The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2012 (October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012):Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501)Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200)Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451)Respiratory protecti ...

Automotive Black Box Data Recovery SystemsBy Don GilmanIntroductionFor years, airplane crash investigators have had the benefit of retrieving data from the flight-data recorder, or "black box." This data has proven invaluable for helping to determine what happened in the seconds before a crash. Now, in orde ...

OSHA Aligns with United Nations for Globally Harmonized System of Safety Data Sheets via Hazardous Communication Standard.The U.S. OSHA has agreed to the United Nation’s standard for Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. This simply means that the material safety data sheet (MSDS) f ...

Toyota recently released their 2012 North American Environmental Report. Within the report, you will find information about Toyota's environmental activities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.Information, data and stories cover all aspects of the vehicle life cycle—research and development, manufacturing, logistics ...

Investigations by OSHA and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) have documented a history of fires and explosions at workplaces (oilfields, refineries, chemical plants, and other facilities) where an internal combustion engine was identified as or suspected to be the source of ignition. Internal combustion engines present a ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued survey results on the effectiveness of tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). The technical report analyzes a sampling of data collected from tires mounted on model-year ’04–’07 vehicles. The survey found that 23.1% of the vehicles without a TPMS ...

Advanced braking technologies are starting to dribble out into the new car market, and that dribble will become a steady flow once the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) takes an expected next step. The NHTSA is already fairly far along on defining test procedures for Dynamic Brake Support (DBS) and Cras ...

Washington - The International Energy Agency predicts the number of passenger vehicles on the world's roads will more than double to 1.7 billion over the next 23 years.In a 670-page report on world energy trends, the IEA says the world will see passenger cars and trucks rise from 870 million today to 1.7 billion in 2035, fu ...

The Tire Industry Association (TIA) held a press conference in the Global Tire Expo area of the 2012 SEMA Show to highlight the current focus, goals and direction of the 90-year-old association that represents all segments of the national and international tire industry.Here is a breakdown of the announcements.New T ...