Owner Of Collapsed Omaha Plant Announces Layoffs
... Occupational Safety and Health Administration are looking at structural problems and a dust explosion as possibilities, OSHA spokesman Scott Allen said last week. Some witnesses reported hearing an...
View ArticleBristol Firm Fined $109,000 For Workplace Hazards
... Administration that began last summer found the same kinds of hazards that were revealed at the plant in 2009, said OSHA's chief in Hartford, Warren Simpson. "The sizable fines proposed here...
View ArticleWest Virginia Firefighter Killed in Cellular Phone Tower Collapse
A 300-foot cellphone tower collapsed Saturday and minutes later a smaller tower fell, killing two contractors and a firefighter, authorities said.
View ArticleW.Va. Firefighter Among Three Killed When Cell Towers Collapse
The contractors were tethered to the larger tower when it collapsed in Clarksburg, State Police Cpl.
View ArticleSafety products: Workplace labeling and signage video from Graphic Products
... inch to 4 inch widths printing in high quality 300 dpi. Applications include pipe marking, arc flash labels, NFPA and OSHA signs. a DuraLabel 9000 prints on self-adhesive vinyl in widths up to 9...
View ArticleDairy farmworkers seek support for farm safety inspections in New York
... worker, so that the newspaper would be informed and would support the Local Emphasis Program on dairy farms that OSHA recently started due to the high incidence of accidents and deaths on dairy...
View ArticleTraining in Native Language Makes Workplaces Safer
... such as manufacturing, oil and gas exploration, and construction. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that language barriers are a contributing factor in 25 percent...
View ArticleNear miss in Steelton: workers would have soon returned to building that...
... Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which investigates workplace safety issues, couldn't immediately say if OSHA would investigate. Mary Beth Holdford, an ArcelorMittal spokeswoman, said...
View ArticleEnvironmental group seeking investigation into Tonawanda Coke blast
... of toxins. Newberry says the Clean Air Coalition wants New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, the EPA and OSHA to follow up. "It's my understanding that the company released a...
View ArticleCorrection: Cell Towers Collapse story
In a story Feb. 1 about three people dying when two cellphone towers collapsed in West Virginia, The Associated Press used incorrect terminology in referring to cables used to stabilize such structures.
View ArticleTOSHA seminars run from February to July
The seminars will be offered through the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration and educational centers, universities and colleges in the state.
View ArticleW.Va. Police: 3 Die when Cell Towers Collapse
A 300-foot cellphone tower collapsed Saturday and minutes later a smaller tower fell, killing two contractors and a firefighter, authorities said.
View ArticleKink.com hit with OSHA fines it calls "politically motivated"
On January 30th, the California Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (Cal/OSHA) slapped adult film producer Kink.com with fines in excess of $78,000. Kink.com released a statement that the...
View Article1-2011 Business Topics
... create problems, most notably the underreporting of accidents, and don't necessarily promote workplace safety. In fact, OSHA is shining a renewed spotlight on safety incentive systems as part of...
View ArticleMorris County man killed in Pennsylvania factory explosion
... exploded, killing him and injuring two other workers, the AP reported. Mersen USA would face financial penalties if OSHA investigators determined Uecker's death was the result of safety standard...
View ArticleFirms fined for Calif. plant implosion that hurt 5
... injured, including a man whose leg was severed. The California Department of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal-OSHA, fined Dubois, Wyo.-based Demtech Inc. $14,000 and Lincoln, Calif.-based...
View ArticleNuclear Plant Worker Found Dead
Officials with Nebraska Public Power District and the Nemaha County Sherriff's Department are investigating the death of a radiation protection worker at Cooper Nuclear Station.
View ArticlePhiladelphia Macaroni cited by U.S. Labor Department's OSHA
... Macaroni for 13 alleged workplace safety and health violations-five of them repeat-at its Warminster facility. OSHA proposed $75,483 in penalties following a July 2013 inspection initiated under...
View ArticleVictory White Metal cited for repeated workplace safety violations; Labor...
... continues to allow workers to be exposed to excessive lead, which can cause long-term health problems," Howard Eberts, OSHA's area director in Cleveland, said in a statement. "Companies must...
View ArticleSan Francisco Porn Company Fined $78K Over Condoms
Cybernet Entertainment, the parent company of the adult website Kink.com, was recently fined more than $78,000 for several violations, including allowing its film performers to choose whether to use...
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