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Washington – Driving deaths among 16- and 17-year-olds increased 11 percent during the first six months of 2011 compared to the same time period in 2010, according to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association. The preliminary findings reverse an eight-year downward trend in teen driver fatalities rates, according to a GHSA press release.

Nottingham, United Kingdom – Work-related stress increases substantially during a recession, according to research from the University of Ulster and the University of Nottingham.

Washington – NIOSH recently created a training program covering non-verbal communication signals underground for coal miners in the event of an emergency.

Austin, TX – Children living near coal-tar pavement sealants are exposed to more than twice as many cancer-causing particles from ingesting contaminated house dust than from food, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey and Baylor University.

Washington – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Feb. 16 issued the first-ever federally proposed distracted driving guidelines for vehicle manufacturers.

The House and Senate return next week from their Presidents Day recess and plan to continue taking up their respective surface transportation reauthorization bills.

Turin, Italy – In what Italian Health Minister Renato Balduzzi is calling a “historic” decision, an Italian court recently handed down 16-year jail sentences to two executives convicted of failing to comply with safety rules.

Athens, GA – A worker’s perception of safety and how the organization treats work-life balance may have an effect on injuries, indicates research from the University of Georgia.

Predictive Solutions Corporation, an Industrial Scientific company, has released a white paper, “Predictive Analytics in Workplace Safety: Four Safety Truths that Reduce Workplace Injuries.” The white paper summarizes the development of powerful safety analytics and prediction models.

Washington – An OSHA enforcement policy allowing penalty reductions and greater abatement time for violations of residential construction fall protection requirements has been extended until Sept. 15.