News from the Safety Industry

A locking sleeve was not attached to the gas main at the Millersville, Pa., site of the July 2017 explosion, and two of four nylon bolts needed to secure the tee to the main were broken.

February 28, 2019       U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Landscaping Company After Employee Suffers Fatal Heat-Related Injury

“This rule will strengthen safety for the traveling public by addressing the unique challenges lithium batteries pose in transportation,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao said.

PG&E told regulators in 2013 that it intended to replace much of the infrastructure on the Caribou-Palermo line, including towers and wires, according to the report. However, the company resubmitted that plan in 2014, 2015, and 2016, postponing the planned work.

February 27, 2019 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Canned Food Company in Texas After Employee Suffers Amputation

Paper products manufacturer von Drehle Corp. faces penalties totaling $303,657, including a penalty for the maximum amount allowed by law.

More than 60 percent of the nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, and mental health professionals reported they did not feel adequately prepared to engage in motivational conversations with their patients to promote behavior change, according to a Kognito whitepaper co-authored by a faculty consultant at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.

“We are putting additional resources in place to enable more frequent inspections and upping enforcement to keep mines safe, for workers and for our environment,” said Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.

February 26, 2019

Valerie Wolfe, chair of the Ontario Occupational Disease Action Plan Implementation Team, said occupation disease "is a serious and poorly understood issue in Canada. Incidence numbers are high. Impact is delayed, debilitating, and frequently fatal. This website is a critical step in raising awareness of health risks in the workplace and, most importantly, provides evidence-based knowledge that can drive prevention."