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Boston – Health care workers commonly experience emotional and physical harm, and many health care organizations lack awareness or concern about workplace safety, according to a new report from the Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is unwilling to “sacrifice” safety benefits by granting a compliance date extension for its hours-of-service final rule.

Washington – More 16- and 17-year-old drivers died in motor vehicle crashes in the first half of 2012 than during the same period in 2011, according to a Governors Highway Safety Association report.

Darien, IL – Adult sleepwalking may result in violent behavior and serious health consequences, concludes a new study from Gui-de-Chauliac Hospital in Montpellier, France.

Washington – Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum announced Feb. 28 that she will not seek renomination when her term ends in October.

Washington – In the face of sequestration, the Department of Labor on March 4 celebrated its 100th anniversary. In March 1913, President William Howard Taft signed into law legislation creating DOL and the Cabinet position of secretary of labor.

Washington – OSHA has revoked 24 permanent variances regarding falling object protection and fall protection requirements, saying revisions to the agency's scaffold standards have made the variances unnecessary.

Washington – OSHA will be soliciting feedback on the effectiveness of crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard during two informal stakeholder meetings scheduled for April 2-3 in Washington.