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Welding work ignites blaze in Tampa nightclub

April 13, 2016

Firefighters worked well into Thursday morning to extinguish an evening blaze at the Amphitheatre nightclub in Tampa's Ybor City.

Welding robot kills worker

April 12, 2016

A man has been killed by a robot at a car parts factory in India. The 24-year-old worker was reportedly adjusting a metal sheet being welded by the machine when he was stabbed by one of its arms.

Miners: Blankenship’s prison term is “outrageous”

April 7, 2016

The one year sentence handed down yesterday to former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship for his role in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is not enough, say miners and occupational safety advocates.

Blankenship gets a year behind bars in UBB mine disaster

Guilty verdict was a landmark occupational safety case

April 6, 2016

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was sentenced today to a year in prison for his role in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster that killed 29 miners.

Super safety, health hazards found at Florida Walmart Supercenter

Global retailer violates corporate-wide safety agreement

April 5, 2016

Walmart continues to endanger the safety and health of its employees despite a 2013 corporate-wide settlement agreement* with the OSHA to improve safety and health conditions at all of its store locations.

Inside a Purina facility: fall, grain dust and machine hazards

April 4, 2016

Workers at a Purina feed mill were exposed to 6 – 10 foot falls from ladderway floor openings and platforms lacking guardrails, OSHA investigators found during an October 2015 inspection of the Wichita, Kansas facility.

Protect welders from exposures that can cause vision loss

Daniel Birch

April 4, 2016

Welding is a full-time job for nearly 400,000 Americans, with many more conducting welding-related operations on a part-time or occasional basis.

Protect welders from exposures that can cause vision loss

Daniel Birch

April 1, 2016

Welding is a full-time job for nearly 400,000 Americans, with many more conducting welding-related operations on a part-time or occasional basis.

How to reduce knife accidents

Benita Mehta

April 1, 2016

Knife injuries often happen when the knife slips during cutting or trimming.

The future of welding might just be the girl next door

Michelle Graveen

April 1, 2016

You may be asking why it matters what image a welder has. It is important because as experienced welders retire, a growing skills gap is making it more difficult for the industry to find qualified replacement welders.