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BP Pays $13 Million to Settle Refinery Lawsuit

  BP Products North America, Inc. has agreed to settle citations issued against them for a sum total of $13 million. The citations were issued against the Texas City refinery. According to reporting on BLR, the refinery had a slew of issues with safety, resulting...

12 September, 2012 / 0 Comments

Lawsuit Filed over Unmarked Wet Floor

  A situation involving a wet floor with no sign to mark it ended up in a lawsuit being filed in Jefferson County. The lawsuit, as reported by the Southeast Texas Record, has been file against an O'Reilly Auto Parts store. Spills The lawsuit in Jefferson County...

16 July, 2012 / 0 Comments

EHS Today Article Answers Common Questions About Recording Injuries

  EHSToday.com recently ran an article that will be of interest to some employers. The article comes after a construction company was cleared of charges that they did not properly record some accidents. There are specific regulations that apply to how injuries in the workplace...

16 July, 2012 / 0 Comments

Falls on Hazardous Floors Are Leading Cause of Accidental Death Among Elderly, Study

  Falling on hazardous floors is the leading cause of accidental death among the elderly, according to studies done by the National Floor Safety Institute. The editor of EHT magazine, where are article detailing the study was published, said that 8 million people seek emergency...

16 July, 2012 / 0 Comments

National Young Worker Safety Day Encourages Workplace Safety

  National Young Worker Safety Day was held on June 25 in College Station. The event is the kickoff of a campaign being undertaken by CareerSafe Online that has the goal of educating 1 million students by December 31, 2015. Younger workers are disproportionally likely to...

16 July, 2012 / 0 Comments

Injuries at Work Cross Many Occupations

  When you see a great orchestra performing, do you think about them as workers? Many of the best orchestras in the world employ their musicians much as does any other employer. When these workers are injured, they have the same rights to compensation as does...

16 July, 2012 / 0 Comments