The worker fell about 10 feet, breaking his shoulder and several ribs, when he stepped on a walkway section that had been removed and replaced but not secured, HSE reports.
At least six Centers of Occupational Health and Education sponsors will be chosen, two more than currently operate in the program.They provide education and financial incentives to more than 2,000 health care providers to encourage use of best practices in occupational health.
The Senate committee's chairman and ranking member joined three of their colleagues to introduce the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 on Feb. 7.
One underwater platform has been installed and the second is about to be placed. Later this month, the salvors will complete a simulation model predicting how much water inside the ship will be released when it is rotated upright.
U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., said the bill would require enactment of a final standard within 18 months that would include requirements for hazard assessment, building design, and explosion protection.
The federal agency joined Purdue University researchers to champion this technology, which can extend the service life of bridge decks and thus reduce state repair and maintenance costs.
Granite Construction Company will pay the United States $367,500 to resolve allegations that it overcharged on some DOT and Army Corps of Engineers projects between 2006 and 2008, DOJ announced.
The Thomson Majesty was docked in La Palma, the Canary Islands, when a lifeboat with only crew members aboard fell about 60 feet during a drill.
It requires settlement talks in cases where employers face high penalties.
After inspecting the Bellisio seafood processor in Ohio, the FDA voiced concerns about the facility’s lack of HACCP regulation adherence.
A Maine dentist owes two former employees $72,000 after violating anti-retaliation provision when they raised safety concerns.
The Chemical Safety Board's chair, Rafael Moure-Eraso, said the March 21, 2011, explosion that killed two of the Louisville company's employees is a textbook case. Repeated overpressure events and water leaks were not addressed, he said.
OSHA cited Grede Wisconsin Subsidiaries LLC, an iron foundry, for 28 alleged violations.
At least 14 workers have died since 2000 while using stripping products that include methylene chloride, according to the document.
The Tokyo utility company will buy about 800,000 tons of it annually starting in 2017 from an export facility to be built by Cameron LNG.
Following the worst oil spill in U.S. history, some question the acceleration of government contracts granted to BP prior to suspension.
The agency's chairman, Deborah A.P. Hersman, said its investigators are focused on the design and certification requirements of the lithium-ion battery.