S+H Staff

The Department of Transportation this week released a new “Faces of Distracted Driving” video featuring Charlene Sligting-Doud, victim advocate for the National Safety Council, who lost her father in a crash involving a teen driver who was using her cell phone.

NSC is proud to announce that Jim Johnson, NSC group vice president of Workplace Safety Initiatives, has been invited to serve as a member of the National Occupational Research Agenda Manufacturing Sector Council.

Next week, the focus of National Safety Month will be on preventing slips, trips and falls.

Washington – The Department of Health and Human Services on June 8 withdrew a proposed rule for respirator requirements for miners.

Phenix City, AL – OSHA issued more than $1.9 million in proposed fines to an Alabama lumber company for alleged safety hazards that included potentially exposing employees to amputations and falls.

Atlanta – Approximately 21.8 million people older than 15 suffered unintentional injuries in bathrooms in 2008, according to a report released June 10 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Washington – A collection of prepared cell phone text messages advising people on how best to protect their health in the aftermath of an emergency was released by the Department of Health and Human Services on June 9.

Pittsburgh – NIOSH’s National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory is accepting comment through July 1 on its strategy to address recommendations in a 2010 Institute of Medicine report on personal protective technologies.

Washington – A motorcoach carrier involved in a fatal crash near Fredericksburg, VA, on May 31 was issued an unsatisfactory rating and placed out of service, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said June 2.

Bozeman, MT – The National Summit for Rural Traffic Safety Culture is scheduled to take place July 11-13 in Big Sky, MT. Summit topics include “social norm” approaches and a discussion of ongoing initiatives, such as the Department of Transportation’s Toward Zero Deaths initiative.