The nearly 5,000 visitors from 40 nations who flocked to the 7th annual OS+H Asia (Occupational Safety and Health Exhibition for Asia) recently had plenty to peruse; 138 exhibitors from 19 countries showcased a wide variety of technology and innovations for the occupational safety and health sector.
EPA Region 7 has ordered Heartland Plating Co., of Bettendorf, Iowa, and its owners to immediately address a series of issues related to the improper storage and management of hazardous wastes at the metal electroplating facility.
New Ford Motor Company crash tests show that not all replacement vehicle parts are created equal when it comes to safety and the cost of repair when an accident occurs, according to a recent company press release.
After summer optimism gave way to an autumn impasse, Senate observers think there’s little chance of mine safety legislation passing during the lame duck session.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new criteria to help companies and other groups, such as states and environmental organizations, identify safer chemicals. The new criteria, part of the agency’s Design for the Environment (DfE) program’s Alternatives Assessments, are intended to be a tool for identifying safer alternatives to chemicals that pose a threat to human health and the environment.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced that it will hold a daylong public hearing entitled “Regulatory Approaches to Offshore Oil and Gas Safety” on Wednesday, December 15 in Washington DC. The meeting is part of the CSB’s ongoing investigation into the April 20, 2010 fire and explosion on the Deepwater Horizon that killed 11 workers.
OSHA has cited Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., a manufacturer of automotive and truck tires, with nine alleged safety and health violations for failing to provide proper hazardous chemical protection to its workers, unnecessarily exposing them to fire and explosion hazards, and failing to provide fall protection from distances of more than 9 feet. Proposed penalties total $206,500
OSHA has launched a local emphasis program in Kansas aimed at reducing injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the grain handling industry. Under the program, OSHA's Wichita Area Office will target establishments such as grain elevators and storage bins, rail car, milling, fertilizer, feed, chemical and farm machinery operations; and equipment repair and maintenance.
OSHA issued 14 citations to U.S. Minerals LLC and fined the company $110,400 for safety and health violations that include repeatedly exposing workers at its Harvey, La., facility to electrocution, falls, and other hazards. U.S. Minerals manufactures coal slag that is ground up through a series of screeners and a crusher, with the end product being a fine grit for sandblasting.
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