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After being told to remove scaffolding that was too close to a power line, the company put it back up and a worker died after being electrocuted.

Families of the former workers could each be entitled to more than $100,000 compensation under Quebec laws.

The airline faces $231,000 in federal safety fines — the highest in its history — for a variety of serious, repeat and willful safety violations.

A new draft standard, ANSI/ISEA 103-200x, is designed to help users select the appropriate protective apparel for a variety of chemical hazards, providing minimum performance classifications and labeling requirements.

Healthy Workforce Act could be "a significant step toward lowering healthcare costs and keeping our population healthy."

A U.S. DoT report shows the number of people killed in the United States in motor vehicle traffic crashes declined to 42,642 in 2006, the lowest level in five years.

The U.S. Forest Service failed to follow a series of safety protocols before five federal firefighters died in an arson-set wildfire near Palm Springs, Calif., the agency ruled.

The Niagara Falls, N.Y., accident could have been prevented if safety suggestions made seven months earlier were followed.

Gun buyers and vendors are concerned that OSHA's updated safety regulations on the handling and transportation of explosives was too broadly written.

Reported cases of Lyme disease have more than doubled since 1991, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).