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Elk Grove Village, IL – Almost 1 out of 7 soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have a newly recognized respiratory condition, according to research from the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northport, NY.

Washington – The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced that it will host an Emergency Responder Forum in Washington on Nov. 15.

St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota State Patrol must reverse a number of determinations of truckers found impaired due to fatigue during a 2.5-year period and ensure proper fatigue inspection training for all troopers, according to a ruling from the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.

Emmitsburg, MD – The total number of on-duty firefighter deaths fell for the second year in a row to a 17-year low of 87 in 2010, according to a U.S. Fire Administration report.

Washington – The Air Line Pilots Association, International recently released a security summary that sheds light on the progress that has been made to secure commercial airlines since 9/11, as well as various shortcomings in aviation security in the United States and Canada.

Washington – OSHA is now accepting nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, the agency announced Sept. 28.

Washington – OSHA has reopened the comment period until Oct. 28 for a proposed rule that would change employers’ reporting requirements for some serious workplace injuries, as well as change injury and illness reporting exemptions.

Sumner, TX – OSHA is seeking to fine two Texas manufacturers almost $950,000 for unguarded machinery, fall hazards, accumulations of potentially hazardous dust and failure to provide eye protection, the agency announced Sept. 27.

Washington – OSHA released an update to its Whistleblower Investigations Manual Sept. 21, the first such update in nearly a decade and part of a series of measures the agency is seeking in an effort to improve the Whistleblower Protection Program.

Port Arthur, TX – A tanker ship pilot’s inadequate sleep schedule contributed to a collision last year that resulted in an estimated 462,000-gallon oil spill in the Sabine-Neches canal, according to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation