S+H Staff

Washington – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is updating the federal safety standard for child restraint systems to include restraints for children weighing between 65 and 80 pounds. The update, announced Feb. 21, also authorizes the addition of a new crash test dummy that will test restraints for children weighing more than 65 pounds.

Washington – The National Transportation Safety Board announced it will host a forum in Washington on March 27 to discuss distracted driving issues.

Washington – State transportation departments need additional funding to address the transportation needs of older Americans – who will make up larger proportions of roadway users in the coming years – according to a new report released Feb. 22 by nonprofit transportation research group TRIP.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Feb. 23 released new examples of hours-of-service logbook entries for commercial motor vehicle operators.

Washington – OSHA recently published a letter of interpretation in response to concerns from a member of Congress about the agency’s actions on grain augers.

Winston-Salem, NC – Latino poultry-processing workers are twice as likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome as their peers in other industries, according to research from Wake Forest University.

Atlanta – Bathtub refinishers may be at risk for exposure to methylene chloride from paint-stripping products, according to an article published in the Feb. 24 issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Charlottesville, VA – The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act appears to have contributed to a decline in the number of needlesticks- and sharps-related skin puncture wounds among health care workers, according to research from the University of Virginia.

Elk Grove Village, IL – Children should be taught the proper way to throw a ball and be made aware of “overuse injuries” to help reduce serious baseball and softball injuries, according to a revised policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Pittsburgh – The United Steelworkers and beryllium producer Materion Brush recently submitted to OSHA a joint recommendation for a model beryllium standard.