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OSHA updates shipyard guidance, cold stress tips

February 19, 2014

Washington – OSHA has updated its guidance document on the enforcement of shipyard safety and health standards.

Silica proposal draws backlash from industry

February 12, 2014

Washington – Many industry stakeholders used a public comment period, which closed Feb. 11, to voice opposition to OSHA’s proposed rule on reducing the permissible exposure limit for crystalline silica.

Comment period for recordkeeping rule gets 2-day extension

February 12, 2014

Washington – OSHA has extended the comment period for its proposed rule on recordkeeping by two days to March 10.

FAA bans pilots from using personal electronic devices

February 12, 2014

Washington – On-duty pilots are now prohibited from using personal electronic devices in the cockpit, according to a Federal Aviation Administration final rule announced Feb. 11.

Study finds CSA enhances FMCSA’s safety efforts

February 12, 2014

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program has enhanced federal efforts to improve safety in the commercial truck and bus industries, concludes a study released Feb. 5 by the government’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.

FBI: Aiming lasers at aircraft can land you in jail

February 12, 2014

Washington – Point a laser at an aircraft and you could end up in jail for up to five years, receive a federal fine of up to $250,000, or both, according to the FBI.

New restart requirement reduces fatigue among truck drivers: study

February 7, 2014

Washington – Rest breaks used to “restart” truck drivers’ duty cycles are more effective at reducing fatigue when they include two periods of nighttime sleep, according to a study released Jan. 30 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Occupational safety regulation likely to be addressed at state level, AIHA says

February 5, 2014

Falls Church, VA – With the federal government occupied with budgetary issues and having to deal with a “broken” rulemaking process, states may end up taking their own steps to craft occupational safety and health legislation and regulation, according to the American Industrial Hygiene Association.

Truck, bus drivers lack knowledge on CSA: report

February 5, 2014

Arlington, VA – Commercial drivers still lack a solid understanding of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, according to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute.

OSHA’s ‘sub-regulatory’ actions ignore Congress, stakeholders claim

February 4, 2014

Washington – Is OSHA overstepping its authority and ignoring congressional mandates? This question was debated at a Feb. 4 House Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing, during which subcommittee chair Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) suggested the agency has circumvented the public rulemaking process through several actions that “dramatically” changed existing policies.

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