S+H Staff

Arlington, VA – Thirty-eight percent of highway contractors experienced motor vehicles crashing into their construction work zones in the past year, according to a survey from the Associated General Contractors of America.

Philadelphia – Teen passengers in motor vehicles practiced safer behaviors in 2011 than previous years, according to a new study from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm.

Arlington, VA – The American Transportation Research Institute, the research arm of the American Trucking Associations, is encouraging commercial motor vehicle drivers to take a confidential online survey on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.

Washington – A proposed cut in funding of nearly $3 million for OSHA’s compliance assistance activities would slow the growth of the number of new participants in the Voluntary Protection Programs, according to agency administrator David Michaels.

Washington – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management should implement a safety management system for offshore wind farms comparable to the safety and environmental management system required in the oil and gas industry, the Transportation Research Board stated in a recent report.

Washington – A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently took issue with the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to close 149 contract air-traffic control towers in response to the sequester that went into effect March 1.

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Washington – Assistant OSHA administrator Richard Fairfax will be retiring in May after more than 30 years with the agency, an OSHA spokesperson confirmed.