The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a new safety video depicting events leading to the August 28, 2008, catastrophic explosion and fire at the Bayer CropScience facility in Institute, WV, that fatally injured two workers.
A scaffold collapse earlier this month in Yonkers, NY left two construction workers suspended 13 stories in the air, but the fall protection devices worn by both workers allowed them to be rescued by the Yonkers Fire Department.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new and improved bridge oversight initiative that will enable the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to more closely monitor how states are performing their bridge inspections and maintenance.
No, it’s not a list of fugitive criminals. The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Most Wanted List contains safety recommendations – and it’s about to get a makeover.
Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC of Lincoln, Maine has been fined @212,000 for repeat and serious safety violations at its Lincoln, Maine paper mill, following a September 2010 incident in which a mill employee was burned when hot steam and condensate burst out of the end of a high-pressure steam line.
As Congress looks for ways to cut government spending and reduce the federal deficit, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has registered its opposition to a proposed 17.7 percent decrease in funding for OSHA.
The impact on mental health of a badly paid, poorly supported, or short term job can be as harmful as no job at all, according to a study published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
At least 20 workers involved in the desperate attempt to head off a nuclear disaster at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have now been exposed to radiation, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
On March 10, 2011, Craig Schroll, CSP, CET, 54, passed away. Craig was of the country’s leading authorities on hazardous materials training and confined space entry training.
Gavilon Grain LLC in Morral, Ohio received citations for 46 safety and health violations following the September 2010 death of a 20-year-old worker who was caught in a discharge auger while cleaning out a grain bin.
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