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Pennsylvania Chemical Distributor Receives 14 Violations

After a September 2012 investigation, Brenntag Northeast Inc. received more than $64,000 worth of violations.

Some Positives in 2012 Best Places to Work Rankings

Scores rose for most of the federal agencies involved with safety and health – including NTSB, the National Institutes of Health, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the National Nuclear Security Administration, FAA, and CDC.

Six Noncompliance Notices Issued to Offshore Contractors in Early March

The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said four contractors received the notices during the first two weeks of March for violating federal regulations.

Food Safety Modernization Act a Hot Topic at GMA Conference

The agenda of the 2013 GMA Science Forum next month in Washington, D.C., is filled with FSMA workshops.

Only 28 Countries' Traffic Laws Cover All Key Risk Factors

And these states have only 7 percent of the world's population, the World Health Organization reported March 14.

MSHA's Main Says 2012 Likely Safest Year Ever for U.S. Mining

His speech at the annual West Virginia Mining Symposium mentioned how sharply the industry's fatality and injury rates have fallen since the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act was enacted in 1977.

UK Panel: Draw Blood Sample After Every Road Accident

The British government's transport minister, Stephen Hammond, announced a new, strict liability offense of driving with a specified controlled drug in the body is being introduced. The list of drugs to be included has not yet been finalized.

Surgical Center Faces Bloodborne Pathogen Citation

OSHA assessed 10 serious violations for alleged violations at CTO Management LLC, dba Health East Ambulatory Surgical Center in Englewood, N.J.



DOL's Second Century Under Way

A new online portal is the Labor Department's gateway to activities associated with its 100th anniversary year. A century after President William Howard Taft signed the bill that created DOL, President Obama issued a proclamation honoring its work.

Florida Patrol Hoping to Curb Hit-and-Run Crashes

Almost 70,000 of them occurred statewide last year, causing 168 fatalities, and the problem is growing, Florida Highway Patrol officials recently announced.

Skylight Fall to Cost UK Firm $20,000 More

A remodeling firm was fined and ordered to pay court costs in connection with the February 2011 injury of a worker who fell about 20 feet and was seriously injured.

Former Massey Energy Division President Pleads Guilty

David Hughart, 53, pleaded guilty Feb. 28 to conspiring to violate mine health and safety laws.

Cruise Line CEO Now Safe Work Australia Chair

Ann Sherry has been appointed to replace Tom Phillips by the country's minister for employment and workplace relations.

Coast Guard Pilots Weary of Laser Strikes

Strikes on aircraft in the United States haven't abated, according to an article by Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Lehmann.

OSHA Issues Notice in VA Lab Worker's Death

It notifies the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center of violations for failing to protect workers who were researching a bacterium that can cause meningitis.

Michaels Shares Vision at All-Hands Meeting

The text of his Feb. 4 speech is posted on OSHA’s popular website. He said 2012 was "a remarkable year, because as we were hard at work, we watched the empirical evidence continue to accumulate: OSHA inspections prevent injuries, and we do this without hurting employment or employer profitability."

Prescription-only Pseudoephedrine Approach Working, GAO Reports

Two states that have tried it, Oregon and Mississippi, apparently have been able to reduce or maintain the decline in the number of meth lab incidents, according to the report.

Massachusetts Forever 21 Receives Two Repeat Violations

In 2011, the Burlington store received citations for similar safety hazards.

FRA Raising Hazmat Penalties

The maximum civil penalty is $175,000 for a knowing violation that results in death, serious or severe injury to someone, or substantial property damage.

Fine Imposed in Legoland Coaster Repairman's Fall

The worker fell about 10 feet, breaking his shoulder and several ribs, when he stepped on a walkway section that had been removed and replaced but not secured, HSE reports.

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