NTSB urges ban on riding shoving movements
The NTSB recommends banning riding railcars during shoving movements, after sixteen accidents caused fourteen deaths and two serious injuries since 2020.
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German top court backs worker after hypoglycemia detour
Germany’s Federal Social Court ruled that an employee who missed his turn due to hypoglycemia remained covered by statutory accident insurance.
TfL fined £2 million after fatal bus crash
Transport for London was fined £2 million after a 74-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a double-decker bus at Walthamstow bus station in London.
Ontario plans new truck driver training after audit
Ontario’s Auditor General uncovered serious failures in truck driver training, and the province has announced a new standardized curriculum.
Germany: workplace accidents fall, commuting accidents rise
Reportable occupational accidents in Germany fell in 2025, while the number of commuting accidents rose, according to new annual DGUV figures.
Road worker killed in collision with industrial truck in Brampton, Canada
A road worker died on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, after being struck by an industrial truck during roadworks at the
One in ten workers permanently disabled after speed pedelec or e-scooter accident, Belgian figures show
Figures from insurance federation Assuralia show that one in ten Belgian workers involved in a commuting accident on a speed
Concrete Mixer Trucks on the Job Site: Safety Measures Against Rollovers and Crush Injuries
Prevencionar México outlines the main hazards and preventive measures for working with concrete mixer trucks, from reversing manoeuvres to concrete discharge.
German court: bee sting during cycling commute counts as work-related accident
The Higher Administrative Court (Oberverwaltungsgericht) of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has ruled that a civil servant who was stung by a bee while cycling to work is entitled to have the incident recognised as a work-related accident. The ruling clarifies how far the definition of a work-related accident extends when personal motives, such as the choice to cycle, coincide with the regular commute to work.