A delivery driver was refilling an above-ground gasoline storage tank that had a broken gauge. The tank overflowed, and the combination of vapors and heat from the running delivery truck caused an explosion.
OSHA began its investigation on Aug. 23, 2011, at the company's worksite following a report that two employees had fingers amputated from coming into contact with a moving saw blade while cutting material to be used as blocking and padding in the construction of manufactured homes.
DMV Director Bruce Breslow said becoming the first state to OK them means Nevada has embraced "what is surely the future for automobiles."
Companies that run in a smooth and effective manner and have minimal constraints on worker performance can decrease injuries by 38 percent as worker opinions improve, according to survey results.
The serious violations include failing to ensure that workers were provided with adequate working space around electrical equipment and that the working space was not used for storage and properly cover electrical equipment.
This fatality is the third at the barge manufacturing facility since May 2010, when two other workers were killed in separate incidents on different days.
Danielle "Dany" Cotton has been appointed assistant commissioner of the London Fire Brigade’s 7,000-person workforce.
A workplace in which hazards are well-controlled, with an active culture of health and a supportive work environment, can enhance worker health and well-being, both on and off the job.
The vehicles being developed by Airbus and Israel Aerospace Industries will be operated by commercial aircraft pilots from their cockpits, eliminating the need to use the planes' main engines during ground taxi.
The agreement "establishes a clear process by which both governments can provide the necessary oversight to ensure exploration and development activities are conducted safely," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Feb. 20.
Employees at the DOE national laboratory in Aiken, S.C., reached that mark recently.
OSHA initiated its inspection as part of the agency's national emphasis program to reduce employees' exposure to combustible dust hazards. Proposed penalties total $103,356.
Grant applications are being accepted through March 9, 2012, and the agency will award a total of $1 million by summer 2012. Nonprofit organizations, cities, and similar governmental subdivisions, or consortiums of such subdivisions, are eligible to receive the grants.
Proposed by INSafe, the alliance document will be signed next month. A final report from the working group will be issued by May and will recommend best practices and standards for safety audits.
Needlestick injury rates from 2001 to 2005 were well below pre-Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act rates, according to the study.
Director James A. Watson said the $222.2 million requested for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in FY2103 will establish it as "a world-class offshore safety regulator."
The serious violations include failing to provide required machine guarding to prevent workers from coming into contact with rotating parts on drill presses, ensure that employees are trained on the use of energy control procedures, and prevent slip and "struck-by" hazards by ensuring walkways are kept clean and dry.