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Treating marijuana the same as alcohol is impossible for several reasons. There are no measurements for marijuana impairment that relate across the board to how we understand alcohol impairment.

Washington Judge Upholds County's Ban on Marijuana Businesses

Attorney General Bob Ferguson said this is the fifth judicial ruling agreeing with his January 2014 opinion that Initiative 502 does not override local governments' authority to regulate or ban marijuana businesses.

ASSE Files Comments on Total Worker Health Agenda

One suggestion is that NIOSH add another strategy encouraging research that helps employers determine how best to implement TWH organizationally.

State Department Issues Worldwide Travel Alert

It is based on the chocolate shop hostage incident in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 15.



Kansas Health Department, CDC Investigating New Virus

The host of this new virus, called Bourbon virus, is unknown at this time, but it is thought to be transmitted through the bites of ticks or other insects.

New “SaferRide” Mobile App and New Data Highlight Start of Annual Holiday Drunk Driving Crackdown

New data shows that drunk driving deaths declined by 2.5 percent in 2013.

Chimney Supply Company Again Exposes Employees to Serious Hazards

The Scranton, Pa., company was cited for 14 safety violations.

Washington L&I Documents High Injury Rate of Truck Drivers

The agency's recent report says one of every 13 drivers suffers a lost-time injury each year.

Corvallis, Ore.-based VDOS Global uses aerial robotics and remote sensing to provide oil and gas inspections, environmental research, aerial surveying and other services using for its clients around the world. (VDOS image)

FAA Supporting Drone Industry's Safety Campaign

Timed for the holiday gift-giving season, "Know Before You Fly" seeks to promote safe, responsible flying of unmanned aircraft systems.

DHS, HHS Release Guidance for Patient Decontamination in Mass Chemical Incidents

The Mass Human Chemical Decontamination Working Group (a federal interagency working group) developed the guidance with the advice of a larger group of federal and non-federal subject matter experts in emergency response, emergency medicine, toxicology, risk communication, behavioral health, and other relevant fields.

CFATS Reauthorized for Four Years

President Obama on Dec. 18 signed into law H.R. 4007, the "Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014."

The annual national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization, Dec. 10-31, comes at a particularly dangerous time of year for roadway users. On average, more than 800 people die in vehicle crashes involving a drunk driver during the month of December.

Highway Departments On Alert During Holidays

The Governors Highway Safety Association's member agencies are also stepping up their enforcement during the season. According to GHSA, more than 800 Americans die in crashes involving a drunk driver during the month of December.

Investigators Call Big LA Fire Arson

Work at the scene has finished, ATF Special Agent in Charge Carlos A. Canino said, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Families of Two Workers Launch Independent Investigation into Fatal Fire

The fire occurred in the Thanksgiving Tower, a high-rise building in Dallas, Texas.

M. Durrance Construction Cited for Exposing Workers to Dangerous Falls

OSHA has cited the Jacksonville, Fla., company for one willful violation.

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