Tour Bus Safety/ OSHA Reports/ Women in the Navy

Missoulian: Gov't oversight of tour bus industry faulted

NTSB cites failure of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration oversight

“The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended audits of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's oversight processes in light of several deadly crashes that the NTSB investigated. The findings from these investigations raise serious questions about the oversight of motor carrier operations.”

Missoulian: AP source: OSHA plan to make safety reports public

OSHA announces proposed new rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses

“The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a proposed rule to improve workplace safety and health through improved tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. The announcement follows the Bureau of Labor Statistics' release of its annual Occupational Injuries and Illnesses report, which estimates that three million workers were injured on the job in 2012.”

Bureau of Labor Statistics-

EMPLOYER-REPORTED WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--2012

121024-N-OD763-133 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Oct. 24, 2012) Chief Engineman Patricia Cooper, a student in the Riverine Combat Skills course (RCS), patrols the training grounds during a field training exercise in Camp Lejeune, N.C. This class is the first RCS training group composed of Coastal Riverine Force (CORIVFOR) Sailors and the first to incorporate women into the course. RCS is a five-week class that teaches CORIVFOR Sailors combat skills, weapons fundamentals and equipment, land navigation, urban operations, offensive and defensive patrolling, and communications. (U.S. Navy photo byMass Communication Specialist Seaman Heather M. Paape/Released)

Missoulian: Women heading to Navy Riverine combat jobs

U.S. Navy - First Females Graduate Riverine Combat Skills Course