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TGA The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), part of the Department of Health, has issued an infringement notice of $13,320 to Sydney-based company Arthropharm Pty Ltd (Arthropharm) for alleged contraventions of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 in relation to pharmacovigilance (activities monitoring the safety of medicines). The infringement notices relate to the alleged failure to provide information on a contact person responsible for medicine safety. Once a product enters the market, a phar...

Apr 28, 2021 Some fleets are mistakenly under the impression that their ELDs are compliant with Canada’s upcoming third-party certification requirement according to Kerri Wirachowksy, director of the Roadside Inspection Program at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. In fact, Wirachowsky explained, no carriers currently meet the new regulation which starting June 12 will require carriers to use ELDs that have been third-party certified by a Canada-approved certification body. A soft en...

Staff Writer WHEELING — Wheeling city officials are reviewing a proposed ordinance that will create a new Rental Inspection Program in an effort to address dangerous or unsightly living conditions. This week, members of the Public Safety Committee of Wheeling City Council met to discuss the proposed Rental Inspection Program. Another Public Safety Committee meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, and that discussion will be open to public comment. Councilman Ben Seidler, chairman of the Publi...

File Photo by Eric Ayres WHEELING — City officials are looking at options for the location of a new Wheeling Fire Department headquarters, and a new ordinance being introduced at tonight’s city council meeting will initiate action to purchase a city block’s worth of property on 17th Street for that purpose. The legislation will authorize Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron to carry out the terms of an option agreement for several parcels of property located at the intersection of 17th and...

Mar 17, 2021 Roadside inspections dropped 23% last year across the U.S. during the first year of COVID-19 according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Experts expect to see a rise in inspections this year as Covid restrictions ease. As COVID-related restrictions ease around the country, law enforcement officials anticipate a truck inspection rebound in 2021 from last year’s sharp decline. The highly contagious disease brought about nationwide restrictions following the ons...

Share this article Share this article VIENNA, Austria, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1,000 scientific posters were presented at this years European Congress of Radiology (ECR). Only eight were selected to win the top award of Magna cum Laude — including a retrospective study examining the relationship between technical repeats from the UK NHS Breast Screening Program and Volparas automated PGMI scoring. Volparas TruPGMI method first identifies positioning deficiencies and then categ...

There’s no denying that the West 227th Street bridge needs attention. The sidewalks on either side of the structure, which sits on top of a culvert built over Coe Creek, are shifting, while the cement is flaking away and the guardrails are bowing. The city has even had a sign placed there to warn drivers of a load limit. While the bridge is still safe enough for everyday traffic, the city’s safety and heavy-equipment vehicles are encouraged to take an alternate route. Due to this dete...

CVSA An upcoming app from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is offering some nice perks at a much lower price than CVSA membership. The 2021 CVSA app will be available soon and Kerri Wirachowsky, director of the Roadside Inspection Program at CVSA, is excited about the additional features their latest app offers. “It’s my new favorite thing,” Wirachowsky said following a recent CVSA webinar that offered updates on out-of-service criteria and inspection bulletins (see below)....

The Indianola City Council received a presentation on the upcoming Rental Inspection Program that will be implemented in the city, if the US Census results in the city crossing the 15,000 threshold in population. City Manager Ryan Waller tells KNIA News state law requires certain policies put in place once a city reaches a certain threshold. “We believe that we will hit the 15,000 population threshold. Per state law, once you hit that you are required to implement a rental inspection program....

UL expands its fire safety mission in Vietnam 09:03 | 02/02/2021 UL has begun work with Indochine Engineering Vietnam JSC, a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy based in Ho Chi Minh City majority-owned by Tokyu Construction, to establish and expand its fire safety mission throughout Vietnam. UL has begun work with Indochine Engineering Vietnam JSC to establish and expand its fire safety mission throughout Vietnam UL’s Building Inspection Program provi...