S+H Staff

Bilbao, Spain – A two-year campaign launched by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work aims to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses by encouraging employers and employees to work together.

Washington – OSHA should provide more consistent guidance on safety incentive programs and workplace policies that may impact injury reporting, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

Santa Monica, CA – States that report low numbers of nonfatal injuries tend to have high fatality rates, while states that report high injury rates have low fatality rates, according to a study from the RAND Corp., a nonprofit research institution.

Pittsburgh – Proposed legislation that would fund the Department of Defense for the next fiscal year includes language that would reduce worker protections at Department of Energy weapons sites, the United Steelworkers claims.

Washington – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on May 16 published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would mandate the installation of electronic stability control devices in all large commercial motor vehicles between two to four years from the rule’s passage.

Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration and several other aviation and child safety advocacy organizations launched a website to help parents fly safely with their children.

Washington – Bayer CropScience tried to reduce risks at its methyl isocyanate processing facility but failed to include all elements of inherently safer processing, according to a new report from the National Research Council.

Washington – Railroad companies will have more of a say in whether they install positive train control or other safety technologies, according to a Federal Railroad Administration final rule published May 10.

Columbus, OH – About 65,800 people younger than 18 visited emergency departments between 1990 and 2009 due to a battery exposure-related injury, according to a study from the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Center for Injury Research and Policy.

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