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The Value of Operational Sustainability

Washington – The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment until April 11 on a new proposal for the creation of a nationwide public safety broadband network. The proposal is the latest FCC has published on a technical framework for the long-sought interoperable safety network.

Elk Grove Village, IL – Proposed cuts to NIOSH education and research centers would reduce the number of physicians trained in occupational medicine, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine cautioned in a Feb. 17 letter to legislators.

Washington – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently issued guidance to medical licensees discouraging patients from staying in hotels following iodine treatment for thyroid conditions.

Tumwater, WA – Workplace fatalities in the state of Washington increased roughly 32 percent in 2010, according to a Feb. 17 report from the state’s Department of Labor and Industries.

Washington – Joseph A. Main, head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, will testify next week before the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Workforce Protections Subcommittee.

Washington – NIOSH is seeking input from stakeholders through April 29 on the progress and future direction of the Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program.

Washington – A National Academy of Sciences committee on Feb. 14 released an interim report outlining efforts to study issues with commuting and pilot fatigue.

Arlington, VA – An independent review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service “Regulatory Impact Analyses” concluded the agency overstated the proposal’s benefits, according to findings released Feb. 16 by the American Trucking Associations.

Washington – In celebration of its 40-year anniversary, OSHA on Feb. 15 posted a timeline of the agency’s history.