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Marine Insurers Enduring Rough Year

Experts will speak about a host of safety and salvage issues, including cargo theft and robbery in Latin America, human factors in maritime accidents and claims, and piracy.

Harwood Grant to Fund AGC Fall Protection Training

Associated General Contractors of America announced it will offer the training in eight locations next year thanks to its $120,000 grant.

Seafood Distributor Fined for Employee's Death

Omega Protein of Moss Point, Miss. faces more than $79,000 in fines following the death of an employee in April.



OSHA Rules in Favor of Dana Holding Corp Whistleblower

OSHA orders Dana Holding Corp. to pay an employee turned whistleblower nearly $275,000 in lost wages and compensation.

Director Chosen for Illinois Health Information Exchange

Raul Recarey will lead the state's efforts to establish a secure, accurate exchange of electronic health information.

Four Honored with CPSC Commendation Awards

Four people, including Rachel Weintraub, director of Product Safety and senior counsel for the Consumer Federation of America, received them last week.

Contractor Monitoring Safety at Too Many Sites When Accident Killed Worker

A construction superintendent at a Brooklyn site was monitoring more than legal limit of sites when one worker was killed and another injured.

Coast Guard Hazmat Drill Challenges Participants

They included personnel from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May (N.J.) and state and local emergency responders .

Kansas Trucking Company Ordered Out of Service

FMCSA reported it halted the company's operations after a review of the company’s operations uncovered extensive hours of service violations.

Anogla Pork Not Fined After OSHA Investigation

After an OSHA investigation, Anogla Pork received no citations in response to employee complaints.

Climbing Gear Recalled in Germany

The product's webbing can weaken, posing an unrecognized fall risk to users, according to the latest Rapex recalls report, which said one fatality associated with this product has been reported.

Webinar Explores Health Impacts of Severe Drought

The one-hour webinar on Sept. 18 is part of a series presented by CDC, the National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the American Public Health Association.

OSHA Vows to Improve Whistleblower Treatment

According to a recent study conducted by OSHA, there is room for improvement in the way many states handle whistleblower discrimination.

Nine Hantavirus Cases Tied to Yosemite

The National Park Service's Sept. 13 update said three people who developed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome died, while the other six are recovering.

Study Finds Disconnect on Cleaning Products' Safety

UL Environment produced "Navigating the Product Mindset," which is based on a 2011 quantitative survey of consumers and manufacturers in China, Germany, India, and the United States.

Zero-Energy Residential Test Facility Unveiled

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s new lab is designed to demonstrate a suburban home for a family of four can generate as much energy as it uses in a year.

HSE Warns Waste Industry on Safety

Seven workers and two members of the public have died since June 2012, most when they were struck by moving equipment, the British safety agency reports.

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