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Pelican Refining Company LLC was sentenced this week in federal court to pay $12 million for felony violations was sentenced this week to pay $12 million for felony violations of the Clean Air Act and obstruction of justice charges.

New rules adopted Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the disclosure of company safety information will affect mine operators as well as the financial industry, according to an AFL-CIO blog post.
 

OSHA investigators are looking into an explosion last Saturday at an Ohio environmental services company that killed one worker and left another badly burned.

 

OSHA is using a brand new web page to alert beauty salons to the dangers of certain hair products that contain excessive levels of formaldehyde.

Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a leading worldwide producer of industrial dust and fume collectors, will host a free educational webinar titled: “The New EPA National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), Rule 6X: Are You Compliant?”

I would like to draw attention to the fact that not only do miners deserve better protection but all American workers deserve to have a safe and healthy workplace.

Wind power is riding a strong breeze. In the last five years, generating capacity in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled.

Yesterday turned out to be a lucky Thursday for seven silver miners trapped 5900 feet below the surface in the Lucky Friday mine near Mullan, Idaho.

U.S. registered nurses have a safer work environment than they did a decade ago, but more can be done to reduce hazards, according to a new American Nurses Association (ANA) survey.

A Missouri recycling company faces 37 safety and health violations and fines totaling $195,930 after a worker fatality in June sparked an OSHA investigation.