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Summary: The family of an 11-year-old boy who’d been overcome by toxic fumes on his family’s farm kept a vigil in his hospital room, hoping for a Christmas miracle. The incident: It was a few days before Christmas and Alex Boesl, 11, was looking …
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“I just received test results showing that the dust accumulating in your facility is combustible,” said Alice, the compliance officer. “That means you should’ve developed a housekeeping program to eliminate hazardous dust, but you haven’t done …
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Summary: After a husband left his home to respond to a job-related emergency, his wife went to look for him at the work site because he wasn’t answering his cellphone. The incident: Jacob Dean, 44, an employee of Aghorn Energy, was spending some …
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Get ready: You’ll soon be required to report accidental chemical releases to the federal government. That’s the upshot of a recent notice of proposed rulemaking published by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) in the Dec. 12 Federal …
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Incident summary: An experienced supervisor neglected to adequately inspect a piece of equipment before operating it. As a result, a critical component failed, and the man tumbled 85 feet to his death. The damage: When it was time to move heavy …
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Heads up: OSHA just threw a big curveball to companies that use online worker safety training. In a recently released standard interpretation letter, a top OSHA official said that the use of online training isn’t enough to comply with the …
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