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Washington – Trucks directly providing aid to areas affected by Hurricane Sandy are temporarily exempt from hours-of-service regulations, according to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration emergency declaration notice.

Ottawa – Some health care workers may not be wearing personal protective equipment in pediatric units and are failing to remove PPE properly, according to a new study published online Oct. 15 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Washington, D.C. – Construction-related injuries and fatalities cost the state of Washington $762 million between 2008 and 2010, according to a new report from advocacy group Public Citizen.

OSHA’s update to its Crystalline Silica Standard has been under review for almost two years, a delay OSHA administrator David Michaels avoided addressing when recently questioned about it.

A lot of news came out of last week’s National Safety Council Congress & Expo. Learn what NIOSH and OSHA are doing about fatal falls, what the Top 10 most frequently cited violations were, and more in today’s OSHA Roundup.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled a public listening session on Oct. 30 in Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss hours-of-service regulations for passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles.

Wilmington, DE – Parents can follow safe trick-or-treating guidelines to help ensure this Halloween is fun and safe for their children.

When you are behind the wheel of a car, your eyes are constantly at work, monitoring, watching, assessing. Night driving adds even more tasks for your eyes and 1 in 3 drivers say they have difficulty seeing while driving at night.

Leicester, England – The risks of disease and death increase with long periods of sitting, even in otherwise active individuals, according to a new study from the University of Leicester.

Orlando, FL – OSHA’s Fall Protection Standard (1926.501) was the most frequently cited standard in fiscal year 2012, OSHA and Safety+Health magazine announced Oct. 23 at the 2012 National Safety Council Congress & Expo.