MSHA’s Joseph Main discusses low injury rates, low fatality rates and more.
Two companies with existing terminals located on the Houston Ship Channel have filed letters of intent and Waterways Suitability Assessments for their planned Liquefied Hazardous Gas facility expansions.
Press reports indicate the Spanish diver, age 41, gashed his leg on a piece of metal while working underwater to prepare the ship to be moved.
The state's Department of Health has warned Texans against eating six species of fish caught in the Neches River Basin.
Four workers who were replacing some diagonal supports for a tower were trapped when it collapsed, and a firefighter responding to the scene died when he was struck by part of a second tower as it collapsed, The Clarksburg Exponent Telegram reported.
OSHA has cited Cooper Tank and Welding Corp for several alleged violations in connection with the death.
President Kathy Seabrook's comments submitted Jan. 31 endorse the proposed 50 µg/m3 PEL and the 25 µg/m3 action level but say implementation on small, short-term construction sites will be a challenge.
The rating indicates India's civil aviation safety oversight regime does not currently comply with the international standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The 67-32 vote on Jan. 30 sets up action by the U.S. House of Representatives, which has two similar bills pending.
Mine Safety and Health Administration personnel conducted inspections at 11 coal mines and two metal and nonmetal mines during the month.
The Saginaw, Mich.-based company manufactures aerospace and defense products and parts.
Ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, he has played a leading role in enacting major environmental and health laws for decades.
A unanimous panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a summary judgment for Conopco, Inc., which owns the Missouri plant where plainfiff Ricky Spaulding was hurt.
Residents of the city of Bothell, Wash., in FEMA Region 10, learned how to be adequately prepared for an earthquake.
The professional development conference, hosted by The American Society of Safety Engineers, is the first of its kind in India.
Jim Pauley, currently senior vice president of external affairs and government relations for Schneider Electric, will assume his new role in July, replacing James M. Shannon.
Governors of most states in the eastern half of the United States have issued emergency orders to allow propane delivery drivers to be exempt from hours of service regulations during the second half of January.