Archive for the ‘Work Place Safety’
Study finds high C8 levels among ski wax technicans
by Ken Ward Jr.
Italy’s Pietro Cottrer collapses on the finish line after winning a silver medal in the men’s cross-country15-kilometre free event at Whistler Olympic Park on Monday, February 15, 2010 at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in Whistler, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)
When you’re enjoying more of the Winter Olympics [...]
Chemical Board plant access problems nothing new
by Ken Ward Jr.
Investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board are said to be close to reaching a deal that would allow them to do their job of looking into what caused last Sunday’s terrible explosion that killed 5 workers at the Kleen Energy Systems power plant construction site.
But CSB’s investigation was stalled for [...]
Fatal Conn. plant blast reportedly killed at least 50
by Ken Ward Jr.
At least five workers were killed and a dozen others injured this morning when an explosion rocked the site of a power plant that was under construction in Connecticut, raising more questions about the practice of gas-line purging — and issue already under close scrutiny by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board.
Only Thursday, [...]
EPA to join investigation of DuPont Belle plant leaks
by Ken Ward Jr.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are planning to join the growing investigation of safety concerns at DuPont Co.’s chemical plant in Belle, W.Va., following a string of leaks including one that killed a worker.
Two teams of EPA inspectors plan to visit the plant next week. One will be looking into DuPont’s compliance [...]
Chemical Safety Board details previous DuPont leaks
by Ken Ward Jr.
When it announced plans to investigate recent DuPont Co. Belle plant problems — including a Saturday afternoon phosgene leak that killed a worker – the U.S. Chemical Safety Board noted its concern about six previous leaks at the facility since December 2006.
I thought readers might want some more information about those six [...]
OSHA and DuPont: Belle plant seldom inspected
by Ken Ward Jr.
Gazette photo by Chris Dorst
When federal workplace safety inspectors walked through the gates of DuPont Co.’s Belle, W.Va., chemical plant yesterday to begin investigating worker Carl “Dan” Fish’s death, it was the first them they had set foot in the place in nearly five years.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety [...]
