S+H Staff

Philadelphia – Parents and educators should create goals for teens with high-functioning autism who are driving or plan to learn to drive, according to recommendations from a study conducted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Child Injury Prevention.

Washington – Twice within a two-week span, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered a Pennsylvania-based commercial passenger carrier to discontinue services.

Washington – The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety on Jan. 11 released its ninth annual state legislative report card, which grades the performance of all 50 states and the District of Columbia on adopting 15 recommended traffic safety laws.

Washington – An annual traffic safety campaign reported fewer warnings and citations for speeding in 2011 compared with the 2010 campaign – although speeding remained the most frequent violation, according to data released from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.

Ann Arbor, MI – Listening to music is one of the primary causes of potential hearing loss among people living in urban areas, according to a new study conducted by the University of Michigan.

Atlanta – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention is urging the agency to lower the standard definition of lead poisoning in children to 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood from the current level of 10 micrograms.

The Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 9 published a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify X-ray requirements for detecting “black lung” disease in coal miners.

In an informal online poll conducted in December 2011 and January 2012, readers weighed in on the effectiveness of their organizations’ safety committees.

Twice in December, OSHA officials met with stakeholders to hear concerns about the agency's final rule to align its Hazard Communication Standand (1910.1200) with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

Washington – Overall transportation fatalities decreased by about 3 percent in 2010 despite fatality increases among medium and heavy trucks, rail, pipeline, and other categories, according to data from the National Transportation Safety Board.