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EPA Orders Company to Halt Sale of Plastic Containers that Contain Nano Silver

The agency ordered Pathway Investment Corp to stop selling plastic food storage containers that contain a nano silver pesticide.

OSHA Cites Manufacturer for Combustible Dust Hazards

The agency also cited Salko Kitchens Inc. for allegedly exposing workers to fire and explosion hazards.

NHTSA Starts Ad Campaign on Distracted Driving

The $8.5 million national advertising campaign supports the first-ever national distracted driving high-visibility enforcement crackdown, which will run April 10-15.

OSHA Alleges 45 Willful Violations by NY Real Estate Developer, Issues $2.3M in Fines

Olivet Management LLC of Wingdale, N.Y., is cited for knowingly exposing workers to asbestos and lead during renovation work of the former Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center.

Hong Kong DOL Increases Inspections After Fatal Falls

Speaking this month during the presentation of a construction industry safety award, Commissioner for Labour Donald Tong Hong cited fatalities late last year and three deaths this year in lifting operations.

Five WA Companies to Correct Errors in Reporting Hazardous Chemicals

The companies have agreed to comply with chemical emergency planning laws intended to protect communities and first responders during chemical emergencies.

Manufacturer Cited for Exposing Workers to Hexavalent Chromium

Great Dane Limited Partnership is cited by OSHA for repeat violations.

Two L&I Interpreters Charged with Felony Theft

The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries announced Gloria Mendoza Garcia, 46, and her daughter, Gloria Del Rocio Gonzalez, 31, each face one count of first-degree theft. They were the department's top billers for mileage in 2012.



Roofing Material Manufacturer Cited by OSHA

U.S. Minerals LLC was cited for 11 allged workplace violations found during a follow-up inspection.

Company Cited for Fall Hazards After Worker's Death

OSHA has issued fines to Smiley Plaster Co. in Georgia and placed it in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

DISH Network to Pay More Than $250,000 to Former Blacklisted Employee

OSHA has ordered the company to pay the employee in wages and damages following an investigation.

BP Clears Up U.S. Contracting Ban

BP is once again eligible to enter into new contracts with the U.S. government, including new deepwater leases in the Gulf of Mexico.

West Virginia Agency Approves Freedom Industries' Tank Removal Plan

The plan calls for Tank 396, which leaked 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol (MCHM) and PPH into the Elk River in January 2014, contaminating the potable water supply for 300,000 West Virginians, to be cleaned and sandblasted. The Chemical Safety Board will retain the floor section of the tank.

OSHA Cites Frozen Food Maker for Ammonia Exposures

The agency has issued $185,700 in penalties to Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc., the manufacturing arm of The Schwan Food Company, after an inspection of its Atlanta plant.

An average of 100 pedestrians are severely injured or die in collisions on San Francisco

San Francisco Working to Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities

The city's mayor, Edwin M. Lee, announced capital improvement projects, an educational campaign, and enforcement are all included in the campaign. An average of 100 pedestrians are severely injured or die in collisions on the city's streets annually.

Fourteen-Year Prison Sentence Handed Down in Laser Pointing Case

The defendant, Sergio Patrick Rodriguez, 26, of Clovis, Calif., was convicted of aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno police helicopter in 2012.

Two Convicted in Trade Secrets Case

A former DuPont employee and another defendant were found guilty of conspiring to steal trade secrets for its chloride-route titanium dioxide production technology and sell them to the People's Republic of China, the Justice Department announced.

BSEE's FY2015 Budget Request Totals $204.6 Million

The amount will be offset by $123.6 million in BSEE collections.

OSHA asked for comments on its Process Safety Management standard, potential changes to PSM enforcement policies, and potential updates to its Explosives and Blasting Agents, Flammable Liquids and Spray Finishing standards.

OSHA Extends PSM Comment Period to March 31

The agency wants more input about a request for information published in December 2013 as part of the multi-agency process to improve chemical facility safety.

MSHA Releases January Inspection Results

The agency releases the results of January inspections, which resulted in 198 citations.

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