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Giving Thanks for Fire Safety

Thanksgiving Day is the peak day of the year for home cooking fires.

Accurate Box Co. Inc. Cited Again by OSHA

OSHA investigated in May after a worker was severely injured while performing maintenance.

Tenneco Automotive Operating Co. Placed in Severe Violator Enforcement Program

A temporary staffing agency was also cited following the inspection.



Hagel Thanks Soldiers for Ebola Response

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Nov. 17 thanked troops at Fort Campbell, Ky., saying, "The challenges and threats that face our country in the world today are not just from Islamic fundamentalists or from terrorists, but from health diseases and pandemic health threats that threaten the world. Ebola is part of that overall scope of threats."

Driver William D.W. Scott

Washington State Patrol Cites Trucker in Skagit River Bridge Collapse

Driver William D.W. Scott's truck was permitted to carry a load no taller than 15 feet, 9 inches, but his load, a metal casing, measured 15 feet, 11 inches. The load struck 11 of the bridge's sway braces as the truck crossed the bridge.

OSHA Urges Retailers to Keep Workers Safe During Holiday Sales

The agency's annual message comes in advance of "Black Friday."

NSC Estimates 418 Fatalities from Crashes This Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

The safety council also provided tips for staying safe on the roads.

The age group at highest risk worldwide for drowning is children younger than five, WHO reported in November 2014.

Drowning Kills 372,000 Annually Worldwide, WHO Reports

The report says those younger than 5 are at the greatest risk. More than half of all drowning deaths are people younger than 25.

WHO Watching Legionnaires' Outbreak in Portugal

After 17 cases were identified Nov. 6-7, the Directorate-General for Health of Portugal reported a total of 302 cases of the disease on Nov. 12.

Ohmsett, BSEE

BSEE Test Simulates Major Underwater Blowout

The agency announced that its Ohmsett facility conducted a subsurface test at an unprecedented flow rate late last month.

PHMSA Offers Guidance for Handling Ebola-Contaminated Infectious Waste

Its safety advisory notice says material contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with Ebola is regulated as a Category A infectious substance under the Hazardous Materials Regulations.

G-20 Summit Countries Promise Greater Female Labor Force Participation

The participating countries agreed to boost female labor force participation rates by 25 percent by 2025. Doing so will bring an estimated 100 million additional women into the labor force by that year.

Florida-based Company Cited for Repeat Hazards at Texas Facility

Southern Grouts and Mortars Inc. has been cited for eight violations after OSHA's Fort Worth area office investigated.

OSHA Starts Emphasis Program on Nebraska Companies' Use of Highly Hazardous Chemicals

The program will include programmed health inspections at funeral homes, chemical and product manufacturing plants, printing facilities, and outpatient care centers.

Former Massey Energy CEO Indicted

Former Massey Energey Co. CEO Donald L. Blankenship has been indicted by a West Virginia federal grant jury on charges that he conspired to violate mandatory federal mine safety and health standards, conspired to impede federal mine safety officials, made false statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and committed securities fraud.

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