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Fire, Explosions at Asphalt Plant Likely Caused by Mechanical Failure
About 70 tons of liquid asphalt caught fire.
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Q&A: Balancing 'Big Brother' Tech with Worker Safety
How COVID is shining a light on opportunities for connected worker technology that could not only improve plant safety, but operational efficiency.
Oct 15th, 2020
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JBS Faces COVID Protocol Negligence Accusations
Screening equipment didn't function properly and visibly ill employees were encouraged to work.
Oct 13th, 2020
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Takata Corp. sign at a showroom in Tokyo, May 4, 2016.
Takata Buyer Looks at Possible Seatbelt Faults
Oct 19th, 2020
In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, Pacific Gas & Electric employees work in the PG&E Emergency Operations Center in San Francisco. When Pacific Gas & Electric set up emergency operations centers to coordinate intentional blackouts intended to prevent wildfires in Northern California, the nation's largest utility forgot one thing, emergency managers who knew the fundamentals of emergency management in California.
PG&E Lacked Basic Training Before California Blackouts
Oct 19th, 2020
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Combatting the Rise in Industrial Cyber Threats
Oct 15th, 2020
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Chevrolet EVs Probed Over Fires
Oct 13th, 2020
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NAM Board Asks Americans to Wear Masks
The National Association of Manufacturers said observing CDC safety protocols would help manufacturers rebuild the economy.
Oct 8th, 2020
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World's Largest Experiment Shows Fires' Devastating Speed
Twenty shacks destroyed in five minutes.
Oct 8th, 2020
Construction workers place a tarp over an opening on the first level of the Marathon Oil building.
Crews Working to Recover 3 Dead in Houston Building Collapse
Workers are waiting for engineers to confirm that the building is stable.
Oct 7th, 2020
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3 Dead, 1 Hurt After Partial Building Collapse in Houston
The 15-story office building is set to be the new headquarters of Marathon Oil.
Oct 6th, 2020
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Court Says Phone Spying Only OK for Serious National Threats
The European Union’s highest court said data protection rules should prevent authorities from indiscriminately snooping.
Oct 6th, 2020
TK Holdings Inc. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., June 25, 2017.
Exploding Takata Air Bag Inflator Kills Ariz. Driver
The crash brings the worldwide death toll to at least 26.
Oct 5th, 2020
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New Tool Helps Injured Workers Seek Compensation
It was developed in one state after a study found that filling out the necessary forms is a major barrier to workers.
Oct 5th, 2020
Set smaller, attainable, S.M.A.R.T. goals so everyone is working toward the same thing.
3 Steps to Develop a Strong Culture of Health & Safety
While it can take years to change a company’s culture, there are a number of positive steps an organization can take to build a climate of safety today.
Oct 4th, 2020
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Former Coal CEO Robert Murray Files for Black Lung Benefits
Murray told NPR last year that his lung disease was not caused by working in underground mines.
Oct 2nd, 2020
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Amazon Says Nearly 20,000 Workers Have Tested Positive
That's out of 1.37 million employees tested at Amazon and Whole Foods markets.
Oct 2nd, 2020
Arkema CEO, Richard Rowe, listens during the Arkema Inc., criminal trial at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, in Houston.
Judge Tosses Case Against CEO Over Plant Fire During Harvey
He had faced charges over the reckless emission of an air contaminant.
Oct 1st, 2020
An H&M store in New York, May 31, 2013.
Retailer Fined for Spying on Workers
The violation was discovered after the data briefly became visible to H&M's entire network.
Oct 1st, 2020