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Chemistry World
May 26, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
DuPont fined over fatal leak DuPont failed to take the necessary precautions to protect four workers who died after a methyl mercaptan leak at the company's facility in November 2014, the US Department of Labor's occupational safety and health administration has determined.   |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US regulator says DuPont's safety program 'failed' The US government agency that regulates workplace safety is proposing to fine DuPont for the second time in a matter of weeks, because of lapses in its worker safety practices. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Jonathan Katz |
Investigators Eye Refinery Safety BP's safety issues raise questions about how certain manufacturers approach safety management. |
Chemistry World
October 14, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
West Fertilizer plant cited for 24 'serious' safety violations The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the West Fertilizer chemical plant in Texas for 24 'serious safety violations', stemming from a fire and explosion there in April. |
Chemistry World
May 6, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
UCLA fined following fatal lab accident The University of California, Los Angeles has been fined nearly $32,000 following the death of a laboratory assistant in January. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
OSHA Takes Heat for Refinery Fire Congressional committee says it could have done more to prevent fatal blast. |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US agencies test less than 1% of chemicals Less than 1% of the chemicals currently registered for commercial use in the US have undergone testing by government agencies, according to the Center for Effective Government |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Refinery Safety Scrutinized New federal program aims to reduce refinery mishaps. |
IndustryWeek
March 9, 2010 |
Under Obama, Labor Agencies Beefing up Budgets, Enforcement Some in the manufacturing community worry that an attempt to issue an OSHA ergonomics standard is on the way. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
UCLA faces possible criminal charges for chemistry lab death One year after a research assistant at the University of California, Los Angeles in the US died following an accident in the lab, the university awaits news on whether criminal charges will be filed. |
IndustryWeek
April 18, 2012 |
Setting the Safety Standard Is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration gearing up for a major expansion of its standards-setting power? |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
OSHA Steps Up Enforcement as Violations Rise Overall workplace safety violations increased in the United States by 6% in 2007 over the previous year, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2008 |
New Regs on Tap for Combustible Dust Explosions The Chemical Safety Board has criticized OSHA for not having the tools to conduct ongoing inspections for potential dust explosions in any environment other than grain. |
Inc.
February 2006
Kasey Wehrum |
New Website Tracks Worker Injuries An online database culled from OSHA records and launched late last year lists safety and health violations and related data for more than 60,000 U.S. companies. |
IndustryWeek
July 22, 2009
Jonathan Katz |
OSHA to Re-Evaluate Safety Recognition Program Agency responds to federal report concluding several Voluntary Protection Program sites had major violations, including fatalities. |
Chemistry World
June 12, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
US agencies report back on safeguarding chemical plants A long-awaited plan to bolster the safety of US chemical plants is facing some industry opposition. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Refinery Blast Reinforces Calls for Process Safety OSHA forms new alliance to address hazards. |
Information Today
March 7, 2011 |
EBSCO Publishing to Release Chemical Hazard Information Library CHIL brings toxicology, pharmacology, occupational and public health, and chemical hazard information to corporations, government agencies, medical facilities, and academic institutions. |
Chemistry World
September 3, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
US not accurately tracking serious chemical accidents The US government lacks accurate information about the frequency of serious industrial chemical accidents in the country, according to an analysis by the Dallas Morning News. |
Job Journal
August 31, 2003
Bob Rosner |
Safety on the Job OSHA has cut injuries and illness 40 percent since 1971. |
IndustryWeek
March 17, 2010 |
Obama Administration Pushing its Labor Agenda -- EFCA or No EFCA Labor experts see the Obama administration pushing its labor agenda regardless of what happens with the Employee Free Choice Act. |
Food Engineering
August 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
Protecting Life & Limb Just as production practices have been modified to deliver greater food safety, worker safety concerns are prompting food manufacturers to reexamine standard operating procedures. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2001
James V. DeLong |
Old law vs. the new economy How New Deal-era regulations stifle flexible work arrangements... |
