Items Tagged with 'chemical facility'

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited an Atlanta chemical manufacturer with 67 serious violations involving employee safety.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Durez Corp. for chemical exposure and explosion risks of resin and circuitry workers.

OSHA cited two Georgia facilities for exposing employees to hazardous materials after screening tests found workers had elevated levels of arsenic.

An oil and gas company been cited by OSHA for health and safety violations after an employee suffered fatal exposure to hydrogen sulfide.

The American Society of Safety Engineers applauds and supports a Presidential Executive Order to improve federal agency coordination of the national chemical facility safety and security oversight.

Barack Obama has ordered federal agencies to review safety rules at chemical facilities nationwide.

A lack of databases and publicly available information keeps communities in the dark regarding potentially hazardous chemicals such as ammonium nitrate.

Recent allegations of mismanagement and spending abuse by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program has Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley seeking answers from Janet Napolitano.

Existing Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards are effective and should be made permanent, NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, said in written testimony submitted to a congressional panel.