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NASA Gives Glimpse of Air Safety Survey

NASA grudgingly released some results Monday from an $11.3 million federal air safety study it previously withheld from the public over concerns it would upset travelers and hurt airline profits. The data reflects hundreds of cases where pilots flew too close to other planes, plunged from altitude or landed at airports without clearance.

Leavitt Touts Safety Deals With China

U.S.-Chinese agreements designed to make imports safer will serve as a model for other countries, the nation's top health official said Wednesday.

House OKs Auto-Safety Bill on Backovers

The House voted Wednesday to require the government to review a number of auto-safety problems affecting children, such as backovers and power-window accidents.

Congress Passes Pool Safety Bill

Congress approved legislation Tuesday aimed at strengthening pool safety, six months after a 6-year-old girl was seriously injured by a drain's powerful suction.

US, China Sign Deals to Safeguard Food

The United States and China signed two deals Tuesday to safeguard the quality of food and drugs ranging from pet food to certain types of antibiotics imported into the U.S. from China.

China Promotes Food Safety for Children

China is starting a drive to boost food safety and healthy diets among children following scandals over phony milk powder other substandard products, state media reported Sunday.

House Ups Penalties on Internet Porn

Internet service providers would be given specific responsibilities to report child pornography on their sites and face tough penalties for not doing so under a bill passed Wednesday by the House.

High Risk of Runway Collision Plagues US

Air travelers face a high risk of a catastrophic collision on U.S. airport runways because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked controllers, congressional investigators said Wednesday.

White House Vows to Boost FDA Funding

President Bush's 2009 budget will include additional money to help safeguard the nation's food supply, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt told skeptical lawmakers Tuesday.

Union Raps NASA Chief

A union representing NASA employees accuses the agency's administrator of unfairly tarnishing agency employees by disparaging and misrepresenting a federal air safety project. NASA weeks ago drew intense criticism for withholding results of the research, fearing it would upset travelers and hurt airline profits.

GAO Wants More Oversight of Nuclear Labs

The nation's nuclear weapons laboratories need tougher safety oversight to fix a recent track record that includes dozens of lapses, accidents and near misses, according to a government report released Wednesday.

FDA Advisers Back New Warning on Tamiflu

The most widely used flu drug in the world should carry a stronger warning label about psychiatric problems seen in a handful of patients, government advisers said Tuesday.

FDA: Flu Drugs Affecting Kids' Behavior

Government health regulators recommended adding label precautions about neurological problems seen in children who have taken flu drugs made by Roche and GlaxoSmithKline.

EU Won't Ban China Toys for Now

The European Union on Thursday backed off a threat to ban certain toys and products from China due to safety and health concerns, saying Beijing was working to ensure its exports meet international standards.

Parents Beware: Are Those Toys Safe?

Despite a record number of recalls this year, potentially dangerous toys remain on store shelves days before the start of the busy holiday shopping season, consumer groups warned Tuesday. Federal regulators, under fire for lax enforcement, urged shoppers to be vigilant.

U.S. Official: High Seat Backs for Buses

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters proposed new rules to improve the safety of school bus seats and expand the use of shoulder belts, but declined to order that all new buses include seat belts.

Congress Press NASA for Air Safety Notes

NASA may take as long as a year to tell the public what thousands of airline pilots had to say about air safety in an unprecedented survey. Congressional overseers on Thursday criticized the time frame as unacceptably long.

Target Seeks to Add Meat Warning Labels

Target Corp. said Tuesday it was working to add labels that warn consumers when meat is treated with carbon monoxide to make those steaks and chops look fresh as federal regulators faced criticism for allowing a practice that critics call unsafe.

NASA Probing Handling of Pilot Survey

NASA's internal watchdog said Wednesday it is auditing the agency's handling of a survey on air safety that NASA shut down after it had spent $11.3 million and then withheld the results.

Bush Unveils Tougher Import Safety Rules

Government seals of safety could soon become regular fixtures on imported foods at risk for contamination, such as farmed fish, and on toys and other consumer products.

Panel Urges Recall Authority for FDA

The Food and Drug Administration would be empowered to order mandatory recalls of products deemed a risk to consumers under recommendations from an advisory commission created in response to concerns about recalls of dangerous toothpaste, dog food and toys.

NASA Promises to Release Safety Survey

Abandoning its secrecy claims, NASA promised Congress on Wednesday it will reveal results of an unprecedented federal aviation survey which found that aircraft near collisions, runway interference and other safety problems occur far more often than previously recognized.

NASA to Release Air Safety Research

Reversing course, NASA's administrator promised Congress on Wednesday he will publicly disclose results of an unprecedented federal aviation survey which found that aircraft near collisions, runway interference and other safety problems occur far more often than previously recognized.

NASA May Reveal Air Safety Research

NASA administrator Michael Griffin is hinting to lawmakers that he will reverse course and publicly disclose the results of an unprecedented federal aviation survey that found aircraft near collisions, runway interference and other safety problems occur far more often than previously recognized.

Japan Food Safety Comes Under Scrutiny

Ocean fresh sushi? Quality marbled beef? Exquisite confections? Think again. Japan has been hit by a slew of food safety and false labeling scandals that threaten to wreck its image as a country of culinary wonders, squeaky-clean factories and impeccable sanitation.

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Man dies after riding Walt Disney World ride |

Source: winknews.com

Another person dies at Wald Disney World after ride...

Tiger Attack Has Other Zoo Making Changes

Source: local10.com

The other zoo making plans to raise tiger pen, make safety changes...

Raw Milk Fans Oppose New Calif. Rules -

Source: myfoxgulfcoast.com

New dairy standards set to take effect next week upsetting raw milk consumers...

Off-duty police officer saved children from house fire

Source: gazette.net

As a county police officer, Sgt. Robert Harvin has spent his career protecting and serving. Yet on May 4, when Harvin was enjoying a day off from work, he found himself quickly responding to an emergency, during which he helped save the lives of five children in Bowie.

New digital super-cameras will soon make almost everthing you do in your car, illegal!

Source: the Mail online

Digital speed cameras which capture drivers smoking or eating at the wheel are being introduced nationwide in a new move to hammer motorists.

Top ten must-have baby products

Source: Lady Talks a Lot

This is to give people an idea of items/products to pick up when they are expecting a baby, or are looking for a baby gift.

China Moves to Improve Quality of Its Seafood

Source: The New York Times

Responding to growing global concerns about the quality and safety of its seafood, China said this week that it would introduce an array of production standards to improve safety and guard against the use of illegal veterinary drugs.

Safety First For Exports; MANAGING GLOBALIZATION

Source: accountability-central.com

As millions of children around the world play with their brand-new Chinese-made toys this week, you might wonder whether 2008 will bring more accidents, recalls and factory closings.

News & Star: Body Parts Inquiry

Source: newsandstar.co.uk

THE Sellafield body-parts inquiry will be widened to include west Cumbrian coal miners, it has emerged. Michael Redfern QC is conducting an inquiry into the removal of organs without permission from the bodies of nuclear workers between 1962 and 1991.

SNP call for nuclear safety records - MidLothian Today

Source: midlothianadvertiser.co.uk

The UK Government has been accused of failing to keep up-to-date safety records on nuclear power station closures. In the wake of recent temporary closures at Hunterston and Torness, Nationalists are calling for official records to be kept on all planned and unplanned shut downs …

HEALTH: Nuclear Plants Raise Leukaemia Threat

Source: ipsnews.net

On Dec. 8, physicians and health researchers from the University of Mainz, 425 km southwest of Berlin, said children living within a radius of five kilometres from nuclear power plants are at higher risk of contracting leukaemia.

globeandmail.com: High levels of radioactive tritium found in Pembroke landfill

Source: The Globe and Mail

The Ministry of Environment has found elevated levels of radioactive tritium in ground water at the municipal dump serving Pembroke, Ont., and several other nearby Ottawa River valley communities.

High cost of nuclear medicine weighed - UPI.com

Source: upi.com

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. advances in the use of nuclear accelerators to fight cancer are being tempered by concerns about the high cost of such equipment with uncertain benefits.

Coalmining investigated over body parts scandal - Times Online

Source: The Times

An inquiry into whether British nuclear establishments illegally removed and stored the body parts of former workers for medical tests is preparing to widen its brief to include coalminers, industry sources suggest.

cbs3.com - Pa. man who got cancer after working on A-bomb wins compensation

Source: cbs3.com

MONROEVILLE, Pa. (AP) Sixty years after he helped build the atomic bomb dropped on Japan in World War II, and long after he beat two bouts of cancer, Ed Halluska is celebrating a special Christmas this year.

No Propeller? No Problem For Aspen Pilot

Source: thedenverchannel.com

Propeller gone, windshiled covered in oil-pilot still lands safely

Florida's Pool-Safety Standards Drowning In Controversy

Source: www2.tbo.com

The Tampa Tribune Published: December 23, 2007 In recent months, state standards for pool safety have become a muddy mess. While the rest of the nation is increasing safety standards, Florida is lowering the bar at the behest of the pool industry.

Johnson and Macy's spread Holiday cheer to fire victims

Source: washingtoncontinent.com

Thirty families whose homes were damaged or destroyed in a Beltsville fire, will receive $300 Macy's gift cards from the county, Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson announced last week.

Making the streets safe for pedestrians -- baltimoresun.com

Source: The Baltimore Sun

...But little is being done in Baltimore and Prince George's counties and Baltimore City, which combined saw 49 pedestrian fatalities in 2006. Maryland law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, said Chuck Gischlar, a State Highway Administration spokesman.

LAFD: Don't Burn Holiday Wrappings in Your Fireplace!

Source: Los Angeles Fire Department

Los Angeles Firefighters highlight the danger of burning holiday gift wrap and other improper items in a residential fireplace.

Sickened, and Fighting Another Cold War - New York Times

Source: The New York Times

They were some of the Cold War's first warriors.

Season of Light -or- Season of Fright?

Source: Los Angeles Fire Department

Los Angeles Firefighters highlight the danger of candles, while offering tips to keep your home and family safe this holiday season.

Due to Popular Demand: Innovative Workplace Violence Programs' has been approved

While companies work diligently to manage, track and reduce unintentional workplace injuries they forget about workplace violence issues on and off-the-job. Why should they focus more on these areas?

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