Continuing fallout from the Sept. 9 pipeline rupture in San Bruno, Calif., that killed eight people, this six-week review will cover 1,800 miles of its gas transmission lines in populated areas. The utility began surveying all of its gas transmission pipelines after the incident.
Three fatal accidents within a four-year period in Europe involved overturned JLG 500 RTS lifts where a lockout valve failed or the lift/drive interlock system didn’t work, according to the agency, which reminded users to follow two JLG field service bulletins.
A review provided to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health finds that there is no evidence linking exposure to problem drywall and 11 reported deaths.
The company's willful and repeat safety violations put McEntire's Roofing in OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
"The cities that have the courage to use red light cameras despite the political backlash are saving lives," the institute's president, Adrian Lund, said Monday.
Sometimes controversial, these exposure guidelines for industrial hygienists are accompanied by recommendations for additions to the Notice of Intended Changes.
If Massey Energy was Job #1 for MSHA in the past year, this BP refinery was its equivalent for OSHA since 2005.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it will host a Feb. 17 "public listening session" to hear comments and "relevant new research" it should consider in a final hours of service rule. Trucking and shipping interests are firmly against the FMCSA proposal, however.
OSHA announced that it has proposed a total of $220,000 in fines against Oberdorfer LLC, which manufactures aluminum castings.
The Savannah River Site's Area Closure Project successfully tested a commercially available laser scanning system that would aid in planning deactivation and decommissioning jobs, SRNL reports.
The proposal would eliminate the potential POV procedure, which involves written notification that a potential POV exists at a particular mining operation. No longer would mine operators receive advanced warning.
Alpha Natural Resources is paying that much to acquire Massey, which has been battling MSHA for years, especially about the Upper Big Branch investigation. The combined companies own more than 110 mines and have 5 billion tons of coal reserves.
OSHA issued seven citations to The Acadia Hospital in Bangor but said its inspection found at least 115 instances between 2008 and 2010 where employees of the psychiatric hospital and clinic were assaulted by patients.
"Investing in safety is not discretionary; like justice, safety deferred is safety denied," the chairman said at a Transportation Research Board conference last week.
Available remotely via Live Meeting, the March 29 event will focus on PPE for health care, mining, agriculture, and public safety. Workshops will follow on March 30.
Southern states are notably absent from the list of 15 states (and Washington, D.C.) that have medical marijuana laws. The Feb. 9 webinar explores these laws' impact on employers' drug testing programs.
An energy-efficient house that can send alerts if its residents are ill has been developed by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire.