The agency's 2013 Toxics Release Inventory analysis shows this was 84 percent of the toxic chemical waste managed at U.S. industrial facilities that year.
The White House's announcement of a new goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector included a reference to the upcoming standards.
The combustible dust explosion at the New Jersey company injured seven employees in 2012.
Area monitors can be placed to create a buffer between hazards and people, so they know what they are heading into or what is coming their way.
The employers face more than $110,000 in fines for allegedly failing to provide protection.
"Simply put, the proximity detection final rule will save lives and has the potential to dramatically improve the safety of mining operations," said Assistant Secretary Joe Main. "It already has the support of many in the mining industry."
One passenger died while dozens of others were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation in an incident in the nation's capital.
States are encouraged to apply for annual CVISN and PRISM grants.
OSHA also ruled that Air Methods Corp. must pay more than $166k in back wages and damages.
Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny said Jan. 9 that the two vaccines have undergone Phase 1 testing and have an acceptable safety profile.
Based in Austin, the Oil and Gas Division regulates the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas.
That's a good question, and one with many answers.
Back in 2010, if you were to type the term "ice cleats" into Google, you would find roughly 18,000 results.
The year's strongest U.S. earthquake, and the second largest quake of 2014, was a magnitude 7.9 event in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska on June 23.
The censure is the equivalent of a criminal prosecution, according to the Health and Safety Executive.
The other day I was downtown for an important meeting. On my way into the city, the skies began to grow dark and by the time I pulled into the parking lot, the heavens had opened up and were dumping buckets of water all around me.