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Whether you’re a safety expert or a newcomer to the field, you’ll find more than 130 Technical Sessions to meet your level of experience at the 2011 National Safety Council Congress & Expo.

Offered in conjunction with National CPR/AED Awareness Week, the Standard First Aid, CPR and AED online course will be offered for free from June 1 to 7.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently scheduled a hearing for May 31 to gather information on the implementation and testing of technology used under revised regulations for electronic onboard recorders.

Washington – A new slide presentation from OSHA shows employers how to prevent falls among residential construction workers.

Cicero, IL – AMD Industries Inc. faces a proposed penalty of more than $1.2 million after allegedly exposing five unprotected and untrained workers to asbestos hazards, OSHA announced May 25.

Washington – More than 47,400 pedestrians were killed nationwide in a 10-year span, according to a report released May 24 by advocacy group Transportation for America.

Washington – OSHA soon will publish a final rule aimed at simplifying standards and reducing employer burdens, the agency announced May 26.

Baltimore – Handshakes may not spread as many harmful germs as people may believe, suggests research recently released by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Atlanta – Despite having similar or lower injury and illness rates than younger workers, the length of time older workers are absent because of injuries and illnesses increases steadily with age, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Beckley, WV – The explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine-South that killed 29 miners on April 5, 2010, was a “man-made” disaster that could have been prevented if Massey Energy had followed basic safety procedures, a new report concludes.