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Cleveland's RTA joins NASA to test bus powered by hydrogen fuel cells

The board of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority voted this week to join the NASA Glenn Research Center in operating a bus that would emit only water from its tailpipe.

OSHA fines Dodge Co. company after chemical accident

THERESA -- A Dodge County company faces workplace violations in connection with a chemical accident last year that lead to the death of one worker.

East Allen Township pedestrian accident at Route 512 construction zone investigated by OSHA

Pennsylvania State Police have not charged the 51-year-old man who they said backed up into a traffic control worker on a construction site last month.

OSHA probes Florida postal worker's illness

The illness of a U.S. Postal Service employee who handled a leaky package from Yemen at a Florida mail-sorting facility is being investigated, authorities said.

Suburban Excavating cited for safety violations

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited North Royalton-based DiGioia-Suburban Excavating for two willful safety violations after discovering that workers were allowed to ride inside an excavator bucket to access a trench at a Bowling Green job site on Nov.

OSHA seeks to fine Utah auto body parts supplier CertiFit

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Salt Lake City-based CertiFit Inc.

Americans say they respect life and the rule of law, but not so much...

Liz Borkowski is a Research Associate at the George Washington University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.

HAMTC worries bill could erode Hanford worker safety

Hard-won safety protections for Hanford workers could be lost under a bill the U.S. House may consider today, according to the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council.

Augusta man killed as camp collapses on him

Three men from Kennebec Home Improvements had jacked up a camp at 120 Marden Shore Road, on Lovejoy Pond when the building collapsed at about 9:45 a.m., Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland said.

Study: Small reports foster overall safety

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FRONTLINE and ProPublica Present Cell Tower Deaths Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 10 p.m. ET on PBS

Across the country, workers have been falling to their deaths from cell phone towers.

How to Keep Red Tape From Strangling Your Startup

Many people consider Edison America's greatest inventor - ever. But he never had to deal with the reams of rules and regulations today's startups need to heed just to stay out of trouble with federal and state governments.

OSHA probes postal worker's mysterious illness

Syrian forces are targeting medical workers and patients who were wounded in the 14-month-old conflict, forcing doctors to scramble to help the injured in makeshift clinics, an international aid agency warned Tuesday.

pairjoann wrote a new post, Power Tool, on the site pairjoann blog

Power tool users frequently assume that they know everything there is to know about power tool safety.

Lock On

Lockout/tag out is not just for when a piece of equipment breaks down, but that limitation is just one of the many misconceptions Joe Bateman has heard during his three years with the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc.

Port Manatee Worker Killed When Crane Basket Crushes Him

A 48-year-old Tampa man working at Port Manatee unloading bananas from a ship was killed this morning after a 5,500-pound basket for a crane fell on him, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

OSHA probing former Florida postal worker's illness claims

The U.S. Postal Service said it is cooperating with a U.S. government investigation into a former postal worker's claim that he has been seriously ill for more than a year after he says he came in contact with a suspicious package at the Florida facility where he worked.

National parks halt mowing after fatal accident near Asheville

A mowing accident that killed a Blue Ridge Parkway maintenance worker last week has halted grass-cutting operations at national parks across the U.S. as officials review safety procedures.

Chemical Co. Cited Again - and Again

A Texas chemical maker whose central plant burned to the ground in October continues to pile up citations for hazardous conditions at that site and elsewhere.

Warehouse hits safety milestone

Tribune photo by Aaron Piper / Bruce Eppley holds a poster for Kroger President and COO Rodney McMullen, center, and Jay C Regional Director of Logistics Craig McGuirk.

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