Construction companies nationwide are reporting that the stimulus bill passed last February is making it possible to hire new workers, according to information gathered by the Associated General Contractors of America. The early information provides the first glimpse into how federally funded infrastructure and construction projects can help improve overall economic conditions, the association added.
National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker praised the Florida legislature and Governor for passing Senate Bill 344, a primary seatbelt law which requires all vehicle occupants to wear a seatbelt, according to an NTSB press release. This change in Florida’s seatbelt law, from a secondary enforcement law, allows law enforcement officers to stop vehicles and issue a ticket when motor vehicle occupants do not wear a seatbelt although no other offense has been committed.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),
the probable cause of a midair collision between two
emergency medical service (EMS) helicopters last year was
that both pilots failed to see and avoid the other
helicopter on approach to the helipad. Contributing to the
accident were the failure of one of the pilots to follow
arrival and noise abatement guidelines and the failure of
the other pilot to follow communications guidelines.
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association, Inc. (VPPPA) has received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Acting Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Jordan Barab, that OSHA is not suspending the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), according to a press release issued by VPPPA.
Nassau County, N.Y., District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s investigation into a fatal trampling during an early morning after-Thanksgiving Day event at a Valley Stream, N.Y. Wal-Mart last year has resulted in what the DA’s office calls “a historic settlement with the world’s largest retailer.”
OSHA is to receive a ten-percent budget increase to $563 million, according to the funding proposal for the agency released by the Obama administration.
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association, Inc. (VPPPA) has received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Acting Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Jordan Barab, that OSHA is not suspending the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), according to a press release issued by VPPPA.
OSHA is to receive a ten-percent budget increase to $563 million, according to the funding proposal for the agency released by the Obama administration.
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association, Inc. (VPPPA) has received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Acting Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Jordan Barab, that OSHA is not suspending the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), according to a press release issued by VPPPA.
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