S+H Staff

Maywood, IL – Engaging in unorganized free play, such as pick-up games, may help protect young athletes from injury, according to a study from Loyola University in Chicago.

Washington – One of the nation’s largest railway companies has signed an accord with OSHA to promise revisions to personnel policies that the agency says violated whistleblower provisions.

Washington – Speeding violations accounted for a higher proportion of driving warnings and citations during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's 2012 Operation Safe Driver campaign than the year before, according to the alliance.

Ann Arbor, MI – The United States should adopt road safety strategies from Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to help reduce roadway fatalities, according to a new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

Washington – Reps. Michael Grimm (R-NY) and Tim Bishop (D-NY) introduced a bill in the House on Jan. 4 that would extend passenger-aircraft pilot rest rules to cargo-aircraft pilots.

Washington – Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety has released its 10th annual report card, which grades the performance of all 50 states and the District of Columbia on adopting 15 recommended traffic safety laws.

Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 15 published a notice of proposed rulemaking to limit aircraft crew from using potentially distracting personal electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets and laptops during flight.

As part of the National Safety Council’s alliance agreement with OSHA, NSC recently finalized a case study focused on preventing falls from heights in construction.

New York – Workers conducting recovery operations in New York and New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy were exposed to harmful contaminants, but none exceeded OSHA permissible exposure limits, according to sampling results from the agency.

Boston – Safety inspections can be used for a leading indicator incentive program in construction, and the reward threshold should be based on the median monthly score of projects under one owner, concludes a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health.