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Rail industry will not meet deadline for positive train control, association claims

April 23, 2014

Washington – The rail industry will be unable to meet Congress’s 2015 deadline for installing positive train control – in part because of delays caused by the Federal Communications Commission, according to the Association of American Railroads.

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West, TX, fertilizer blast was preventable, CSB says

April 22, 2014

West, TX – The 2013 deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, TX, was preventable and occurred because the company and federal, state and local agencies failed to identify and correct hazards, Chemical Safety Board Chair Rafael Moure-Eraso said April 22.

FAA delays deadline for new helicopter safety requirements

April 22, 2014

Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration has extended to April 22, 2015, the deadline for certain provisions aimed at improving safety among commercial helicopter and helicopter air ambulance operations.

DOT to host webinar on truck size, weight study progress

April 21, 2014

Washington – The Department of Transportation is scheduled to host a public outreach session on May 6 regarding its ongoing study of the safety and infrastructure impacts of increasing truck size and weight limits.

Safety coalition: ‘Scaffold Law’ study is flawed

April 18, 2014

New York – A recent study that questioned the usefulness of New York state’s “Scaffold Law” is flawed, according to a new report from a worker safety advocacy coalition.

Agencies bicker over NIOSH poultry study

April 17, 2014

Washington – NIOSH Director John Howard is accusing the U.S. Department of Agriculture of misinterpreting a recent NIOSH study on increased poultry-processing line speeds and the effect on worker safety.

OMB begins review of OSHA permissible exposure limit proposal

April 16, 2014

Washington – The Office of Management and Budget has begun its review of an OSHA proposal to address outdated permissible exposure limits.

CSB cites corrosion as cause of 2009 refinery blast; calls for inherently safer design

April 16, 2014

Washington – A corroded pipe that had not been inspected for years was the source of the hydrogen release and subsequent explosion at the Silver Eagle Refinery in 2009, according to a new analysis from the Chemical Safety Board.

Safety group opposes federal truck weight, size increases

April 16, 2014

Washington – The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety has announced its opposition to any increases in federal truck size and weight limits due to concerns about alleged flaws in an upcoming government study on the increases.

OSHA launches retail LEP in Pacific region

April 16, 2014

Honolulu – In an effort to reduce workplace deaths and injuries in the Pacific region’s retail industry, OSHA has launched a Local Emphasis Program.