OSHA has cited Quinco Steel Inc. of Chicago Heights for four repeat safety violations after people were observed working at heights without fall protection during a January job site inspection in Chicago.
One employee was killed and another injured when hot sparks from a welding operation ignited flammable vapors inside a tank in Buffalo, NY, according to OSHA.
New federal data reveals a modest increase in seat belt use among commercial truck and bus drivers. Newly released statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) data shows that 78 percent of professional drivers wore safety belts while operating behind the wheel in 2010, compared to 74 percent in 2009.
In the wake of a particularly deadly year at the nation’s oil refineries, United Steelworkers (USW) union members are using shareholder resolutions to call on major oil companies to improve disclosures on safety at oil refineries.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) this week announced that federal inspectors issued 20 withdrawal orders and five citations to Randolph Mine in Boone County, W.Va., during an impact inspection conducted in April.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Orval Kent Foods Co. Inc. in Delphos for 11 safety violations after a worker suffered a puncture wound from a drill press in December 2010.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) this week provided comments to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) on its proposed rule regarding miners’ exposure to respirable coal mine dust (published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2010).
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that it will hold four public hearings on two proposed rules: "Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines" and "Pattern of Violations."
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a short introductory video highlighting the issues that will be discussed during next week's public forum on bus and truck safety.
He looks good for his age. Sparky the Fire Dog®, the iconic spokesdog for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) turned 60 this year, and will be honored with a Sparky Museum at the 2011 NFPA Conference & Expo being held June 12 – 15 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
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