McDonald's, gas company fined for deadly leak August 26, 2005 Two workers, including an 18-year-old McDonald's employee, were overcome with carbon dioxide in January incidentRead More
New transportation bill amends hazmat law August 26, 2005 Hazardous material shippers will be affected by several new provisions of the 2005 SAFETEA-LURead More
OSHA fines Guam construction firm following deadly fall August 26, 2005 Proposed penalties total $147,000; violations included failing to provide fall protectionRead More
New "heat-stress" regs take effect in California August 26, 2005 Emergency regulations for heat-related illness prevention have been approvedRead More
Environmental crimes unit may get BP case August 26, 2005 Regulators will likely refer the case, which involved a disastrous explosion, to federal prosecutors, report saysRead More
Dept. of Labor now has a VPP site August 26, 2005 OSHA’s Columbus, Ohio office is the DoL’s first Voluntary Protection Program siteRead More
OSHA targets ergo settlement agreements for cancellation August 21, 2005 Cancellations could be viewed as an effort by the White House to underscore its antipathy to ergonomics regsRead More
ISEA seeks input for "decon" shower standard August 21, 2005 Standard will establish classification and testing criteria for decontamination showersRead More
54-year fireman directing traffic killed by drunk driver August 21, 2005 Veteran volunteer firefighter was properly doing his job following chemical spill at a high schoolRead More
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