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Dodge Vehicles Top 2006 Most-Stolen List
July 15, 2008
The Magnum, Charger, and discontinued Stratus lead NHTSA’s list of 19 models that exceeded the median theft rate for all 2005 models. Vehicle thefts rose sharply in 2006 overall, preliminary data show.
EPA Proposes Buffer Zones, Other Measures for Soil Fumigant Pesticides
July 15, 2008
Among the new requirements up for discussion, fumigant registrants will have to adopt more stringent worker protection measures and develop training for fumigation handlers and workers to enhance their knowledge and skills and to promote product stewardship.
FMCSA Crackdown on Moving Companies Nets 1,140 Violations
July 15, 2008
"Interstate movers with fraudulent or rogue operations are hereby put on notice: federal investigators will be knocking on your door in the future and you will face serious legal and financial consequences," FMCSA Administrator John H. Hill said.
Legislator Calls for Full Inspection into Goodyear Facility Explosion
July 15, 2008
The ongoing investigation of the accident by OSHA is a good start, but that the CSB, which investigated the 2005 explosion at a BP refinery in Texas City, is especially suited to look into this kind of industrial accident, says U.S. Rep. Gene Green.
NORA Symposium to Highlight Safety Research Partnerships
July 15, 2008
Sponsored by NIOSH and the Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center, the symposium will showcase the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). NORA is a collaborative strategy by government, industry, labor, academia, and others for designing and supporting innovative research to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
USDA to Include Retail Store Names in Class I Recalls
July 15, 2008
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer announced recently that beginning next month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin listing retail stores receiving meat and poultry products involved in Class I recalls.
New Developments Boost Work Zone Safety
July 14, 2008
An ANSI standard may be finalized by the end of this year, Connecticut's new penalties for drivers who injure workers take effect Oct. 1, and the Subpart K federal rule will take effect Dec. 1.
DOE's Forrestal Headquarters Earns Energy Star
July 14, 2008
The federal government is the largest single U.S. user of energy, but this is just the second federally owned and operated building in the nation's capital to have this elite status.
Excavation Company Paying $356,000 in Back Wages, Premiums
July 14, 2008
L&I said the settlement includes a payment, made July 8, of $75,000 to employees who were owed overtime pay for working more than 40 hours a week.
OH&S Wins Two ASBPE Regional Awards
July 14, 2008
SEDA, the safety distributors' trade association, also honored the magazine recently for its longstanding support.
WHO, IAEA Complete Nuclear Emergency Drill at Mexican Plant
July 14, 2008
More than 70 Member States and nine international organizations participated in the drill at the Laguna Verde nuclea power plant.
Heavy Backpacks Injure Thousands Annually: CPSC
July 13, 2008
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 7,000 children were injured last year due to overloaded backpacks, some weighing as much as 45 pounds.
Agricultural Fatalities Worry British Safety Agency
July 13, 2008
An average of one death per week in the industry has the Health and Safety Executive focused on inadequate training and skills.
ANSI Launches New Web Site, iPackages Online Tool
July 13, 2008
Designed to help organizations share, annotate, and personalize ISO 14000 environmental standards, the site is offered in partnership with Citation Technologies Inc.
DIR Distributes Winning Teen-Made Safety Video to California Theaters
July 13, 2008
The 30-second public service announcement will be seen on well more than 60 screens averaging 370,000 monthly viewers from June 27 to July 24, according to the department.
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