Indiana explosion: Grain elevator blast kills farm co-op worker
The cause of an Indiana explosion at a grain elevator on Union Mills Co-op that killed a farm worker on Monday remains under investigation, CBSNews reported June 24. James Swank, 67, a co-op employee...
View ArticleYour Pre-Installation Checklist-Part 1
... is important to locate these stairs for safe access, but away from production functions. These stairs must be built to OSHA and ANSI specifications for safety. When considering machine layout,...
View ArticleMayor speaks out about construction site incidents
... The city also regulates debris on the construction site. Jordan said when it comes to work place safety, they rely on OSHA and the Department of labor to investigate work site injuries and...
View ArticleSafety Online Network Sets New Sales Record
A Florida-based company that offers OSHA accepted online courses has reached an all-time high in the number of courses it sold during the month of May. We're so excited about May's sales record, but...
View ArticleMachine safety: NRTL certified convergence of machine control and the...
Does an NRTL certify machine control systems? OSHA has identified 15 organizations qualified to test and certify products for use in safety applications for the U.S. work force.
View ArticleInvestigators to examine heat exchanger at Gonzales plant
State and federal officials investigating the cause of the deadly blast June 13 at the Williams Companies Inc. plant near Gonzales plan to inspect a key element of the facility this week that one...
View ArticleIndiana Explosion in Grain Elevator Kills Worker, Shakes Homes
A grain elevator explosion at a farm co-op in northwestern Indiana on Monday has left one worker dead.
View ArticleRoss company cited for death of Oil Patch worker
... for Plains Trucking LLC in Ross. The company has two weeks to pay the fines or contest the citations and penalties. OSHA officials say the violations included failure to evaluate the need for...
View ArticleRoofer dies after falling off ladder in Rye
Firefighters say a roofer working on a home has died after falling about 30 feet off a ladder in Rye, N.H. Rye Fire Lt.
View ArticleFlashTrack Wins in First-Ever, ISHN-Sponsored Readers' Choice Awards...
... Facility Results has conducted over 100 training sessions across the United States on the NFPA 70E Standard as well as OSHA training, including Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space Assessment, Asbestos...
View ArticlePlumbing Company Cited By OSHA
... has tragic consequences, and hazards like these cause numerous deaths and injuries every year," said Bonita Winingham, OSHA's area director in Omaha. "No job should cost a worker's life because an...
View ArticleIndiana grain elevator blast kills 1 worker
The cause of the blast at the Union Mills Co-op remained unknown Monday evening several hours after the blast.
View ArticleND Company Cited for Safety Violation
... on pulleys and belts, use of electrical lighting that was not improved, and failure to compile a list of chemicals. OSHA is proposing $28,000 in fines. The incident happened on March 27 while the...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade Debut, GHS, Prop.65, EPD
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View ArticlePlant explosion leaves one worker dead
An explosion at a northwestern Indiana plant has killed one worker, James Swank.
View ArticleHong Kong plastic toy maker Lung Cheong expands in Indonesia
Hong Kong plastic toy maker Lung Cheong International Holdings Ltd. is hoping that building another factory in Indonesia and pulling manufacturing away from increasingly expensive Chinese factories can...
View ArticleSecond scabies outbreak at Bergen Regional Medical Center
Bergen Regional Medical Center has had a second scabies outbreak, part of a statewide uptick in cases of a highly contagious rash that can be particularly vexing in nursing home and institutional...
View ArticleRixio Medina Joins the AcuTech Consulting Group
... chemical sector. Medina has held distinguished roles with U.S. Chemical Safety Board as a Presidential Appointee and OSHA's National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH),...
View ArticleRoane State AMTEC students complete capstone course
... to participate in only a portion of the training to meet individual student or employer needs. AMTEC training includes OSHA safety certification, computer skills, basic chemistry, lean...
View ArticleDeath of Meat Inspector Highlights Conditions at Nation's Slaughterhouses
... Post reported last week and died in November 2011 of lung and kidney failure, according to the autopsy report. An OSHA inspector during a subsequent investigation said "the combination of...
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