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Washington – Two Mexico-based commercial motor vehicle carriers applying to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking pilot program failed their Pre-Authorization Safety Audits and have been dismissed.

Washington – Distraction from cell phone use may have contributed to a fatal medical helicopter crash, according to a synopsis of a National Transportation Safety Board report.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Department of Transportation on April 5 announced new and continued efforts to improve safety in the motorcoach industry, including progress on a safety crackdown of high-risk commercial passenger carriers that began in February.

Washington – OSHA would receive an increase of $6 million in whistleblower protection funding and about $2 million for the development of standards under a budget proposed April 10 by President Barack Obama.

Wyoming is warning businesses of an OSHA-related telephone scam. Do these things even work?

Victoria, Australia – Over time, workplace exposure to latex may cause people to develop asthma, according to a new study from the University of Melbourne.

Washington – Construction contractors who work with fiber cement siding are being asked to participate in a NIOSH study that aims to determine the effectiveness of a low-cost silica control measure.

East Lansing, MI – The Bureau of Labor Statistics should rely on additional data sources when determining workplace injury estimates, suggest researchers who say they discovered inaccuracies in BLS figures during a recent study.

Ann Arbor, MI – Despite widespread knowledge of the risks that lead to sharps injuries, surgeons often lack knowledge of the latest practices and technology to help prevent them, concludes a new article from the University of Michigan Health System.

Washington – The Department of the Interior on April 4 issued a final rule expanding safety requirements for the offshore drilling industry.