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Three More Convicted in National Rx Painkiller Conspiracy

DEA announced that a federal court jury in Cleveland, Ohio, convicted Dr. Terence Sasaki, pharmacist Vinesh Darji, and Audrey Barbara Rovedo on Nov. 15 of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, raising the number of people convicted in the case to 13.

Gulf Platform's Operator Ordered to Submit Performance Improvement Plan

BSEE has ordered Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC, to submit a performance improvement plan by Dec. 15 and to take several corrective actions immediately.

OSHA Uses General Duty Clause in Workplace Violence Case

The agency's Dallas Area Office investigated after an employee working the checkout counter at TMT Inc.’s Garland, Texas, Whip In convenience store died following an assault in May 2012.

Observances Worldwide Remember Traffic Accident Victims

The annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was marked in more than 50 countries on Nov. 18.

BP Settles Criminal Claims for $4 Billion

Subject to court approval, the company's agreement will settle all criminal claims from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill with the U.S. Department of Justice and all securities claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Capitol Hill Hearing Examines Meningitis Outbreak

A subpoena ordered Barry Cadden, president and co-owner of the New England Compounding Center, to appear at the Nov. 14 hearing and testify.

INTERPOL Delegates Elect First Female President

Mireille Ballestrazzi, deputy central director of the French Judicial Police, was elected to serve a four-year term.

DOL's Set to Enter Centennial Year

A new feature on the federal agency's website, a 100-year timeline of significant events, is similar to the Safety Trail that was a highlight of last month's 2012 National Safety Congress & Expo.



Contractor, OSHA Settle Trenching Hazard Disputes

After receiving nine citations since 2000, a contracting company will be making big changes to improve safety.

EPA Sends Guam Waterworks Authority Notice on Water Quality

The agency has informed the GWA there are deficiencies in water quality, based on a May 2012 inspection.

$142,100 Enforcement Case Involves Confined Space Violations

OSHA has filed 11 safety and health violations, including two classified as willful, against Dedicated TCS LLC.

Light Therapy Company Gets FDA Warning Letter

How The Avalon Effect Inc. of Franklin, Tenn., has marketed its Quantum Series Personal Wellness Pack prompted the Nov. 5 letter, according to the agency.

Trailblazer Award Honors CHP Veteran

Ramona Prieto is the California Highway Patrol's highest-ranking female officer and also was its first female motorcycle officer.

China Closing and Inspecting Coal Mines to Increase Safety

The world's largest producer and consumer of coal will be taking measures this month to assess mining safety throughout the nation.

Bill Would Empower FDA on Compounding Pharmacies

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., said he will introduce his legislation Nov. 2.

Investing in the right fall protection equipment is a crucial step toward compliance, but your responsibilities do not end there. (Capital Safety photo)

OSHA Residential Construction Regulations Compliance

Before Dec. 15, conduct an on-site compliance check. Confirm that workers elevated 6 feet or more above the lower level of a structure have OSHA-acceptable forms of fall protection.

Related Pharmacy Company in Massachusetts Recalling All Products

Ameridose LLC is a sister company to the New England Compouding Center (NECC), which produced contaminated injectable steroid drugs that have been linked to 29 deaths and 377 cases thus far.

Florida Case Highlights Residential Fall Protection Requirements

OSHA is about to begin enforcing an interpretation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which requires workers 6 feet or more above lower levels to be protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or alternative fall protection measures allowed by other provisions of 29 CFR 1926.501(b) for particular types of work.

MSHA Releases Monthly Impact Inspection Results

Coal mine inspections for September produce 150 citations.

30 Arrested in NYC Scaffold, Safety Card Sweep

The city's Department of Buildings and its Department of Investigation announced the arrests Oct. 25 and said one of the people arrested is a construction company owner charged with possessing 32 fraudulent scaffold certification cards he had made.

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