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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced a rulemaking proposal designed to enhance the Agency’s ability to identify non-compliant motor carriers.

OSHA inspections at an Alabama manufacturing facility following two serious injuries resulted in a host of citations for safety and health violations.

The American Petroleum Institute’s Global Industry Services department (API Global) has established a new and comprehensive Auditor Certification Program, which is the first to be developed by industry experts.

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages every day was associated with an increase in a particular type of body fat that may affect diabetes and heart disease risk, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.

OSHA says its On-site Consultation Program provided safety and occupational health advice to 27,871 small and medium-sized businesses across the country in 2015.

Protective footwear and anti-fog goggles were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

The NTSB reveals its 2016 “Most Wanted” (transportation safety improvements) list; U.S. mining deaths are at record lows and NIOSH says the nation’s opioid epidemic has workplace safety implications. These were among the top stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers nearly $62 billion in 2013, the most recent year for which statistically valid injury data is available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Academy of Social Insurance, according to the 2016 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.

The National Safety Council is accepting nominations for its inaugural Marion Martin Recognition Award, presented to women who have advanced safety and broken down traditional gender barriers within the safety field.