Workers and employers find plenty of incentives to lie about workplace injuries For years the Occupational Safety and Health Administration trumpeted reports that ...
Some employers are pressuring workers not to report illnesses and injuries, just one problem that has led to widespread underreporting of workplace safety ...
British oil giant BP has been hit with a record US fine of 87.4 million dollars for safety violations at a Texas refinery where 15 people were killed in a 2005 explosion, officials said Friday. It was the latest in a series ...
Congress should give the Labor Department power to ensure that states are doing their job The House Committee on Education and Labor will examine NevadaÕs anemic worker safety program on Thursday following a scathing report issued by the U.S. Labor Department last ...
Construction deaths in Nevada lead to nationwide review of worker safety programs Federal officials will investigate workplace safety programs across the country after the deaths of 25 workers in construction accidents in Las Vegas over an 18-month period. A federal review of ...
One of six Harvard Medical School researchers sickened after drinking coffee laced with a toxic chemical said Monday he does not see how the poisoning could have been accidental, but has no idea who might be responsible. University police and other agencies ...
Six Harvard University medical researchers were poisoned in August after drinking coffee that was laced with a chemical preservative, according to university officials. In an internal memo first reported in the Boston Herald's Sunday editions, the school said the coffee came from ...
Review by a team of inspectors finds 18 areas of incompetence over a 17-month period Proper, unbiased oversight by inspectors and state safety managers is necessary if workplace safety is to be taken seriously by employers. The Nevada agency charged with enforcing ...
Probe of agencyÕs response to worker deaths turns up serious problems WASHINGTON The U.S. Labor Department issued a scathing indictment of Nevadas Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday, painting the state agency charged with keeping workers safe on the job as ...
Report: Sugar company ignored dust dangers for decades before Ga. refinery explosion killed 14 Imperial Sugar Co. and managers of its Georgia refinery ignored known dangers of explosive dust for decades before a chain of dust-fueled fireballs erupted at the plant last ...
BP seeks more time after OSHA says oil giant failed to make safety improvements at Texas plant Oil giant BP PLC is requesting more time to implement required safety improvements at its Texas City refinery where a 2005 explosion left 15 people ...
OSHA alleges BP failed to make all required Texas City plant improvements, deadline Wednesday Oil giant BP PLC is failing to make required safety improvements at its Texas City refinery where a 2005 explosion left 15 people dead, according to the U.S. ...
