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Seismic Study to Aid Some Nuclear Plants' Hazard Reviews

It was released Jan. 31 by the Electric Power Research Institute, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and replaces source models used since the 1980s.

GM Announces Record Order of 1,200 CNG Vans to AT&T

The 5,000th alternative-fueled vehicle to be deployed by AT&T as part of a 10-year commitment was a Chevrolet Express van that arrived last week.

$58,800 in Penalties Issued to Scranton Dunlop Inc.

OSHA's Wilkes-Barre, Pa. area office inspected the Scranton facility as part of the Site-Specific Targeting Program for industries with high injury and illness rates.



Serving Up Safe Driving Tips for Super Bowl Sunday

The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety and allied organizations are urging football fans to choose a sober designated driver in advance if they plan to drink alcohol while watching Sunday’s game.

North Carolina DOL Accepting Safety Award Applications

The annual awards are available to business that had zero fatalities during 2011 at the site or location for which the award was given and an incidence rate at least 50 percent below the industry average.

Industrial Scientific Recalls GasBadge Plus Single-Gas Monitors

All current ones manufactured prior to February 2012 are affected. They may not properly indicate a low battery condition, causing a failure to alarm or a shutdown, according to the company.

Council Unanimously Backs New Minneapolis Fire Chief

John Fruetel starts March 1. He spent 31 years as a Minneapolis before retiring as assistant chief in 2010 and serving at the city's emergency preparedness training manager.

Mexico Safety Expo Sold

To be held in Mexico City in late April and now part of Reed Exhibitions’ ISC Events portfolio, it is co-located with Expo Seguridad Mexico, Mexico Fire Expo, and Facilities Mexico.

Rebirth of Damaged Joplin Hospital Under Way

The first wrecking ball struck the exterior of St. John’s Regional Medical Center on Jan. 29 as the job of clearing five tornado-damaged buildings from its site began.

Drownings Soar in New Zealand

Water Safety New Zealand, a safety educational group in existence for 62 years, reports 123 drowned in the country last year, a 41 percent increase from the previous year.

Worker's Burning at Metal Finishing Plant Leads to $51,680 Fine

On Sept. 20, flammable vapors ignited in a storage room holding more than 800 gallons of flammable liquids, and a plant employee who tried to extinguish the fire sustained burns that were not life-threatening.

FSIS Allows Faster Poultry Production Lines

The faster line speeds would be permitted under a new inspection system the agency has proposed.

RAND Finds I2P2 Works in California, When It's Enforced

With federal OSHA planning its own injury and illness prevention program standard, the new report shows effective enforcement is vital to achieving injury and major hazard reductions.

More Major Depression, Substance Use Among Deployed Personnel

Authors of a study published in a March supplement to the American Journal of Public Health confirmed both diagnoses are more likely for those deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Physician's Weight May Influence Obesity Diagnosis, Care: Study

“Our findings indicate that physicians with normal BMI more frequently reported discussing weight loss with patients than overweight or obese physicians," said Sara Bleich, Ph.D., lead author of the study.

Judge Orders Construction Firm to Pay $59,000 for Trenching Violations

Two willful violations were issued for failing to provide employees working in a trench with an adequate protection system to prevent cave-ins and protect employees by removing them from the unprotected trench.

EPA Penalizes Potato Company for Failing to Report Ammonia Release

On July 2, 2009, the company's facility released approximately 300 pounds of anhydrous ammonia into the environment, according to the EPA settlement.

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