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| CSB to host public meeting on Chevron refinery report | | Washington – The Chemical Safety Board is scheduled to host a public meeting on April 19 in Richmond, CA, to present interim findings and safety recommendations from the investigation of the hydrocarbon release and fire at a Chevron refinery. | | 03 April 2013 | | Read More |
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| CSB announces public meeting on refinery fatigue standard | | Washington – The Chemical Safety Board has scheduled a public meeting for April 24 to discuss progress made by the American Petroleum Institute and United Steelworkers on developing a fatigue standard for refinery and petrochemical industries. | | 20 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| Stronger efforts needed to prepare miners for self-escape: report | | Improved technology and more coordinated planning and training would help miners' ability to self-escape during a mine emergency, concludes a new report from the National Research Council. | | 20 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| Mine safety act turns 35 | | Arlington, VA – March 9 marked 35 years since the passage of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, which created the Mine Safety and Health Administration. | | 13 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| Former Massey exec pleads guilty to violating mine safety laws | | Beckley, WV – A longtime Massey Energy Co. executive recently pleaded guilty to conspiring to impede the Mine Safety and Health Administration and violate safety laws. | | 06 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| California bill: Abate hazards during appeals | | Sacramento, CA – Reacting to a Chevron refinery fire last year that resulted in thousands of people seeking medical attention after breathing toxic emissions, a California lawmaker has introduced legislation to require abatement of unsafe conditions during any appeals process. | | 06 March 2013 | | Read More |
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| Back-to-back fatalities prompt MSHA alert | | Arlington, VA – A recent spate of coal mining deaths has prompted an alert from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. | | 27 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| NIOSH to offer free ‘black lung’ screenings | | Washington – Coal miners in four states will soon have access to free, confidential screenings for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, a deadly but preventable lung disease more commonly known as “black lung.” | | 27 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| MSHA: Mining supervisor deaths up in 2012 | | Arlington, VA – Mining fatalities remained low for the second straight year, but the proportion of supervisor deaths increased significantly in 2012, according to preliminary data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. | | 13 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| MSHA releases update on corrective actions | | Arlington, VA – The Mine Safety and Health Administration recently provided an update on corrective actions it has taken in response to an internal report that identified inspection missteps at the Upper Big Branch mine. | | 06 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Safety stand-down targets Southern oil and gas industry | | Dallas – OSHA Region 6 is sponsoring a safety stand-down in February for the oil and gas industry. | | 30 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| MSHA issues new pattern-of-violations rule | | Washington – The Mine Safety and Health Administration on Jan. 23 issued a final rule intended to strengthen its pattern-of-violations program, which targets mines that repeatedly break safety rules. | | 23 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| NIOSH releases video on rig moving | | Washington – A new video from NIOSH provides safety information on rig moving for truckers in the oil and gas industry. | | 05 December 2012 | | Read More |
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| Mining fatalities hit all-time low | | Arlington, VA – Mining death and injury rates hit a historic low in 2011, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. | | 17 October 2012 | | Read More |
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| Advisory committee to meet in November, discuss Deepwater Horizon | | Washington – Incident reports from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion will be reviewed next month by the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. | | 17 October 2012 | | Read More |
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