission who now chairs TEPCO's Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee, told the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan that he's optimistic that the company will prevail in its cleanup at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.



The American Red Cross installed almost 1,000 smoke alarms in one day in North Carolina homes in early 2015.

Red Cross Home Fire Campaign Gains Steam

The most recent effort saw ARC install nearly 1,000 alarms in North Carolina homes in one day.

Honolulu Electrical Contractor Owes Workers More than $1.2M in Back Wages

Lighting Services Inc. also submitted false records and attempted to obstruct investigators.

OSHA Cites Landscaping Company for Trench Collapse

OSHA has released its findings from the October 2014 incident in which two workers died.

Food Warehouse Avoids Potential for Catastrophic Incident

OSHA says Unicold Corp. put workers at risk in ‘death trap.’

OSHA Updates Guidance for Protecting Workers from Workplace Violence

The update is primarily for protecting healthcare and social service workers.

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NIOSH Wants All Workplaces Smoke Free

This is NIOSH's first time to issue recommendations on e-cigarettes; NIOSH recommends that they be included in indoor smoking bans.

WHO Highlights Economic Risks of Unsafe Food

Next Tuesday's World Health Day is focused on food safety.

FAA Proposes Penalties Against Southwest Airlines

The penalties add up to $328,550 in total.

NSC: 8 in 10 Americans Believe Cell Phones are Addictive

The organization is launching a national campaign called #CallsKill.

States typically regulate TENORM under their general radiation safety regulations.

New Database Compiles State Plans' Regulations and Laws

Public Citizen and the Public Health Law Research Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation created the free, publicly available database and unveiled it April 1.

SAMHSA Creates Suicide Prevention App

An April 1 blog post by the agency's administrator, Pamela Hyde, featured it. The free app based on SAMHSA's Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) card.

L.A. Star Seafood Company to Cease Production of Adulterated Fish

The FDA has urged the California seafood company to stop operations until they demonstrate they can process food in compliance with food safety laws and regulations.

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