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Oil leaking from the MV Wakashio.
Mauritius Races to Contain Oil Spill, Protect Coastline
An estimated 1 ton of oil from a Japanese ship escaped into the sea.
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In this Dec. 2, 2014 file photo, a Chrysler minivan sits under rain at a car lot in San Diego. The U.S. government’s road safety agency, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, is investigating complaints of fires in a power and charging port in some Chrysler Town and Country minivans. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has three reports of fires and one injury in minivans from the 2014 model year.
US Investigates Electrical Fires in Chrysler Minivans
Owners have complained of fires starting in the vans' charging ports.
Aug 10th, 2020
Hand sanitizer is squirted into a worshiper's hands as they enter for a Sunday Mass at a church in Paterson, N.J., June 14, 2020.
4 US Deaths Tied to Methanol-Based Hand Sanitizers
Fifteen adults were poisoned after drinking alcohol-based ...
Aug 10th, 2020
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A ribbon of oil lines the bottom stalks of marsh grass.
$205M in BP Spill Money for Louisiana Coastal Restoration
Aug 14th, 2020
A shale gas drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa.
EPA Expected to Undo Methane Leak Rule for Oil, Gas Industry
Aug 13th, 2020
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Manufacturer Simplifies, Secures Remote Work
Aug 12th, 2020
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SW Launches Bantam Brand to Address Glove Shortage
Aug 6th, 2020
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Boeing employees stand near the new Boeing 787-10 at the company's facility in North Charleston, S.C.
Boeing Faces Fine Over Pressuring Safety Inspectors
The FAA says Boeing managers pressured and harassed employees and threatened to replace them.
Aug 6th, 2020
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Businessman Killed at Machine Testing Lab
An engineering and testing firm was evaluating a food processor used to make guacamole.
Aug 6th, 2020
Clinical Research Nurse Aneta Gupta labels blood samples from volunteer Yash during the Imperial College vaccine trial, at a clinic in London, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Scientists at Imperial College London are immunizing hundreds of people with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an early trial after seeing no worrying safety problems in a small number vaccinated so far.
UK: 50M Masks Unusable
They were purchased during a scramble for PPE early in the outbreak.
Aug 6th, 2020
Purdue innovators have created technology to help prevent dust explosions.
How Real-Time Imaging Prevents Deadly Dust Explosions
Dust explosions can be among the most dangerous and costly workplace incidents.
Aug 5th, 2020
A Lebanese army helicopter throws water at the scene of an explosion that killed at least 100 and wounded thousands in Beirut, Aug. 5, 2020.
Fireworks, Ammonium Nitrate Likely Fueled Port Explosion
The scale of the damage in Beirut resembles other blasts involving the common agricultural fertilizer.
Aug 5th, 2020
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Using Industrial Vacuum Cleaners to Prevent Catastrophes
After Imperial Sugar’s Port Wentworth sugar refinery exploded the company willfully refused to remedy similar conditions at another plant, resulting in more than $8.7 million of proposed penalties.
Aug 4th, 2020
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Falling Wood Kills Worker
The company had developed an alternative procedure for clearing equipment following an earlier amputation, but failed to implement it.
Aug 4th, 2020
A fire burns after an explosion near Junction City, Ky., Aug. 1, 2019.
Pipeline Explosion Victims Sue Line Operator
The lawsuit listed more than 80 people affected by the blast in central Kentucky.
Aug 3rd, 2020
Clorox bleach in a supermarket, Walpole, Mass., Aug. 1, 2011.
Clorox Prospers in a World Sheltered in Place
Its cleaning products division saw a 33% jump in sales.
Aug 3rd, 2020
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How Mfg. HR Can Reduce Risk as COVID Reshapes Interaction
As manufacturing human resources professionals cope with fear and uncertainty across their workforce, they must focus on three key areas.
Jul 31st, 2020
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Tesla Faces Safety Probe in South Korea
The electric vehicle maker’s “Autopilot” system is part of the inquiry.
Jul 30th, 2020
A single-use test hood from FLEXcon in action.
Film Manufacturer Delivers for Frontline Workers
"Their efforts were nothing less than heroic, and we couldn’t be prouder of their accomplishments during a very difficult time."
Jul 29th, 2020