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Washington – Are you an experienced occupational safety or health professional? Then you may be a good fit for membership on OSHA’s National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.

Arlington, VA – Three coal mining deaths occurred during the first three weeks of 2016, the highest number to occur in that time period since January 2006, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Olympia, WA – Proposed legislation in Washington is aimed at reducing deaths and injury rates in the dairy industry.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to hear from the public about how to credit motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle drivers who “go above and beyond” on safety.

Boston – Health experts are calling for OSHA to regulate the fashion industry to prevent the hiring of models who are “dangerously underweight.”

Washington – OSHA and the Federal Aviation Administration are both tasked with protecting airline workers. Now, the agencies are teaming up to help each other achieve that goal.

Montreal – Pool facilities can take steps to help minimize worker exposure to chlorine-based disinfection byproducts, a new study suggests.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing sweeping changes in an effort to improve the quality and quantity of its motor carrier safety fitness determinations.

Atlanta – Safety and health professionals “need to recognize and act on nonfatal warning signs and symptoms” to protect oil and gas workers in hydrocarbon storage tanks, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Torrance, CA – A series of process safety management deficiencies preceded an explosion that injured two workers at an ExxonMobil refinery in Southern California in February 2015, according to an investigation by the Chemical Safety Board.