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View ArticleLaw: "Can my employer do that?"
... smoking on it. Iowa law does not require it, although some believe the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules requiring employers to provide toilet facilities implies timely...
View ArticleExcessive Heat Warning for All of Arkansas
The long, hot summer continues to bring rising temperatures to Arkansas, prompting an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING for the state over the next 24 hours.
View ArticlePolice: OSHA to join La. blast investigation
... state police's hazardous materials unit was at the plant overnight. "Once they deem it safe, they will pull out and let OSHA and company officials do their work," Sandifer said. Police said Ronald...
View ArticleOSHA to investigate Portsmouth fatal stump grinder accident
Urban Tree Service President Ed Hopkins said it was a tragic accident and the company is trying to understand how to cope with it. He said the company has lost a valuable member of its team.
View ArticleIncreasing safety efforts key to lower occupational injury costs
... job, but also the economic toll on businesses when workplace safety doesn't get the attention it deserves. According to OSHA, costs associated with occupational injuries and illness can comprise as...
View ArticleInvestigators look at possible causes of plant explosion
State and federal investigators probing the cause of the deadly blast June 13 at the Williams Olefins plant plan to inspect a key element of the facility this week that one federal investigator said...
View ArticleFatal OH Plant Blast Draws $325K Fine
... equipment; and to train workers about protective gear needed for their job assignments. Because of those citations, OSHA placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program, which...
View ArticleAround the Region: Public meeting to focus on proposed FPU settlement
... meetings will address such issues as health care cost containment, fringe benefits, personnel practices, arbitration, OSHA and EEOC. Bi-monthly meetings will begin in July and will regularly...
View ArticleInstallation Technician / Satellite Dish / Cable / TV / Fort Worth and...
... trical, electrician, TV, internet, telecommunication, maintenance, repair, electronic, hand tools, power tools, ladder, OSHA, install, materials, supplies, testing, work orders, construction
View ArticleInstallation Technician / Satellite Dish / Cable / TV / Kendall (Miami) FL
... trical, electrician, TV, internet, telecommunication, maintenance, repair, electronic, hand tools, power tools, ladder, OSHA, install, materials, supplies, testing, work orders, construction
View ArticleOpening still set for summer after worker falls, dies
... site but declined to discuss the case. "We will not have any details until the investigation is complete, which by law, OSHA has up to six months to complete," said Scott Allen, regional director...
View ArticleWilliams Partners Begins Assessing Damage to Geismar Facility, Initiates...
... of the olefins operation. Williams Partners is cooperating with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) on their investigations into the...
View ArticleTaming disruptive behavior
... their employers and managers for discrimination under Title VII and violations of the Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA). Can you afford, as a manager, to expose yourself or your company...
View ArticleOSHA cites company after oilfield death
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Plains Trucking for nine safety violations after a worker was fatally injured March 27 at the company's facility in Ross.
View Article"Catastrophic failure" cited in deadly Geismar plant explosion
... Safety Board and Williams-Olefins released their initial findings. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) is also completing an investigation into the explosion that killed Zachary...
View ArticleOSHA urges fireworks safety ahead of July 4 celebrations
... death." In March 2012, three workers suffered serious burns caused by an explosion at Global Pyrotechnic Solutions Inc. OSHA cited the Dittmer, Mo., company nearly $117,000 for safety violations...
View ArticleIndianapolis Facing Heavy Costs Over Pool Evacuation
Dozens of people who were sickened by fumes after a chemical reaction at an Indianapolis public pool a year ago have filed claims against the city, raising the possibility that the accident and ensuing...
View ArticleMarissa Dub upgraded to fair condition
The condition of an employee at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center has improved to fair condition after she was bitten by a tiger on Friday.
View ArticleIndiana fertilizer plant explosion kills one person
The cause of the explosion at Union Mills Co-op Monday afternoon was not immediately clear.
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