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Washington – Nominations for OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee are being accepted until May 18 to fill six membership positions that will become vacant later this year.

Washington – In a 97-0 vote on March 12, the Senate confirmed Christopher A. Hart to a two-year term as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Washington – Intimidation and mismanagement at the Chemical Safety Board have destroyed staff morale and distracted the agency from its core mission of investigating and preventing chemical incidents, according to a bipartisan group of politicians.

Washington – President Barack Obama has nominated Vanessa Allen Sutherland to become chairman of the Chemical Safety Board.

Washington – The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health has scheduled a public meeting on March 31 and April 1 to discuss a proposed revision to OSHA’s crane operator qualification requirement.

Washington – The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has approved nominations for several key transportation posts.

Washington – Witnesses at a Feb. 26 House subcommittee hearing criticized last year’s Executive Order that aimed to ensure federal contracts are not awarded to companies that habitually violate labor laws.

Washington – A group of safety advocates is calling for forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking systems, or F-CAM, to be required in all trucks and buses to help prevent deadly rear-end crashes.

Safety+Health presents a Q&A with Philip K. Asherman, president and CEO of CB&I – the 2015 recipient of the National Safety Council Green Cross for Safety medal.

OSHA’s Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is scheduled to meet Feb. 24-25 in Washington.