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Washington – The Mine Safety and Health Administration on Jan. 23 issued a final rule intended to strengthen its pattern-of-violations program, which targets mines that repeatedly break safety rules.

Washington – Unsafe disposal practices, insufficient safety requirements for government contractors and a lack of national guidelines for safe fireworks disposal are to blame for the 2011 explosion that killed five workers during a fireworks disposal operation in Hawaii, concludes a new report from the Chemical Safety Board.

Washington – Overall transportation fatalities declined by about 2 percent in 2011, according to preliminary data from the National Transportation Safety Board.

Washington – The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General recently announced it will be auditing the effectiveness of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.

Washington – New resources from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration aim to assist commercial motor vehicle carriers in identifying and addressing safety and compliance issues.

'Celebrating 100 Years of Safety' annual report now available

Employers are required to post a summary of their 2012 OSHA 300 logs for employees by Feb. 1.

Emmitsburg, MD – The first half of January saw more home fire deaths than the same period last year, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

Washington – Emergency department visits tied to energy drinks more than doubled to 20,783 in 2011 from 10,068 in 2007, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Kalamazoo, MI – Exposure to whistle noise may contribute to hearing loss among sports officials, suggests a study from Western Michigan University. Researchers surveyed 321 Michigan sports officials about their exposure to whistle noise and