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Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on June 25 announced 287 commercial motor vehicle drivers were removed from the road and 128 CMV carriers may face penalties following the agency’s annual drug and alcohol strike force sweep.

Here at Safety+Health, we cover various aspects of federal OSHA, such as the agency’s budget outlook, actions affecting enforcement activities, and ongoing issues the agency is struggling with. But federal OSHA is only half the equation.

We live in a world of spin. Sometimes the spin is deliberate, when one political group misrepresents circumstances on purpose. Other times it’s inadvertent, such as a group misunderstanding the facts.

If we were to measure employers' commitment to workplace safety, what would it look like? Would we find most employers have a great commitment to safety, or a little? Or would most employers fall somewhere in the middle, with an “average” commitment to safety?

Get ready for Driving Safety Week of National Safety Month

The Department of Transportation released its strategy for ending distracted driving. Download the PDF file.

Washington – Stakeholders wishing to provide input on how OSHA can define and determine whether State Plan states are “at least as effective” as the federal agency now have an extra four weeks to do so.

Washington – NIOSH recently issued information for health care providers on treating workers with flavoring-related lung disease.

Washington – Improved vehicle designs helped prevent 2,000 fatalities and 1 million occupant injuries in 2008, according to a new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Washington – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning motorcyclists to avoid wearing a line of helmets that does not meet federal safety standards.