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Contract Worker Dies in Lake Mead Intake 3 Project

OSHA, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, and the contractor are investigating the June 11 death of the victim, identified by KLAS-TV as Thomas Turner, 44.

Jobs and Improving Education on Chamber's Agenda

The June 13 jobs summit focuses in part on innovations at the local level. The new board chairman is State Farm’s Edward B. Rust Jr., who has a national reputation for pursuing improvements in the U.S. educational system.

Water Conservation on Tap at ACE12

Mike Rawlings, mayor of Dallas, spoke at a public officials breakfast June 12 as the AWWA annual conference reached its midpoint.



Airborne Lead Exposure at Gun Range Leads to $111K Fine

OSHA issued citations following a Jan. 21 inspection referred by the Illinois Department of Public Health that found two gun range operators were exposed to airborne lead levels up to 12 times the permissible level.

Diesel Engine Exhaust is Carcinogenic, WHO Says

The agency found that diesel exhaust is a cause of lung cancer and also noted a positive association (limited evidence) with an increased risk of bladder cancer.

N.Y. Wal-Mart Faces $52,600 in Fines for Storage-Area Hazards

OSHA found that emergency exit access from a receiving and storage area was obstructed by the storage of pallets containing merchandise and equipment.

GM Reports 450,000 OnStar Subscribers in China

Shanghai OnStar, launched in October 2009, also reached 13.8 million requests for Turn-by-Turn Navigation as of May, the company reported.

$122K Fine Issued to Firm for Exposing Workers to Bromine Hazards

OSHA's Little Rock Area Office initiated an inspection in December under the agency's Process Safety Management Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program.

Airport Full-Body Scanners Pose Little Risk to Health, Study Says

The radiation doses from full-body scanners were below recommended standards and considerably lower than radiation levels in other X-ray procedures, such as a mammogram, according to the study.

Aftershocks Still Damaging Christchurch Cathedral

The plan remains to deconstruct it. Leaders of the Anglican diocese and architects are touring some of the world's great cathedrals to develop ideas for rebuilding.

Worker Dies in Power Line Electrocution, Contractor Fined $52,500

OSHA has issued citations for two serious violations involving exposing workers to electrocution hazards when they are working in close proximity to energized parts without approved insulating safeguards and failing to discontinue the power line work in high winds.

Pipeline Integrity Management Meeting Set

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives are jointly sponsoring the public meeting June 27 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Imperial Sugar Acquisition Nears Deadline

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC's tender offer to acquire all outstanding common shares at $6.35 each is scheduled to expire June 11.

NSC: Practice Ergonomics for Smarter, Safer Workplace

Ergonomic conditions are disorders of the soft tissues often caused by factors such as overexertion while lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling or reaching, among other causes.

MIOSHA Tool Informs Contractors on Residential Fall Protection

Revised last month, it reminds them that any work done more than 6 feet above a lower level requires some form of fall protection.

Hands-Only CPR Tour Gets Rolling

The American Heart Association's mobile training unit is in Albany, N.Y., June 9-12 as part of its summer tour. A related video shows how the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" has an ideal rhythm for chest compressions.

Norwegian Oilfield Supplier Growing Fast

Aker Solutions' announcement of 1,300 new jobs at its London engineering hub follows its opening of a new training academy in Katy, Texas.

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