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US Labor Department`s OSHA fines Sunoco Inc. for workplace safety and health hazards at Marcus Hook refinery

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Sunoco Inc. in Marcus Hook for workplace safety and health violations. Proposed penalties total $32,000. OSHA initiated the investigation following an ethylene complex explosion at the Marcus Hook refinery in May 2009. As a result of the investigation, the company was issued one repeat violation, with a ...

Dec. 4, 2009

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites industrial gas manufacturer Welco Acetylene Corp. for 19 serious safety violations at Newark facility

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Welco Acetylene Corp. for 19 serious safety violations following an inspection of its repackaging facility at 321 Roanoke Ave. in Newark. The inspection began in May under OSHA's national emphasis program for process safety management for covered chemical facilities. Proposed fines total $49,200. "The safety ...

Dec. 11, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Department of Labor`s OSHA cites Mississippi Phosphates for 40 safety and health violations following 2 worker fatalities

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Mississippi Phosphates Corp. with 40 safety and health violations following the deaths of two workers in separate incidents at the company's Pascagoula facilities. The fatalities led to comprehensive inspections by OSHA. On May 22, an operator attempting to start up a steam turbine in sulfuric acid plant No. 2 ...

Nov. 26, 2012

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Lazarus Energy LLC cited by US Labor Department`s OSHA for exposing workers to chemical hazards at its Nixon, Texas, refinery; fines total $43,400

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Lazarus Energy LLC for 11 safety violations, with proposed penalties totaling $43,400, mainly for exposing workers to chemical hazards at its Nixon refinery. The inspection, which began in July 2013 after a referral from the Environmental Protection Agency, focused on the refinery's process safety management ...

Jan. 15, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Austin frozen food manufacturer cited by US Labor Department`s OSHA for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods Inc. for six serious safety violations of the agency's process safety management standard. The company exposed workers to chemical hazards from an ammonia release in July 2013 at its plant in Austin. Proposed penalties total $42,000. "A process safety management program is meant ...

Jan. 17, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Workers exposed to fire and explosion hazards at perfume factory in Cedar Grove, New Jersey

Employer name: Contract Filling Inc., a contract manufacturer of fragrances and cosmetics. Inspection site: 10 Cliffside Drive, Cedar Grove, New Jersey 07009 Date citations issued and what prompted inspection: On July 22, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued eight serious safety citations. OSHA initiated a Process Safety Management*, or PSM, inspection after determining that ...

Jul. 28, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Innovia Films cited by US Labor Department`s OSHA; fines of $112,500 proposed

Innovia Films Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 19 safety violations. The Tecumseh plant, which produces films used in packaging, has been cited for exposing workers to flammable chemicals. OSHA has proposed penalties of $112,500. The inspection was initiated in July 2013 under OSHA's Process Safety Management Covered Chemical ...

Feb. 4, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Chemical processing manufacturer cited for failing to protect workers from catastrophic chemical exposures in Palestine, Texas

Employer's name: Baze Chemical Inc., headquartered in Odessa, Texas Citations issued: Aug. 31, 2015 Investigation findings: Baze was cited for 20 serious violations, most of them related to the Process Safety Management standard, which involves the management of hazards associated with processes using dangerous chemicals. This includes failing to conduct a process hazard analysis prior to ...

Sep. 1, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Groton and Norwich, Conn., Water Treatment Plant Upgrades Will Make Communities Safer under EPA Settlements

The cities of Groton and Norwich, Conn. will make significant upgrades to their drinking water treatment plants by eliminating the use of chlorine gas at these facilities. These actions settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that the cities violated federal clean air laws meant to prevent chemical accidents. Groton and Norwich will pay penalties of $7,000 and $8,330, ...

Apr. 21, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

St. Charles County, Mo., public water supply district to pay $5,696 civil penalty for risk management program violations

The Public Water Supply District (PWSD) No. 2, of St. Charles County, Mo., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $5,696 to the United States for Risk Management Program violations related to its use of chlorine gas as a disinfectant at its drinking water treatment facility in Defiance, Mo. As part of an administrative civil settlement with EPA Region 7, PWSD No. 2 has also agreed to spend at ...

Sep. 21, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Successful EOSA Safety Training Webinar Highlights Value of Chemical Consortia Activities

The benefits of forming or joining a chemical industry consortium go well beyond responding to test rules or other regulatory programs forcing coordination and cooperation among market competitors. The Acta Group's affiliate, B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), assists a number of companies that are working together within formal trade groups to achieve industry-wide goals that ...

Oct. 2, 2014

By Acta Group

US department of labor`s OSHA cites CITGO refining and chemicals in Corpus Christi, texas, for alleged workplace safety violations

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CITGO Refining and Chemicals LP in Corpus Christi for workplace safety violations resulting from a catastrophic release of hydrocarbon and hydrofluoric acid from the alkylation unit at this facility. Proposed penalties total $236,500. 'CITGO did not ensure adequate maintenance ...

Jan. 15, 2010

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites two Fort Worth, Texas, companies for multiple process safety management violations

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Five Star Custom Foods Ltd. for 25 serious safety and health violations. Subcontractor Packers Sanitation Services Inc. has been cited for two serious safety violations concerning exposure to hazardous chemicals at the company's facility on East First Street. Penalties total $134,000 collectively. OSHA ...

Dec. 13, 2012

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

EPA settles with Jerome Cheese for chemical risk management violations at Jerome, Idaho plant

Jerome Cheese, a division of Minnesota-based Davisco Foods International, Inc., has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to comply of federal Clean Air Act Risk Management Plan regulations aimed at preventing chemical accidents. The violations occurred at the Jerome Cheese (“The Company”) manufacturing facility in Jerome, Idaho. The settlement ...

Oct. 17, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites chemical manufacturer AC&S Inc. in Nitro, W. Va., following July worker fatality

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited AC&S Inc. with 12 serious violations at the chemical manufacturer's Nitro facility after a July investigation initiated following the death of a worker performing sandblasting activities. During the sandblasting activities, the air line for a supplied air hood was hooked up to a nitrogen gas line and the ...

Dec. 26, 2012

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Department of Labor’s OSHA fines Reading, Pa., chemical distributor more than $64,000 for safety, chemical hazards

The U.S Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Brenntag Northeast Inc. with 14 safety violations, including chemical hazards found at the company's Reading facility. OSHA's September 2012 inspection was initiated as part of the agency's National Emphasis Program on process safety management for covered chemical facilities. The inspection resulted in $64,665 ...

Mar. 25, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Cority Recognized for COVID-19 Solution in 2020 ISHN Readers’ Choice Awards

Cority, the most trusted provider of environmental, health, safety, and quality (EHSQ) solutions, today announced it received the 2020 ISHN Readers’ Choice Award for EHS Management Software for its COVID-19 Return to Work Solution. With this solution, occupational health and EHS practitioners can effectively manage the impact of COVID-19 on an organization’s people and processes while ...

Jul. 31, 2020

By Cority

Georgia-Pacific Chemicals cited for 11 serious chemical safety violations; OSHA proposes $60,500 in penalties

Workers at Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC were exposed to dangerous chemicals, such as formaldehyde and other potential health and safety hazards, because the company failed to implement proper chemical management procedures at its Columbus plant. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration produced 11 serious violations with penalties totaling ...

Jan. 26, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Department of Labor`s OSHA cites Rana Meal Solutions LLC with 12 safety violations at Bartlett, Ill., pasta manufacturing plant

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Rana Meal Solutions LLC in Bartlett with 12 safety violations following a complaint inspection alleging workers were exposed to ammonia hazards in July 2012 at the Bartlett plant, which was being retrofitted for use as a pasta production facility. Proposed fines total $54,000. Eight serious violations of ...

Jan. 22, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Williams Olefins in Geismar, La., for 6 safety violations after an explosion killed 2 workers and injured 80 people

Williams Olefins LLC in Geismar was cited for six process safety management standard violations, including one willful, by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration after an explosion in June killed two workers and injured 80 people. Process safety management encompasses a detailed set of requirements and procedures employers must follow to address hazards ...

Dec. 12, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)