Demolition begins for Nicor's River St. building - Fox Valley Villages Sun
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Demolition begins for Nicor's River St. building
Fox Valley Villages Sun, IL
A 2003 report from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that on two occasions a carcinogenic chemical -- methylene chloride -- found in the water at the building was three times the limit required by the Environmental Protection ...

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DTE worker died after heavy door fell on him - The Detroit News
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DTE worker died after heavy door fell on him
The Detroit News, MI
Singer said the company will begin its investigation after the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration concludes its probe into the death on Friday. Inspectors found eight health and safety violations at the EES Coke Battery since DTE ...

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OSHA's renewed Alliance with the Tree Care Industry Association … - CCH
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OSHA's renewed Alliance with the Tree Care Industry Association ...
CCH
A safety fact sheet on Lyme disease is among the products developed by the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) through the recently renewed OSHA Alliance. The fact sheet describes the causes, symptoms, treatment and methods for preventing Lyme ...

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Construction workers fall ill at Hamilton Pool site - Contra Costa Times
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Construction workers fall ill at Hamilton Pool site
Contra Costa Times, CA
One of the contracting companies contacted Cal OSHA, which monitors work sites for environmental health around the state, and it cordoned off the part of the site where the workers were excavating. On Friday, the city asked the primary construction ...

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US 151 re-opened near Columbus as chemical fire burns itself out … - Wrightstown Post Gazette
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US 151 re-opened near Columbus as chemical fire burns itself out ...
Wrightstown Post Gazette, WI
But OSHA spokesman Scott Allen said the company promptly corrected each violation and has had no problems since. Most of the evacuees spent the night at the Super 8 motel in Columbus. Quandt said at a news conference he was sorry they were ...

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Fire still burns at chemical plant in Columbus - Chippewa Herald
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Fire still burns at chemical plant in Columbus
Chippewa Herald, WI
The company was fined about $4300 in 2005 for 10 safety violations, including eight labeled "serious," according to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The violations involved handling of flammable and hazardous materials and maintenance ...

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Moscow, Pa. High School Student Receives Presidential Environmental Youth Award
By U.S. EPA News | - 9:00 pm - Posted in Common
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 13, 2009) -- Ryan Morgan, a junior at North Pocono High School, was one of 10 individuals or teams of students recognized today by EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. The occasion was the 2008 President’s Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) ceremony

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Study: Dealers suffer from 2nd-hand smoke - Times of the Internet
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Study: Dealers suffer from 2nd-hand smoke
Times of the Internet, Ohio
Investigators for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studied more than 100 dealers and found they reported respiratory problems and had high levels of carcinogens associated with exposure to tobacco smoke in their urine at the ...

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Study: Dealers suffer from 2nd-hand smoke - United Press International
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Study: Dealers suffer from 2nd-hand smoke
United Press International
Investigators for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studied more than 100 dealers and found they reported respiratory problems and had high levels of carcinogens associated with exposure to tobacco smoke in their urine at the ...

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Man killed in farming accident - Daily Press
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Man killed in farming accident
Daily Press, VA
Crews spent several hours removing about four tractor-trailer loads of wheat from the silo before they were able to recover the victim's body, said Aigner. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be investigating the accident, ...

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