During emergencies at facilities, a lot of different fast-paced activities are often happening simultaneously. Objectives can include accounting for all personnel, putting out a fire, containing a chemical release, coordinating with outside resources and many others.

The union steward had just recounted an incident where a supervisor asked one of his workers to step into standing water to work on corroded gauges near the coker. The work needed to be done immediately as it would delay ongoing maintenance on the fractionator to take on different stock feed.

Motion Industries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, announced that it acquired Hydraulic Supply Company (HSC). Execution of the transaction was completed on October 1, 2018. 

Headquartered in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, BlackHawk is a leading distributor of cutting tools, abrasives and industrial MRO products used in manufacturing, aerospace & defense, energy, auto aftermarket, construction, general industrial, medical and agriculture applications. 

Two-thirds of business economists in the U.S. expect a recession to begin by the end of 2020, with trade policy presenting the greatest risk to the expansion, according to a new survey reported by Bloomberg. So you can keep the panic button under lock and key.

Mallory Safety and Supply has acquired the safety distribution business of United Fire Health and Safety of Portland, Oregon.

There's been a lot of talk recently about the role and responsibilities of businesses in today's society. It is a topic former President Obama spoke about in his final State of the Union address, and something former Labor Secretary Perez was passionate about. It's not a new concept. Just ask Henry Ford.

At the Department of Labor, we believe that the best companies view their employees as an asset to help the business thrive, not as a cost to be mitigated.