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CSB says DuPont accidents were preventable

Report cites unsafe equipment, failure to investigate near misses

September 22, 2011

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released its final report on a series of three accidents that occurred over a 33-hour period on January 22 and 23, 2010, at the DuPont Corporation’s Belle, West Virginia, chemical manufacturing plant – including a fatal release of deadly phosgene gas, which was used as a chemical weapon in World War One.

On Steve Jobs and good and brutal bosses

September 8, 2011

Here are responses we received to the blog on former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s management style and Apple’s corporate culture, both which fly in the face of calls for empathetic leaders and empowering cultures put forth in recent years by numerous safety and health organizational behavior consultants…

Health care experts fight repeal of Michigan’s motorcycle helmet law

“We are unified in our opposition”

September 8, 2011

A move to make helmet use optional under Michigan law is meeting with stiff opposition from a coalition of health care organizations, who say that helmets save both lives and money.

Lean & green gas detection

Reduce your instrument’s carbon footprint

Keshwar Anroedh Leslie Mitchell

September 1, 2011

Not a single day goes by without media reports warning of increasing CO2 levels, rising temperatures and sea levels resulting from global climate change.

DOT to hold emergency responders forum

August 31, 2011

In an effort to make sure emergency personnel have the information they need when summoned to dangerous pipeline incidents, the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced plans to hold an Emergency Responder Forum November 15, 2011 in Washington, D.C.

Sensidyne Releases New Coal Mine Safety Instrument

August 22, 2011

Sensidyne, LP, a leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial health and safety equipment, releases the CDEM-1000 for sale.

NIOSH seeks comment on diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione draft criteria document

August 18, 2011

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) invites public comment on a draft document, "Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione.”

Sensear celebrates its 5th anniversary with major US military deal and continued global expansion

August 18, 2011

Sensear, a world leader in the development and manufacture of high noise communication headsets, today announced its 5 year anniversary with some major developments in its global expansion.