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DOT Announces $1.33 Billion Loan for Seattle Regional Light Rail Extension

The loan will go to Sound Transit's Link Light Rail.

MSHA Announces Results of December Impact Inspections

MSHA announced that federal inspectors issued 117 citations and four orders during special impact inspections.

The company has recalled about 84,000 units of the cleansers because they may contain ammonia, contrary to the products

84,000 Units of Mislabeled Mean Green Cleanser Recalled

CR Brands, Inc. is recalling Mean Green® Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser and Mean Green® Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser because their label states "Does not contain Ammonia," but the product may contain it.



$170,000 Reward Announced in LA Arson Case

A Los Angeles City Council member, LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas, and representatives of ATF and the L.A. Police Department held a news conference Jan. 21 to announce the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for last month's Da Vinci Apartments fire.

DOL and Wisconsin Agency Sign Pact to Reduce Employee Misclassification

The memorandum represents a new effort by the agencies to work together.

Report Suggests Expanding Licensing Requirements to Reduce Teen Driver Crashes

The report from the National Safety Council and the Traffic Injury Research Foundation is based on extensive research and proven crash prevention tactics.

The Coast Guard is holding the public meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to get public comments on its proposed rule to standardize the security requirements of cruise ship terminals.

Coast Guard Sets Meeting on Cruise Ship Terminal Security Rule

The Feb. 9 public meeting in Hollywood, Fla., is the agency's opportunity to get public comments about the proposed rule.

NHTSA Planning Survey on Ambulance Driver Training

The DOT agency's Federal Register notice says it wants to find out what types of training are required and when, as well as how driving incidents impact driving privileges.

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.

What Are Your Options As Marijuana Legalization Advances?

Join our one-hour Twitter chat starting at 2 p.m. Eastern today, Jan. 20, about the impact of laws legalizing recreational marijuana.

Protection from Flu Vaccination Reduced this Season

CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reported this season's vaccine offers reduced protection, which underscores the need for additional prevention and treatment efforts this season, including the use of influenza antiviral medications.

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Washington State DOT Posts Bridge Height Trip Planning Tool

WSDOT was already updating its bridge clearance information when a truck impact caused part of the Skagit River Bridge to collapse in May 2013. The online tool is part of the department's response to that accident.

Revised ISEA Standard Establishes Two Classes of First Aid Kits

"The multi-tiered approach of designating kits allows employers to make practical choices based on the nature of the work area, recognizing that each workplace differs in potential risk and task load," said David Lapp, chairman of ISEA's First Aid Group and senior product manager at Honeywell Safety Products.

MSHA: Nearly All Coal Dust Samples Compliant with New Rule

"These results show that the new dust rule is working, and miners should be breathing cleaner air at coal mines," said Assistant Secretary Joe Main.

Texas Company Cited for Fall Hazards, Unguarded Machinery

OSHA's case against the metal fuel-tank fabricator involves 25 serious violations.

DOL Awards $1.3 Million to Help Implement Mexican Employment Discrimination Laws

The agency reached an agreement with Heartland Alliance International, a human rights group.

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