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BP exec: ‘Safety is our top priority’ — Where have we heard this before?


April 15, 2013 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Analysis/Commentary, BP, Fatality, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, Special Report

“Safety is our top priority.” So said a BP executive in court testimony to determine the company’s liability for the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Where have we heard that before? 

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New trend to hold individuals accountable for workplace catastrophes


November 21, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: BP, Compliance, criminal charges, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Sure, the fines against BP for the Deepwater Horizon explosion may be some of the largest ever in U.S. history. But isn’t the bigger headline the criminal charges against four BP employees? Some are saying this is a significant shift in government policy.

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Investigators say BP was sweating the small stuff


July 25, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Chemical safety, Fatality, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views

“Don’t sweat the small stuff,” an old saying goes. A federal investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers says BP was doing just that at the expense of paying attention to more serious safety hazards.

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Have attitudes toward workplace safety changed in 100 years?


March 21, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Analysis/Commentary, BP, cost of safety, Fatality, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, inspections, Investigations, Latest News & Views, mine safety, Teen workers, What do you think?, Young people and safety

On March 25, 1911, 146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire in New York City. It’s been called an event that fundamentally changed U.S. workplace conditions. But have workplace safety attitudes really changed in 100 years?

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BP spill safety lesson: You need to encourage workers to speak up


February 22, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: BP, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, Research on safety, Safety training, What Would You Do?, Workers' attitudes about safety

In an expanded report on the causes of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, new details show failure of BP workers to speak up about a problem played a crucial part leading up to rig’s explosion.

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OSHA urged to place special restrictions on BP


August 5, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: BP, cost of safety, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, What do you think?, Who Got Fined and Why?

While BP still works on cutting off the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico for good, another safety matter waits in the wings for the company: settling citations issued by OSHA for two of its refineries.

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BP Photoshops picture of its crisis command center


July 21, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: BP, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, What do you think?, What Would You Do?

You can’t blame any company for being proud of its safety program — perhaps so proud that it wants to put photos about its safety program on its company website. But, as a safety pro, would you allow those photos to be altered? And what if the company we’re talking about is BP?

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Top 10 OSHA fines of 2009


February 22, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, construction safety, cost of safety, criminal charges, enforcement, Falls, Fatality, fire/explosion, Injuries, inspections, Investigations, OSHA news, Safety training, Special Report, Top-10 list, What do you think?, whistleblower, Who Got Fined and Why?

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In the first year of the Obama administration, OSHA was busy handing out fines the likes of which hadn’t been seen for eight years. Here’s our rundown of 10 significant fines from the last 12 months, and what they mean for businesses:

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Workers awarded $100M, even without major health effects


December 22, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Chemical safety, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, new court decision

BP must pay more than $100 million in damages for exposing contract workers to toxic chemicals, even though none of the 10 employees in the case suffered major long-term health effects.

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OSHA issues largest fine in its history


November 2, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, fire/explosion, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?

OSHA has proposed $87.43 million in fines against BP for the company’s failure to correct hazards uncovered after the 2005 explosion at its Texas City, TX, plant that killed 15 people and injured 170 others.

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