These selected news briefs cover topics specific to BITCO Insurance Companies' target industries: worker safety, public liability, property protection and more.
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Date of Report | Title of Report |
12/07/2017 | Standard in Development for Measuring Traction of Pedestrian Walkways |
11/30/2017 | Volpe Center Releases Truck Platoon Following Distance Study |
10/25/2017 | Avoiding Collisions with Deer |
10/02/2017 | OSHA Announces Initial Enforcement Policy for Construction Silica Standard |
03/22/2017 | Researchers Investigate Effectiveness of Return-To-Work Programs |
03/10/2017 | OSHA's Top Ten Violations for 2016 |
03/07/2017 | Researchers Investigate Desktop 3D Printer Emissions |
02/28/2017 | Nearly Two-Thirds of Fire Department Responses Are for Rescue or Medical Emergencies |
02/27/2017 | NIOSH Announces Release of Smartphone Sound Level Meter App |
02/24/2017 | 2016 Traffic Safety Culture Index |
02/16/2017 | Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) for Motor Carriers |
02/15/2017 | Autonomous Vehicles and Traffic Safety Issues for States |
02/09/2017 | Patterns of Firefighter Fireground Injuries |
02/09/2017 | School Bus Safety Crash Data Trends |
02/06/2017 | OSHA Clarifies Continuing Obligation of Employers to Make and Maintain Injury and Illness Records |
01/27/2017 | Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Illicit Drugs |
01/17/2017 | BLS Report Fatal work Injuries Reach Seven-Year High, OSHA Comments |
01/03/2017 | DHS, NIST, and loTSF Publish Security Guidelines for Connected Devices |
12/22/2016 | USFA Releases Report on Health and Safety Issues in the Volunteer Fire Service |
12/22/2016 | Daytime Seat Belt Use in U.S. Reaches Historic 90 Percent in 2016 |
12/22/2016 | Pipeline Safety: Safeguarding and Securing Pipelines From Unauthorized Access |
12/15/2016 | Lack of Sleep Raises Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Involvement |
12/15/2016 | Random Drug Test Rate for CDL Holders Remains at 25 Percent for 2017 |
12/14/2016 | Firrefighter Injuries in 2015 |
12/05/2016 | FMCSA Establishes Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse |
11/30/2016 | BLS Reports Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away from Work in 2015 |
11/18/2016 | OSHA Issues Final Rule on Walking-Working Surfaces, Establishes Personal Fall Protection Systems Requirements for General Industry |
11/18/2016 | Twenty-One Large Loss Fires Occurred in 2015 |
11/11/2016 | Substance Abuse in the Workplace |
11/03/2016 | BLS Reports in Rate of Recordable Workplace Injuries and Illnesses for 2015, OSHA Comments |
10/24/2016 | OSHA Updates Recommended Practices for Workplace Safety and Health Programs |
10/20/2016 | NIOSH Studies Occupational Indium Exposure and Respiratory Health |
10/17/2016 | MSHA Reports in Mining Deaths, Respirable Dust Levels for 2016 |
9/30/2016 | Reaching Zero Crashes: A Dialogue on th eRole of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems |
9/26/2016 | Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged >65 Years: United States, 2014 |
9/20/2016 | Federal Automated Vehicle Policy |
9/20/2016 | Guide for Safe Confined Space Entry and Work |
9/02/2016 | Fatality and Injury Statistics in Non-Traffic Crashes, 2012 to 2014 |
8/31/2016 | Traffic Fatalities Up Sharply In 2015; Injuries Up As Well |
8/24/2016 | Crashes Involving Road Debris - Scope of the Problem and Mitigation |
7/28/2016 | CDC Study Reports Seat Belt Use Low Where Driving Not Primary Job |
7/22/2016 | Aggressive Driving and Road Rage More Common Than Expected |
7/05/2016 | National Association of Tower Erectors Publishes Drones Best Practices Guidance |
6/27/2016 | DOT and FAA Finalize Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems |
6/08/2016 | Passengers in Commercial Trucks Now Required to Wear Seat Belts |
6/08/2016 | Texas A&M Researchers Report Improved Productivity with "Stand-Capable" Workstations |
6/02/2016 | Fire Safety during Construction for Five- and Six-Story Wood Buildings - Best Practices Guide |
5/19/2016 | Engineering Controls Reduce Crystalline Silica Exposures During Asphalt Pavement Milling in Highway Construction |
5/17/2016 | OSHA Issues Final rule on Electric Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses |
5/12/2016 | Indicators of School Crime Safety: 2015 |
5/12/2016 | Traumatic Brain Injuries at Playgrounds on the Rise |
5/06/2016 | Researchers Study Worker Exposures at Carbon Nanotube Production Facility |
5/05/2016 | OSHA Issues Final rule OSHA Updating Eye and Face Protection Standards |
5/03/2016 | Traumatic Brain Injury in Construction Study |
5/02/2016 | Get the Basics on Engineered Wood Products - Free Webinar Series |
4/29/2016 | CDC Issues Report on Hearing Impairment among Noise-Exposed Workers in the United States, 2003-2012 |
4/21/2016 | CPSC Updates Public Playground Safety Handbook |
4/21/2016 | NIOSH: New Climate Change Document Addresses Effects on Workers |
4/15/2016 | Roof Wind Designer Updated by National Roofing Contractors Association |
4/01/2016 | OSHA Issues Fianl Rule on Crystalline Silica |
3/25/2016 | State of Slip, Trip, and Fall on Same Level Literature Review |
3/25/2016 | NIOSH Issues Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin on Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to 1-Bromopropane |
3/22/2016 | New NIOSH Website on Aerial Lift Safety Includes Lift Simulator |
3/22/2016 | Structure Fires in Warehouse Properties |
3/07/2016 | Zika Resources |
3/07/2016 | FMCSA Proposes National Training Standards for Entry-Level Truck and Bus Drivers |
2/22/2016 | OSHA and NIOSH Issue Hazard Alert on Dangers of Tank Gauging |
2/17/2016 | NIOSH Issues Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin on Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials |
2/3/2016 | NIOSH Study Looks at Prevalence of Hearing Difficulty and Tinnitus Among Workers |
2/2/2016 | Survey of Long-Haul Truck Drivers: Injury and Safety |
2/1/2016 | Study Highlights Weather Conditions at Time of Motor Vehicle Crashes |
1/28/2016 | NIOSH/OSHA: Nine Oil and Gas Extraction Worker Deaths Tied to Oxygen Deficiency and Hydrocarbon Gas/Vapor Exposure During 2010 to 2015 |
1/14/2016 | Prevention Through Design: NIOSH Issues Report on Preventing Hazardous Noise and Hearing Loss |