Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
... if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pushes aide Robert Herbert for the FAA post.Separately, Debbie Hersman, a Democratic member of the National Transportation Safety Board, is likely to be nominated to be its next chairwoman, according to people familiar with the matter. Labor groups are also enthused that former FAA Administrator Jane Garvey, a senior member of Mr. Obama's transition...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
... of the public dollar, it's the obligation of government to trust but verify," board member Debbie Hersman said.
The board recommended the federal government establish a program to detect errors in bridge designs to prevent a repeat of the tragedy. The Federal Highway Administration has guidelines for how states should review bridge designs, but no formal standards.
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StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... including Minnesota, now have a second firm do independent reviews on major bridges.Board member Debbie Hersman said that states have an obligation to "trust but verify."Dan Walsh, an official in the NTSB's highway safety office, said that states now have additional safeguards, such as requiring that firms designing complex bridges have engineers on staff with experience in such design...
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... Minnesota, now have a second firm do independent reviews on major bridges.
Board member Debbie Hersman said that states have an obligation to "trust but verify."
Dan Walsh, an official in the NTSB's highway safety office, said that states now have additional safeguards, such as requiring that firms designing complex bridges have engineers on staff with experience in such...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... a month before the collapse."That was a very high load on the bridge that day," board member Debbie Hersman said. She said she did not want states to use the absence of national guidelines on the issue as an "escape clause" when blame is assigned.But Bruce Magladry, director of the NTSB's office of highway safety, stated flatly: "Had the gusset plates been properly sized, this bridge...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
... people."We need to put the foot down to the pedal here -- people are dying," safety board member Debbie Hersman said.The board, which has no power to force the FAA to adopt its recommendations, voted unanimously to elevate the recommendations to its annual list of top safety priorities.FAA spokesman Les Dorr said the agency has "worked extensively and aggressively with EMS helicopter...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
... 35 people."We need to put the foot down to the pedal here - people are dying," safety board member Debbie Hersman said.The board, which has no power to force the FAA to adopt its recommendations, voted unanimously to elevate the recommendations to its annual list of top safety priorities.FAA spokesman Les Dorr said the agency has "worked extensively and aggressively with EMS helicopter...
