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Thursday, November 05, 2009
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $3.8 million civil penalty against United Airlines. The government claims the carrier operated one of its Boeing 737 aircraft on more than 200 flights after United had violated its own maintenance procedures on one of the plane's engines.
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Jordan Barab, acting assistant secretary for OSHA, has told a Congressional committee that the serious shortcomings discovered during his agency's evaluation of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration's safety program raised concerns about federal OSHA's monitoring of all state plan states.
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A new National Safety Council (NSC) member survey reveals that 99 percent of companies with policies prohibiting talking and texting while driving have experienced no loss in productivity.
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Monday, November 02, 2009
Citations for violations of 29 CFR 1926.451 Scaffolds General Requirements has consistently led the list of the most frequently violated OSHA standard for the last several years not only for the construction industry but for all industries. A lot of workers get hurt--and some get killed--every year in scaffold accidents. But the good news is, almost all scaffold accidents can be prevented by proper training.
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In news from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the agency announced earlier this month that 10 mine operators have received letters putting them on notice of a potential pattern of violations of MSHA standards.
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