In the spirit of the holiday season, on November 21, 2011, Mel Trotter Ministries and local radio station NEWSRADIO WOOD 1300 held their 8th Annual Great Thanksgiving Turkey Drop to help feed hungry families in West Michigan.
Radio misuse caused tragic miscommunication in Sago Mine disaster
November 29, 2011
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is making available an Instructor's Guide as part of a program to train miners in the use of two-way radio communication in the mines.
A worker operating a large baler at a Rochester, NY recycling facility was crushed to death in June when the machine unexpectedly activated while he was clearing material, catching him between the baler's pusher block/ram and its return cavity.
Tighter college training, annual refresher courses recommended for air traffic controllers
October 10, 2011
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt last week announced a set of recommendations from an independent panel on how to improve all aspects of an air traffic controller’s experience at the FAA, including hiring, training, placement and career development.
This past April, a retired teacher posted this comment on risk communication expert Peter Sandman’s Guestbook on his web site www.psandman.com/gst2011.htm#children.