Company laments bad guy image July 25, 2003 McWane, Inc., a pipe manufacturing company, claims the corporation turned over a new leaf long before a New York Times investigative series revealed their history of atrocious safety problems.Read More
Combustible dust hazards worry Feds July 25, 2003 Flammable dust particles were implicated in a series of factory explosions that recently killed 13 people in Kentucky and North Carolina.Read More
Workplace assaults: Who's at risk? July 17, 2003 West Virginia University researchers find health care industry, teaching at high risk of assaultRead More
NASA forms new safety team July 17, 2003 Reacting to the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, NASA is organizing an empowered group to ensure no more mistakes.Read More
Toxic releases for 2001 documented by EPA July 17, 2003 Agency finally releases findings from TRI reporting on 2001 pollution.Read More
Congress debates how to compensate asbestos victims July 17, 2003 Senate to debate bill to replace tort system of compensation for asbestos exposure victims with government trust fundRead More
Bad bosses can get blood boiling July 17, 2003 British doctors discover that unfair, unreasonable bosses can increase their employees' blood pressure and raise the risk of a heart attack or stroke.Read More
UK rail safety reps: Job stress is enemy No. 1 July 17, 2003 Overwork, stress reported in UK survey as greatest workplace hazards in rail industryRead More
OSHA says 'no' to additional recordkeeping column July 11, 2003 The agency recently decided not to modify the form used for recording injuries and illnessesRead More
NIOSH uses Matrix special effects: What would Agent Smith think? July 11, 2003 Advanced computer imaging being used to try and prevent deaths and injuries on the jobRead More
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