Industry officials are reviewing lessons learned form the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and trading notes on new technology and upcoming projects at the Offshore Technology Conference this week in Houston.
The region's cold and remote conditions will require improved technology to prevent oil spills, the company said in announcing the move.
When the energy company holds its annual meeting May 30, the sixth shareholder proposal would require the corporation’s board to prepare a report on steps taken to reduce the risk of accidents.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 there were more than 10,000 construction workers in the private construction industry who were injured as a result of falling while working from heights on the job and another 255 workers were killed.
Some of these devices have a critical defect that may cause the release of insufficient oxygen during start-up, a defect that could immediately result in a life-threatening situation for workers using the respirator.
In April 2011, BNSF coal train collided with the rear end of a standing BNSF maintenance-of-way equipment train near Red Oak, Iowa. Both crewmembers had fallen asleep, which led to their failure to comply with the signal indication requiring them to operate at a restricted speed and stop short of the standing train.
"Struck-by" injuries and fatalities are caused by conventional traffic/passenger vehicles, forklifts, and other moving powered industrial equipment such as cranes and yard trucks.
The decision to exempt all-cargo airlines from the pilot fatigue final rule is a topic getting attention from the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Craig Fugate, FEMA's administrator, and NOAA Deputy Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan took questions about preparedness for special populations and teaching schoolchildren about severe weather.
"Our seminar will teach manufacturing industry professionals how to protect their most valuable asset: their employees' hands," said STOKO Skin Care Senior Technical Manager Armand Coppotelli.
Three new safety policies to be implemented immediately throughout the industry were announced April 24 by the European Cruise Council and the Cruise Lines International Association.
Kurt E. Mix, 50, a former BP plc engineer from Katy, Texas, was charged with two counts of obstruction of justice and was arrested April 24.
The video features a computer animation showing how hot work being conducted on top of a tank led to a deadly explosion that killed one contractor and injured another.
CPSC said Irwin Industrial Tool Company has voluntarily recalled them because they pose a laceration hazard.
Experts and agency officials cited several factors that contribute to the lengthy time frames for developing and issuing standards, including increased procedural requirements, shifting priorities, and a rigorous standard of judicial review.
Twenty-one states had significant decreases in central line-associated bloodstream infections between 2009 and 2010, according to the report.
"The Advisory Rules Committee carefully considered the public health and safety benefits of 87 different occupations. We found that there were at least 18 occupations that did not require regulation," said Shelly Edgerton, deputy director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Now that the state of Mississippi has sold its Cessna Citation V Ultra jet for $2 million, legislators will be asked to approve buying 78 new vehicles for the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Entergy Texas Inc. and Lamar University sponsored the Southeast Texas Coastal Resilience Forum last week, bringing together experts to discuss how to make harden coastal communities against more intense storms.
The police force in Manchester, England hopes a direct and scary message will reduce traffic fatalities this year.