Panagiotis Lekkas, the captain of the cargo ship, M/V Theotokos, was sentenced in federal court in New Orleans to 10 months confinement, the Justice Department announced. Lekkas pleaded guilty on July 15, 2009, to one count of obstruction of justice, one count of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, and two counts of violating the Ports and Waterways Safety Act.
MFG Chemical Inc. has agreed to pay $270,000 in civil penalties to resolve claims resulting from a toxic release on April 12, 2004 of extremely hazardous chemicals at the company’s Dalton, Ga., plant, the Justice Department announced.
OSHA has cited NuStar Asphalt Refining Co. LLC for 24 alleged serious workplace safety and health violations found at its Paulsboro worksite. Penalties proposed total $105,750.
You can’t miss it: smack in the center of OSHA’s homepage on its website is a new section on “Weekly Reports of Fatalities, Catastrophes and Other Events.”
The increasing use of special purpose particle accelerators has prompted the OSHA to issue a Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) identifying the risks and providing information on the safe operation of these devices.
OSHA announced in a recent press release that it will soon issue a compliance directive to ensure uniform procedures when conducting inspections to identify and minimize or eliminate high to very high risk occupational exposures to the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday announced new proposed standards for a 9/11 Commission-recommended program for the private sector to improve preparedness for disasters and emergencies, according to a press release.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy yesterday unveiled the 2010 Fuel Economy Guide, which gives consumers important information about estimated fuel costs and mileage standards for model year 2010 vehicles, according to an agency press release.
Halloween plans typically include frightful activities, and paying attention to a few safety tips can make the difference between having a frightfully-fun experience versus a frightfully-tragic one, says the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in a recent press release.
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