Facility Safety


NRC Updating Licensees' Renewal Process

The agency's final rule adds several issues applied to all nuclear power plants, including groundwater use and quality; human health impacts from chemicals, and physical occupational hazards.

USFA Presenting Home Oxygen Safety Webinar

The June 26 webinar will include a case study of a fatal residential fire in a Scottsdale, Ariz., home equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler.

Fire Sprinkler Bill Introduced in Congress

"New sprinkler systems are required in new buildings, but we need to do more to ensure the best systems are retrofitted in older buildings," said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.

OSHA Focusing on Crane Safety in Northwest

The new OSHA emphasis program will hone in on crane safety in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

CSB Safety Videos Out in Updated Box Set

It's free and might be the perfect gift for your favorite hazmat expert.

OSHA Will Emphasize Industrial Truck Safety in Idaho

Powered industrial truck safety, one of OSHA's most-cited standards, will be the focus of this emphasis program.

Texas Sawmill Receives Citations Related to Worker's Death

After a worker was killed by a broken band saw blade in December, a Texas sawmill has been cited for 17 citations safety violations.

Large Oil Rig Sets Sail for UK’s North Sea

This oil rig, which cost £250 million to build, is the final piece of the largest rig built in 25 years.



West Virginia Farm Fights EPA Fines

The farm was fined for polluting local water, but a new study suggests the EPA might be wrong.

Chicago Printer Machinery Manufacturer Receives 28 Citations

The company has been fined nearly $120,000 for violations of OSHA's flammable liquids and spray finishing standards.

Retailers Sign Bangladeshi Worker Safety Agreement

In the aftermath of the Bangladesh garment factory building collapse, killing more than 1,100, global retail companies have signed an agreement to improve safety.

HSE Revising Guidance for Health and Safety in Care Homes

It addresses the various hazards encountered in group homes, such as infectious diseases, slips and falls, and patient lifting injuries.

MSHA and Oklahoma Mine Reach Settlement in Fatal Mine Accident

The employee was killed while inside a roller mill that was not de-energized.

Maine Sawmill Fined for Repeat and Serious Violations

OSHA inspectors discovered the multiple cited violations during a December inspection.

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Taking in AIHce 2013, in Person or Online

It's time to talk health and safety in Montreal at the 73rd AIHce event.

The reintroduced bill calls for an OSHA interim combustible dust standard. (OSHA photo)

Reality Check: Proposed Combustible Dust Legislation

Any future combustible dust legislation or regulation must include local, regional, and state governmental participants and an understanding of the breadth of combustible dust-related fires.

LAX Explains Erroneous Terminal Evacuation Notice

Some electronic monitors inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal displayed the message briefly after an airline contractor activated it accidentally.

OSHA Fines New Jersey Laundry Company

After OSHA investigated the facility in October, nine violations were discovered.

Disneyland Rides Temporarily Closed Amid Employee Safety Concerns

Three rides, including the iconic Space Mountain ride, were closed last weekend at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.

'World's Greenest Commercial Building' Opening April 22

The grand opening ceremony for Seattle's Bullitt Center is set for Earth Day 2013.

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