News from the Safety Industry

"As a customer-centric organization, it's gratifying to return $70 million to our policyholders," said Phil Kalin, Pinnacol Assurance's president and CEO. "These funds represent Pinnacol's effective claims management and handling of customers' premiums, which is reflected in our historically high injured worker and policyholder satisfaction scores."

March 19, 2019 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ammunition Manufacturer After Explosion Kills Two Employees at North Florida Worksite

The challenge sought to find innovative ways to enhance in-field inspection activities that are the core of IAEA's nuclear verification work.

In order to prepare for the expanded use of automation technologies, NIOSH seeks to both proactively address worker health and safety challenges that may be associated with automation and to leverage new technologies to improve miners' health and safety.

Barry Brickey, public education and information officer for the Kingsport (TN) Fire Department and voice of Sparky the Fire Dog®, as the recipient of the 2019 Fire and Life Safety Educator of the Year Award.

Intercontinental Terminals Company reported at 10 a.m. March 18 that emergency responders were continuing to use foam to try to control the fire and prevent it from spreading further.

The commission proposed a vertical location accuracy metric of plus or minus 3 meters relative to the handset for 80 percent of indoor wireless 911 calls, tentatively concluding that location accuracy metric—within 3 meters above or below the phone—would be sufficiently accurate to identify the caller's floor level in most cases and would be technically feasible under the timeframes established in the Enhanced 911 rules.

Incidents cited in the Safety Spotlight document include the BP Texas City refinery explosion and fire, ConAgra Foods and Kleen Energy natural gas explosions, and the Imperial Sugar combustible dust disaster in Georgia in February 2008. Each example discusses standards or guidelines that were developed following the incident.

Phase 2 of the Inquiry will examine issues that include the high-rise tower’s original design and modifications, fire and safety measures in it at the time of the fire, and where and why the fire began.

Longtime employee John W. Lubinski has been named director of the agency's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.