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Washington – In light of recent courtroom shootings that have injured law enforcement and judicial personnel, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced a bill Feb. 7 to increase security at local courthouses.

Washington – NIOSH recently issued a report on lessons learned from the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The report found that NIOSH, given its limited resources, should decide what role it will play in future large-scale disaster events and that federal agencies need standardized tools for data collection and information posting.

Washington – NIOSH is proposing to conduct a survey of Latino workers to compare differences in how immigrants and American-born workers view workplace safety.

Washington – The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is scheduled to meet Feb. 22-23 in Washington to discuss injury and illness prevention programs.

Washington – The Chemical Safety Board recently provided updates on safety recommendations from two previous investigations.

Washington – The debate over regulations and their effect on the economy continued during a Feb. 1 House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing that primarily focused on job creation but often veered into the toll that government rules – such as OSHA standards – take on companies.

Washington – More than one-fifth of non-smoking middle school and high school students were exposed to secondhand smoke in vehicles in 2009 – this despite a “significant” decline in exposure in the past decade, according to a study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Washington – A House bill that would fund the Department of Transportation for the next five years includes proposed changes to commercial motor vehicle safety regulations.

Northbrook, IL – New guidelines dispel the myth that flying in economy class increases a traveler’s risk of developing deep vein thrombosis – a blood clot in a deep vein.

The House and Senate are both poised to take up their respective surface transportation reauthorization bills in the next couple weeks.