News from the Safety Industry

Proposition 11 was passed Nov. 6. It will allow ambulance providers to require workers to remain on call during meal and rest breaks, being paid at their regular rates.

Northeast Framing Inc. faces a penalty total of $311,330, the maximum allowed by law.

The failure occurred on Southwest Airlines flight 1380 on April 17, 2018, after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport. Fragments from the engine struck the plane's fuselage, causing rapid depressurization, and a female passenger died as a result. Eight others suffered minor injuries.

The only Nov. 6 statewide ballot measure to fail was North Dakota’s Measure 3 to legalize recreational use by adults.

November 7, 2018 Contact:  Office of Communications Phone: 202-693-1999www.osha.gov           

November 7, 2018 Contact:  Office of Communications Phone: 202-693-1999www.osha.gov           

It calls for designating Virginia's secretary of natural resources as the chief resilience officer of the Commonwealth, a review of the vulnerability of Commonwealth-owned buildings, development of a Virginia coastal resilience master plan, a review of pre-disaster mitigation programs, and a review of compliance with flood protection and dam safety laws.

After traveling about 55 miles, it was deliberately derailed by a company control center in Perth, according to ASTB.

"The mock-ups used for the liquid waste operations and SWPF tie-in project are an ideal way to test the execution of this important but hazardous scope," DOE-Savannah River Assistant Manager for Waste Disposition Jim Folk said. "Ultimately, it helps to determine the tools and techniques that will be needed to perform the tie-ins while reducing exposure to the workers."

November 5, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Massachusetts Contractor For Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards