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Safe Driving Video Featured on Air New Zealand flights from China, Hong Kong

The 30-second video was developed by Tourism New Zealand and the New Zealand Transport Agency after numerous recent crashes involved tourists.

First UAS Test Site Working, FAA Reports

The first of six test sites chosen to perform unmanned aircraft systems research, located in North Dakota, is now operational.

The Rana Plaza building partial collapse occurred in April 2013.

Workforce Sustainability Forum Highlights NAOSH Week

The May 7 event in Washington, D.C., titled "The Human Cost of Cheap Labor," includes the presentation of ASSE's 2014 Triangle Award and a keynote address by Jordan Barab, OSHA's deputy assistant secretary.



FDA Proposes Expedited Medical Device Access Program

The agency proposes a new expedited access program for medical devices for patients whose conditions are urgent and serious.

OSHA to Co-Host Two Workers' Memorial Day Events

The two events will be held in Springfield, Mo. and Kansas City, Mo.

ATF Concludes Ammo Plant Explosion Accidental

One worker died in the April 16 explosion at the Rio Ammunition plant in McEwen, Tenn.

National take-back days have allowed participating agencies to take more than 4.1 million pounds of unwanted or expired prescription medications out of circulation since DEA

DEA Holding Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 26

Participating agencies have taken more than 1,700 tons of unwanted or expired prescription medications out of circulation during the past three and a half years in this way.

Federal Agencies Tout Offshore Near Miss Reporting System

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is holding two public workshops this week to discuss the Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System.

Kraft Recalls 96,000 Pounds of Oscar Mayer Products

The company has recalled certain weiner products because of a packaging mistake.

Volume 1 covers events leading up to the explosion and fire, and volume 2 contains critical technical analyses of the blowout preventer

CSB Releasing Part of Macondo Well Report June 5

The first two of four volumes contain a summary of events leading up to the April 2010 explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and "critical technical findings" on the blowout preventer and management systems.

Cal/OSHA Cites BART for Safety Violations

The agency cites Bay Area Rapid Transit for a 2013 accident that killed two workers.

FMCSA Starts Rulemaking to Raise Minimum Insurance Requirements

The agency's report to Congress says the current insurance limits don't cover catastrophic costs, mainly because of increased medical costs.

Five New Members Join National Biodefense Science Board

The board, which advises the HHS assistant secretary for preparedness and response and the HHS secretary, will hold a public meeting April 23.

Japanese Steelmaker Manufacturing 150-Meter Rails

The world’' longest, these will reduce the number of welds and will reduce railroads' rail maintenance, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation announced.

The European Commission is carrying out an in-depth impact assessment this year to examine the issues presented by drones and how best to address them.

European Commission Proposing Standards for Commercial Drones

"They come in all shapes and sizes. In the future, they may even deliver books from your favorite online retailer. But many people, including myself, have concerns about the safety, security, and privacy issues relating to these devices," Siim Kallas, commissioner for mobility and transport, said when the commission announced them earlier this month.

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