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Category Archives: Compressed Gases
Craft Brew Alliance Inc. faces a total of $63,500 in proposed fines Portland, Oregon-based Craft Brew Alliance Inc. has been cited by OSHA with 14 alleged serious violations of workplace safety standards following the death of an employee at the … Continue reading
Compressed Gas Association Issues Safety Alert Due to recent incidents caused by incorrectly installed or poorly maintained carbonated beverage systems, the Compressed Gas Association, Inc. has issued a safety alert. Faulty systems can cause carbon dioxide to leak and hazardous levels … Continue reading
FREEPORT, Texas – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Texas Barge & Boat Inc. for one willful and 39 serious violations following the deaths of two workers from a fire at the company’s facility … Continue reading
OSHA cites Ashland, Ohio-based Americarb for 11 safety violations and nearly $200,000 in fines after death. Americarb Inc. has been cited for three willful, three serious and five other-than-serious safety violations at its Ashland facility. OSHA initiated an inspection after … Continue reading
US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Parker Hannifin facility in Mississippi with 33 safety and health violations, proposes more than $487,000 in fines Federal OSHA has issued 33 citations to the Parker Hannifin Corp. plant in Batesville, alleging numerous safety … Continue reading
Scenario: You are the safety director for a small manufacturing plant. Your company has propane tanks for your forklifts stored in a lockable cage system outside your facility. You returned to work on Monday to discover that thieves had come in … Continue reading
Raleigh, NC, February 4, 2010 — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is set to consider two urgent recommendations that national fuel gas codes be changed to improve safety when gas pipes are being purged (cleared of air) during … Continue reading
Federal OSHA issued three Mueller Industries Inc. subsidiaries in Fulton Mississippi 128 citations for allegedly exposing workers to safety and health hazards. The privately-held corporation headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., owns and operates 20 facilities located in eight states and two foreign countries. … Continue reading
OSHA issued CES Environmental Services Inc. 15 willful and 54 serious citations after an investigation into a fatal explosion at the company’s Griggs Road facility in Houston Texas. Proposed penalties total $1,477,500.In July 2009, an employee cleaning a tank was … Continue reading
welding cart with cylinders How long can you store your oxygen and acetylene cylinders on a welding cart or “special truck” before you must disconnect them from the regulator, cap, secure, and store according to OSHA requirements? Do the requirements … Continue reading
