Facility Safety


This BrightSource photo show how fields of mirrors focus solar energy on receivers at the top of a tower. Boilers produce steam that turn turbines to create power for the electrical grid.

First Solar Power Tower OK'd on Federal Land

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System on 3,471 acres of land on the California/Nevada border. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hailed the technology in AIHce's opening keynote speech this year.

Taxi Company Pays $30,000 for Disability Discrimination

EEOC said the company refused to hire a single-arm amputee based on his disability. The agency further charged that the firm commingled the medical records of employees, such as doctor’s notes, with other personnel records, thus failing to maintain the confidentiality of those medical records.

Dow Chemical Wins Robert W. Campbell Award

The "golden thread" running through the 52,000-employee company's global operations is its culture, which makes everyone responsible and accountable for safe performance in the drive for zero incidents, says Michael R. Gambrell, executive vice president for manufacturing and engineering operations.

Staying Prepared in Remote Areas

First and foremost, the hazard itself should be the most prominent consideration when choosing a specific piece of emergency equipment.

How to Buy Flooring Having Sustainable Wet Slip Resistance

Typically, about 85 percent of the loss in slip resistance after 5,000 cycles has already occurred after 500 cycles.

The Value of Thermography Windows

Infrared imaging technology helps to improve electricians' on-the-job safety.

Creating Healing Environments with Evidence-Based Design

Such designs reduce staff stress and fatigue, improve patient safety, lower patient stress, and raise overall health care quality.

The tour of the three-story Southface Eco Office is sold out. This building has a green roof and earned both Platinum LEED and ENERGY STAR certification.

All Eyes Turn to Atlanta

IFMA's 2010 World Workplace Conference & Expo opens Oct. 27 at the Georgia World Congress Center, giving thousands of facility management professionals a look at the newest products, greenest buildings, and best strategies for their careers and their operations back home.



Jacobs Engineering Group Gains VPP Corporate Approval

OSHA announced its approval of the Pasadena, Calif.-based engineering and construction firm on Monday.

U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso spoke of "a growing crisis of safety in the oil sector."

Steelworkers See Pattern in Oil Industry Incidents

At a conference preparing for national oil bargaining in 2012, union Vice President Gary Beevers described a mentality of running equipment until it fails and delaying turnarounds.

Golf Course Worker Files OSHA Whistleblower Charge Against Southwestern Oklahoma Development Authority

Gy Bennar, a former landscaping and maintenance worker for the public golf course at the Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark, filed a whistleblower retaliation charge against the Southwestern Oklahoma Development Authority irrigating a golf course with untreated effluent from sewage that had not undergone proper filtration or chlorination, exposing both golfers and workers to potentially harmful toxins.

ICC Offers Free Download of Energy Code

According to DOE, the 2009 IECC now available will produce approximately 15 percent in residential energy efficiency gains compared to the 2006 edition.

Dr. Patrick Gallagher, NIST director

NIST Director Creates Blue Ribbon Safety Panel

Meeting Oct. 12 and Oct. 20, the commissioners will examine progress to date on integrating safety throughout the Commerce Department organization.

Maine Wood Mill Fined $119,500 Following Lockout/Tagout Fatality

A worker died when he became caught in moving parts of a machine known as a stacker, which activated while he was inside the machine performing maintenance.

Senate Bill Maps Reform of Federal Protective Service

The agency that provides security for thousands of government buildings is understaffed and badly managed, Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman and others on the committee say.

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Wins Excellence Award

Criteria considered for the annual Secretary of the Navy award include mishap trend analysis, safety inspections, and initiatives beyond what the Navy's safety regulations require.

Poultry Processing Plant Slapped with Penalties for Repeat Hazards

OSHA began its inspection in March after receiving a complaint concerning ammonia odors, trip and struck-by hazards, cuts, and stabbing injuries. The investigation was expanded to all areas of the facility when inspectors observed a high number of safety hazards.

CVS Pharmacy Fined $89,000 for Hazards in Connecticut

A single citation for obstructed exit routes alone amounted to $70,000 because the company was cited for similar conditions at other locations three years ago, making it a recurring hazard.

Dollar Tree Stores Hit with $56K Fine

The OSHA area director urged the company to evaluate all of its store locations for hazards after this latest filing.

The seminar will focus mainly on using NFPA 654 to manage dust explosion hazards.

October Events Focus on Preventing Dust Explosions

An Oct. 19 seminar and Oct. 20-21 symposium are in Kansas City, Mo., sponsored by the NFPA and its affiliated Fire Protection Research Foundation, will include a case study by Imperial Sugar's vice president of Manufacturing & Engineering.

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