A federal report released yesterday lays the majority of blame for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill squarely on BP, although the report's authors said the actions of several other companies contributed to the disaster.
Here are some brief thoughts pertaining to leadership behavior. First, let’s deal with the issue of “lack of knowledge of inappropriate behavior” as a leadership excuse.
A National Highway Transportation Safety (NTSB) investigation into a fiery, multi-fatality crash found that the driver of a truck was distracted by a cell phone call he was making when his vehicle crossed the median, struck a barrier and crashed into a 15-passenger van that was traveling in the opposite direction.
Experts advise maintaining a "situational awareness"
September 13, 2011
As wildfires that have already destroyed more than 1500 homes continue to burn in Texas, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are encouraging people in vulnerable areas to prepare their homes for the possibility of fire -- and to evacuate if called upon to do so.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is expressing “deep frustration” over President Obama’s decision to delay a new National Air Quality Standard for ground level ozone.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that it has allocated $8,441,000 in health and safety training grants for fiscal year 2011.
An OSHA investigation undertaken after a maintenance employee at Anchor Hocking in Lancaster, Ohio suffered an amputation found that workers had not been trained in recommended “lockout/tagout” procedures for isolating the energy sources of machines to prevent their accidental operation.
OSHA has issued a directive that establishes procedures for how the agency’s field staff will respond to and investigate complaints of workplace violence. Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence gives special attention to industries considered vulnerable to workplace violence such as healthcare, social service settings and late-night retail establishments.
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