Report: Errors likely worsened flare plant blast - Albany Times Union
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Report: Errors likely worsened flare plant blast
Albany Times Union
The report from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration was released Wednesday and reported in The Jackson Sun. In it, the state determined that overloading assembly booths was a recurring problem at Kilgore Flares in Toone, ...
Report finds Toone flare plant explosion made worse by ongoing worker errorThe Republic
Kilgore fire report heavily censoredJackson Sun

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OSHA announces Conn. firm cited with 17 alleged safety violations as Gov … - Greenfield Daily Reporter
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OSHA announces Conn. firm cited with 17 alleged safety violations as Gov ...
Greenfield Daily Reporter
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, said the manufacturer faces a total of $83400 in proposed fines following a comprehensive inspection. "Workers at this plant face the risk of falls, fires, explosions, ...

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Volvo Aero says it “regrets” not telling Conn. governor about OSHA violations … - Greenfield Daily Reporter
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Volvo Aero says it "regrets" not telling Conn. governor about OSHA violations ...
Greenfield Daily Reporter
The facility manufactures aircraft engine components. OSHA has said the timing was a coincidence. Volvo says the company takes the safety violation allegations very seriously and has acted swiftly to correct all issues.

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Don’t Panic: Why the Fukushima Webcam is Black - Forbes (blog)
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Don't Panic: Why the Fukushima Webcam is Black
Forbes (blog)
No conspiracies, no giant explosion wiping out distant objects (a video camera, for example). Just: night. On the screen grab, the time and date stamp tell the story. It was 3 AM (local time) when the picture was taken. ...

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Hustler fined $14K for not using condoms in porn - Lake Wylie Pilot
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Hustler fined $14K for not using condoms in porn
Lake Wylie Pilot
Cal/OSHA Senior Safety Engineer Deborah Gold said the state continually investigates the porn industry, though job sites can be difficult to find, and has cited a handful of producers for violations in recent years. "Clearly if an employee is having ...

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Crane Operators and Mechanics Become NCCCO Certified Signalpersons at ALL … - Lift and Access
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Crane Operators and Mechanics Become NCCCO Certified Signalpersons at ALL ...
Lift and Access
This meets the requirements of the revised OSHA Crane Standard 1926.1428, which states that as of Nov. 8, 2010, all lifts require a qualified signalperson. Every crane operator at ALL Crane Rental is NCCCO certified; the signalperson certification is ...

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Lessons to be learned from the Triangle Fire And Workplace Injuries Today - Bay Area Indymedia
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Lessons to be learned from the Triangle Fire And Workplace Injuries Today
Bay Area Indymedia
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the responsibility for setting safety and health standards, monitoring and ensuring the safety and health of the workplace. But constant legal challenges by industry, claiming that ...

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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Permits for Romulus Hazardous Waste Underground Injection Wells (MI)
By U.S. EPA News | - 11:12 am - Posted in Common
CHICAGO (March 31, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the start of a public comment period on draft permits for two underground hazardous waste injection wells that Environmental Geo-Technologies seeks to reopen at 28470 Citrin Drive in Romulus, Michigan

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Funniest Video of the Week - Forbes (blog)
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Funniest Video of the Week
Forbes (blog)
I don't know about you, but I could use a laugh. Many laughs, in fact. There's the devastation in Japan (and ongoing nuclear crisis). The fighting in Libya. Politicians' reluctance to deal with, or even believe in, climate change. ...

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Man burned in workplace accident - Fox11online.com
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Man burned in workplace accident
Fox11online.com
His condition is unknown at this time. Firefighters checked the building for a possible fire and determined there wasn't one. The scene was then handed over representative from Faith Technologies, WE Energies and OSHA to complete their investigation.

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