One recommendation that will be implemented is creation of an Interagency Refinery Task Force housed within California Environmental Protection Agency.
If the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's members agree in a July 25 public meeting to that designation, it will be the first "Most Wanted Chemical Safety Improvement" selected in CSB's history.
Shell Oil Co. also would pay a civil penalty of $2.6 million. The Justice Department is publishing the proposed decree July 16 and seeking comments in the next 30 days.
The July 4 holiday period is one of the busiest travel times of the summer. With a transit strike snarling roads in the Bay Area, it may be one of the most crowded in that area.
The decision holds that not maintaining emergency lifelines in a manner for miners to use effectively is a significant and substantial violation of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, regardless of the likelihood of a mine emergency actually occurring at the time of the violation.
The local emphasis program is active in Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa during July.
The CSB's chair and other experts will testify about that devastating explosion and also about the Geismar, La., chemical plant explosion on June 13.
Forestry and building and framing are two industries where the agency believes many temps are employed.
Heller Casing faces a proposed $14,000 fine after a worker installing casing pipe on an oil rig in McKenzie County, N.D., was crushed by a falling load, according to the agency.
The Maritime Administration's new report shows jobs and economic benefits reach every state.
The new OSHA emphasis program will hone in on crane safety in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
The 51 alleged violations mainly concerned Austin Powder Co.'s process safety management.
Powered industrial truck safety, one of OSHA's most-cited standards, will be the focus of this emphasis program.
About 10,000 inspectors in the United States, Canada, and Mexico have conducted safety inspections of trucks and buses for three days -– about 14 inspections per minute, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
OSHA will be investigating the incident immediately. The building next door to a thrift shop where all six bodies were recovered was being demolished.
Leaders of the two federal agencies have signed a memorandum of agreement spelling out how they will inspect and oversee systems on mobile offshore drilling units.
Director Jim Watson also announced safety stand-downs will take place in each agency region this month, as part of National Safety Month.
However, property crimes and arson offenses declined, according to the agency's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, released June 3.
A fireball resulted when an employee mixed two volatile materials together in a bucket, burning him and causing serious damage to the building where he worked.
Negative comments from small establishments in particular held up the guidance several years ago.