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Washington – The Chemical Safety Board marked the one-year anniversary of the fatal explosion at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, WA, with a safety video imploring refineries to invest in safety.

Washington – As Mine Safety and Health Administration chief Joseph A. Main requested Congress to fix current mine safety law and provide his agency with more power, senate members questioned whether MSHA was using its current powers to the fullest extent.

Washington – A new bill proposed by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) aims to require universal installation of electronic onboard recorders in commercial motor vehicles.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on March 31 placed Super Luxury Tours, a Wilkes-Barre, PA-based bus company, out of service for violating federal safety regulations.

Washington – Nearly 70,000 bridges in the United States were found to be “structurally deficient” in a report released March 30 by the Washington-based organization Transportation for America.

Washington – Although Americans are driving more, the number and rate of traffic fatalities in 2010 fell to the lowest levels since 1949, according to early projections found in a report released April 1 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

New York – Women who work rotating shifts may be more likely to experience shifting menstrual cycles, indicates a new study on the link between work schedules and fertility.

Allentown, PA – The Department of Transportation on April 4 launched a national safety initiative to repair and replace aging pipelines to prevent potentially catastrophic incidents. The announcement was made in Allentown, PA, where a recent natural gas pipeline failure leveled homes and businesses and resulted in five fatalities.

Washington – Chemical industry stakeholders told Congress a security program for “high-risk” facilities should continue, but could not agree on whether changes to the program should be made.

Rosemont, IL – In recent years, the number of injuries related to all-terrain vehicles has risen sharply due to increased use and the production of faster, more powerful vehicles, according to a report published April 4.