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Health & Safety Weekly News

Vol. 55 August 4th, 2010

 

 

 

Top of the News

 

Ø  Machinists Withdraw From Comair ASAP Program

 

Ø  NTSB blames '09 Metro crash on track circuit failures, negligent safety attitude

o   Chronic track circuit failures and a negligent attitude toward safety made a catastrophic accident such as last year's fatal Red Line crash inevitable, the National Transportation Safety Board determined

Ø  U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood, Governor Doyle Sign Agreement for $46.5 Million for Wisconsin High-Speed Rail

 

Ø  Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in House

 

Ø  U.S. downgrades its air safety rating for Mexico

 

Ø  House Approves Legislation to Give Whistleblower Protections to Offshore Workers

 

Ø  FAA, Oshkosh, AirVenture are natural partners

 

Ø  US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $420,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Vermont mail processing facility

 

Ø  FAA Reauthorization to Be Extended Again

 

Health and Safety Task Force

 

Ed Watt       Mark Johnson       Michael Massoni       Michael Conigliaro

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