After a September 2012 investigation, Brenntag Northeast Inc. received more than $64,000 worth of violations.
With proposed fines totaling $164,700, New Jersey-based Brite Services Inc. was investigated by OSHA after employees claimed that the company prevented them from leaving the building during an emergency.
A new NRC memorandum to its technical staff calls for enhancing a March 2012 order requiring hardened venting systems at 31 boiling water reactors with Mark I and Mark II containments, considered more vulnerable to a Fukushima Daiichi-type accident.
FDA is alerting health care providers that Med Prep Consulting Inc. of Tinton Falls, N.J., has recalled all of its products.
Next time your systems integrator comes in for the routine fire alarm system inspection, ask for recommendations on preparing paperwork for accreditation.
Los Angeles tops the list of cities with the most Energy Star buildings for the fifth year in a row.
The company was cited for risk management planning violations and failure to report hazardous chemicals used at the facility.
A worker died when he slipped and fell into an unguarded screw conveyor while cleaning it last September in the plant in Moselle, Miss. Now, OSHA has assessed 37 serious violations against Southern Hens Inc.
The Sullivan, Ill. lawn and garden equipment manufacturer faces $93,500 in serious repeat violations after an employee suffered an amputation injury.
Graphic Products Inc. Project Manager Jim Bocci will discuss best practices and the ANSI/ASME A13.1 standard, which is recommended for identifying most piping systems.
Transocean Ltd. will pay $1.4 billion in penalties related to the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon rig.
Two thousand frosted glass panels will be installed to maximize sunlight and minimize heat gain, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The White House executive order, which lists chemical facilities as critical infrastructure, complements ACC's Responsible Care Security Code.
U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., said the bill would require enactment of a final standard within 18 months that would include requirements for hazard assessment, building design, and explosion protection.
The Chemical Safety Board's chair, Rafael Moure-Eraso, said the March 21, 2011, explosion that killed two of the Louisville company's employees is a textbook case. Repeated overpressure events and water leaks were not addressed, he said.
"The teams running the Texas City refinery and related marketing assets have made remarkable progress in both safety and reliability, and they should feel very proud of these accomplishments," said Iain Conn, chief executive of BP's global refining and marketing business.
Getting a third-party perspective can help you eradicate visual clutter, create consistency within your facility, and reduce overall costs.
The state agency also has filed 25 citations against Chevron USA, including 11 willful serious and 12 serious violations, in connection with the August 2012 fire.
Know what each employee is doing and how he/she is progressing in task management and safety.
While crimping air conditioning hoses, an Alabama man's finger was amputated due to lack of safety guards on the machine.