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Nominee for OSHA Chief David Keeling Testifies Before Senate Committee, Outlines Workplace Safety Priorities and Workplace...

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On Thursday, June 5, 2025, OSHA Nominee David Keeling testified that he plans to adopt a more cooperative, proactive approach and pursue a new workplace violence regulation....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CPSC’s 2024 Year in Review

In recent years, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has increased pressure on consumer product companies through various enforcement mechanisms. The increase in the frequency and amount of civil penalties sought by...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Accidents Outside the United States and ICAO Annex 13

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The Fox Rothschild aviation team would like to thank the hundreds of aviation professionals who joined us for our 21st annual aviation symposium. As always, the all-star panels had an unrestrained discussion of the key...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Letter Addressing Packaging Residue

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 7th Interpretive Letter a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulation’s (“HMR”) applicability to residue on...more

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CSB’s New Transparency Initiative

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On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazardous Investigation Board (“CSB”) released Volume One of a series of detailed reports on serious accidental chemical incidents reported to CSB under the Accidental Release...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 25th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the definition of...more

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FDA Responds to Objections Over Phthalates in Food Packaging

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On October 29, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an Update on Phthalates in Food Packaging and Food Contact Applications (the Update), affirming its 2022 Final Rule to remove 25 plasticizers in various...more

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Obtaining Clearances Through FDA's Food Contact Notification Program

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The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) formal regulation of food packaging began in 1958 with the Food Additives Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Since that time, the FDA has employed various...more

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EPA Finalizes Sweeping New Safety Standards and Public Disclosure Requirements for Chemical Accidents

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group examines the Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule’s stringent requirements for accident prevention, response, and public disclosure of information....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

HHS and GSA Release New Guidance to Increase Naloxone Access in Federal Facilities

On December 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the U.S. General Services Administration (“GSA”) announced the release of updated guidelines for safety stations in federal facilities....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Tracking Drones in Real Time

The incorporation of drones in logistics, security, exploration, agriculture, and transport has led to a projected growth of the drone market to $129.2 billion by 2025. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

How the Anti-Drunk Driving Technology Mandated by Recent Legislation May Impact the Liability of Automobile Manufacturers and the...

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “Act”), signed into law on November 15, 2021, has been followed closely by the transportation sector.  One section of the Act has the potential to impact the landscape of...more

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill includes new safety mandates for auto industry

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684 (117), was signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021. In addition to $550 billion in funding for improvements to roads and bridges and broadband expansion,...more

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Foley Weekly Automotive Report - September 2021 - 2

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This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key developments - U.S. new light vehicle sales in August fell to an estimated SAAR of just...more

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The Road Ahead: Examining the Outlook of Regulation for Self-driving Cars

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The market for fully autonomous vehicles is experiencing rapid growth. The global market size of self-driving cars and trucks is expected to grow from 670,000 units in 2020 to 4.223 million units in 2030 at a Compounded...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Wisk Partners with NASA to Develop Standards for Urban Air Mobility

An Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company, Wisk, announced its new partnership with NASA to assist with safely integrating autonomous aircraft systems at a national level. Wisk joins NASA as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FAA Selects Iris Automation for BVLOS ARC

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Iris Automation to participate in the FAA’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). Iris Automation is a safety avionics technology...more

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FAA establishes UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations Aviation Rulemaking Committee

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While technology has progressed quickly, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) policymaking has lagged behind. Commercial drones efficiently and safely inspect our nation’s infrastructure, deliver medical and other supplies, and...more

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FAA UAS Support Center: Faster Responses, More Streamlined Process

This week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)  announced its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Support Center Case Management System (CMS), designed to streamline how industry stakeholders’ questions are answered and...more

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Collaboration Among Drone Industry, Town, and State Government to Preempt Local Ordinance

This week the Pennsylvania Drone Association, the Pittsburgh Drone Masters, and Allegheny County worked together to address Allegheny County Code § 650-2(A), which prohibits the operation of drones in areas not expressly...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Is Gender Bias in Automobile Safety Costing Women’s Lives?

3D Graphic Fatality and injury data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that methods of functional safety design and testing among America’s automobiles is falling short of protecting the...more

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STeP’ing up: FDA advances expedited device review program, set to begin in March

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On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final guidance outlining the Safer Technologies Program (STeP) for Medical Devices: a voluntary program for medical devices and device-led...more

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FDA cracks down on pharmaceutical firm for misbranding drug as COVID-19 treatment

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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) posted two more warning letters for 2020, bringing the tally to five warning and untitled letters for the year. These...more

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Federal agencies issue joint advisory on Unmanned Aircraft System detection and mitigation technology

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS or drones) have become increasingly popular in the United States and around the world. While the vast majority of UAS operators operate safely and in compliance with relevant laws, growing...more

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The Emerging Landscape for Export Controls on Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Taking a break from reporting on COVID-19 legal developments, we turn for a moment to what is happening now on export control of autonomous vehicle technology. The autonomous vehicle R&D sector is booming, largely in the...more

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