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| Fake OSHA instructor sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison | | New Orleans – A woman convicted of impersonating an OSHA official in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion has been sentenced to 57 months in prison. | | Read More |
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| BSEE expects positive safety culture in oil and gas industry: policy statement | | Washington – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement expects offshore oil and gas companies to maintain a positive safety culture, according to a BSEE policy statement. | | Read More |
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| CSB issues draft report on Chevron fire | | Washington – Failure to apply inherently safer design principles, conduct damage mechanism hazard reviews and implement safeguards led to the hydrocarbon release and fire at a Chevron refinery in August 2012, concludes a draft report from the Chemical Safety Board. | | Read More |
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| MSHA: Mining fatality, injury rates fell in 2012 | | Arlington, VA – The mining industry experienced record-low rates for worker fatalities and injuries in 2012, according to preliminary data released April 8 by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. | | Read More |
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| Report examines safety in oil-refining industry | | Berkeley, CA – Refinery workers should have more involvement and decision-making power regarding safety matters, concludes a new report released March 27 by the University of California, Berkeley. | | Read More |
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| Final rule focuses on offshore drilling safety | | Washington – The Department of the Interior on April 4 issued a final rule expanding safety requirements for the offshore drilling industry. | | Read More |
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| House Dems reintroduce mine safety legislation | | Legislation reintroduced by House Democrats on March 21 aims to reform the nation’s mine safety and health laws. | | Read More |
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