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Feds: West Fertilizer fire was an act of arson

ATF offers $50,000 reward

May 12, 2016

In a startling development, federal investigators have determined that the deadly and destructive 2013 fertilizer plant blast in West, Texas was no accident.

Are low wages an occupational health hazard?

Raising minimum wage would have health benefits, evidence suggests

May 12, 2016

Low wages should be recognized as an occupational health threat, according to an editorial in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

OSHA issues final rule to collect injury, illness data for online posting

May 11, 2016

OSHA today issued a final rule requiring employers in high-hazard industries to send the agency injury and illness data for posting on the OSHA website. Currently, little or no information about the three million worker injuries and illnesses a year is made public or available to the agency.

SoCal hotel disputes employee safety claims

May 11, 2016

The hotel that is the subject of a complaint filed by some of its housekeeping employees with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) was “quite surprised” to learn of the concerns in the complaint.

NIOSH chief updates safety & health challenges

Robot safety, 24/7 connectivity, aging workforce are hot topics

May 11, 2016

Workers Memorial Day, 2016: Statement by John Howard, M.D., Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):

30 violations, $149K in fines for Ohio ethanol facility

May 11, 2016

An Ohio ethanol production facility faces $149,800 in federal penalties after OSHA inspectors found multiple violations of chemical and grain-handling standards during three separate inspections.

DOT expands Takata air bag recall

May 10, 2016

The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expanding and accelerating the recall of Takata air bag inflators. The decision follows the agency’s confirmation of the root cause behind the inflators’ propensity to rupture. Ruptures of the Takata inflators have been tied to ten deaths and more than 100 injuries in the United States.

After crash, Tenn. trucker found with beer, heroin and Xanax

Feds: He's a threat to public safety

May 10, 2016

On March 17, 2016, tractor-trailer driver Jason L. Flynn made an illegal turn across traffic, causing an accident that left a passenger car wedged underneath his trailer and its driver in the hospital.

Roofer ignores OSHA inspectors, exposes workers to 3-story falls

May 10, 2016

Two times in three days, OSHA inspectors witnessed Premier Roofing Company LLC and its sub-contractor Walter Construction LTD exposing workers to falls. On Dec. 21, 2015, OSHA responded after receiving a complaint about employees in danger of falling as they installed shingles on a three-story, multi-family building.

Canadian firefighters battle blaze, cope with hazards

May 9, 2016

The massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of 90,000 Canadians and burned an area about the size of Houston has taken a toll on the region’s firefighters.