S+H Staff

Washington – A policy proposed Nov. 30 by OSHA and the Federal Aviation Administration would allow OSHA to enforce certain safety and health standards for flight attendants, including standards previously not covered by FAA oversight, according to the draft policy statement.

Washington – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis recently called on Bangladeshi officials to investigate the Nov. 24 garment fire in that country that killed more than 100 workers, and to institute changes.

Washington – States should have more flexibility in how they use federal highway safety funding to reduce motorcycle crashes, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Nov. 14.

Washington – A new video from NIOSH provides safety information on rig moving for truckers in the oil and gas industry.

Montgomery, AL – Alabama employers would be prohibited from establishing policies against employees who store a firearm inside their locked vehicle while at work, under a bill re-introduced by state Sen. Roger Bedford (D).

Philadelphia – Following a four-month campaign, OSHA assessed more than half a million dollars in fines and hundreds of citations to construction companies in the agency’s Philadelphia region.

Washington – Construction-related injuries and fatalities cost the state of California $2.9 billion from 2008 to 2010, according to a new report from advocacy group Public Citizen.

Washington – The National Transportation Safety Board on Nov. 21 issued recommendations to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well as individual states and territories, to increase efforts to reduce substance-impaired driving crashes.

Chicago – Engaging in too much or too little physical activity can hasten the degeneration of knee cartilage, concludes a study from the University of California in San Francisco.

Bethesda, MD – Most deaths related to adult portable bed rails occur among people 60 and older, and rail entrapment is the leading cause, finds a review from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.