Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The probable cause of a fatal 2016 collision between a motorcoach and tractor-trailer truck near Palm Springs, California, was the California Department of Transportation’s inadequate transportation management plan for stopping highway traffic near utility work, coupled with fatigue related to undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea and inaction by a driver due to fatigue.

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Traffic Management Plan, Sleep Apnea, Fatigue Cause Deadly 2016 California Motorcoach Crash  10/31/2017 ​WASHINGTON (Oct....

The potential hazards associated with conducting intersection takeoffs and the need for general aviation pilots to use all the runway available to them for takeoff

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WASHINGTON (Oct. 31, 2017) — The National Transportation Safety Board issued Safety Alert 071-17 , Tuesday to highlight the potential haz...

A sleep-deprived driver operating a motorcoach operated by Fresno-based Autobuses Coordinados USA Inc., during early morning hours on a California highway caused a crash that killed four of the 24 passengers

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NTSB Says Federal Regulator Not Doing Enough to Keep Unsafe Operators Off Roads 11/13/2017 WASHINGTON (November 13, 2017) – A sle...
Monday, November 13, 2017

Dorchester-based Farmers Cooperative faces nearly $374,000 in proposed penalties for a total of seven violations, and has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program

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Nebraska businesses face thousands of dollars in fines from U.S. Labor Department for multiple violations By Barbara Sod...

OSHA fines $267,081 Lynnway Auto Auction in Billerica, Mass. for a range of infractions, including blocked exit routes, electrical hazards and record-keeping deficiencies after five people died when a vehicle suddenly accelerated into a crowd.

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BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) — A federal workers' safety agency is recommending $267,081 in penalties for a Massachusetts auto auction...