$47M settlement reached in fatal boiler explosion caused by ‘prolonged series of errors’
A fatal boiler explosion caused by a series of maintenance errors led to a $47 million settlement involving six different companies.
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3E introduces Global Chemical Incident Response Hotline
3E Company Introduces Global Chemical Incident Response Hotline Service Service offers single point-of-contact for reliable 24-7-365 international hotline infrastructure to aid chemical product stewardship Monday, March 23, 2009 – 3E Company®, the leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced the availability of its new Global Chemical Incident […]
Compliance solution for flavor, food and beverage industries
3E Company Introduces Powerful Compliance Solution for Flavor, Food and Beverage Manufacturers ArielLogicTM for Food & Flavors offers centralized, instant access to critical, comprehensive and current regulatory information Sunday, May 03, 2009 – 3E Company®, the leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today introduced ArielLogic for Food & […]
Does some safety training send the wrong message?
Federal officials have had some harsh words for General Motors following the company’s settlement of a safety recall. Some of those harsh words have to do with what GM told its employees about safety communication.
Enforcement or assistance? Maybe OSHA can still do both
No secret: OSHA administrator David Michaels would rather focus more on enforcement than employer assistance. But surprisingly, recent stats show the agency is still managing to do both.
Injury rates no longer cut it: What’s the new safety metric?
(Analysis from the National Safety Council Congress and Expo in San Diego) One thing is clear after attending three days of sessions at this year’s National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo: Injury rates are no longer considered the best measure of a company’s safety program by many safety pros.
Investigators say BP was sweating the small stuff
“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.
Latest salary survey for industrial hygienists
Good news for industrial hygienists (IH): Their average salary increased 10.76% in the last five years, according to a new survey from their professional association.
OSHA seeks to monitor company’s operations
Pointing to an alleged pattern of violations, OSHA is seeking a court order to require a Norridge, IL, company to provide a monthly report of its work locations so they can be monitored.
Owner, consultants disobey order to allow OSHA inspection – now they’re fined
In what it believes to be the first time in OSHA’s history, a company has been found in criminal contempt for not allowing OSHA to inspect a facility after a judge’s order. Now a federal court has fined four people.
Proactive Safety Management symposium in November
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS TO ADDRESS ACHIEVING STRONG SAFETY LEADERSHIP & SOCIAL NETWORKING’S AFFECT IN SAFETY MANAGEMENT AT MIAMI EVENT DES PLAINES, IL (August 5, 2009) – In a unique approach, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be host to a two-day ‘Proactive Safety Management’ symposium this November 12-13 in Miami, FL, […]
Proposed OSHA budget would further cut compliance assistance
Continuing a pattern that has played out through the Obama administration, the President’s proposed FY 2014 spending plan would cut the OSHA budget for compliance assistance programs and add money to the agency’s whistleblower enforcement program.
Teen killed in rotating auger: Employer faces criminal charge
Prosecutors have filed a criminal charge against a landscaping company after a 19-year-old worker was killed by a rotating auger inside the hopper of a truck.
Top challenges faced by safety pros now
We asked safety pros what their #1 single biggest safety challenge is right now. Here are the results of Safety News Alert’s exclusive research:
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