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Combustible dust regulation on the fast track


September 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Investigations, Latest News & Views, New rules and regulations, OSHA news, What do you think?, confined spaces, fire/explosion

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and OSHA interim administrator Jordan Barab have said that a new combustible dust regulation is one of their rulemaking priorities at OSHA.

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Fatal sugar explosion caused by poor maintenance, housekeeping


September 28, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Investigations, Latest News & Views, New rules and regulations, OSHA news, Safety training, confined spaces, fire/explosion

A government agency says the February 2008 explosion and fire at the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth, GA, that killed 14 workers and injured 36 others, was caused by poor equipment design, maintenance and housekeeping.

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Imperial Sugar workers had little emergency exit training


July 20, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, Investigations, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, cost of safety, enforcement

A federal investigation appears to show that Imperial Sugar Co. didn’t train many workers at its Port Wentworth plant about how to escape during an emergency.

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