Local news outlets reported Tuesday that a fire broke out Monday night at AK Steel’s Middletown, Ohio mill. Authorities believe the fire started with oil in a storage tanker, but the cause is still under investigation. One employee ...
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The US Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Monday that Lorain, Ohio-based Republic Steel has agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine and "settle alleged health and safety violations" at four of its ...
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American automaker Chrysler Group has issued a voluntary recall for 159 units of its Ram 1500 4x4 pickup trucks in the North America due to a problem in the transmission. The recall includes 2014 model Ram 1500 pickup trucks, which were ...
An explosion Wednesday at Williams' 1.5-Bcf/d Opal Processing Plant in Wyoming was continuing to significantly cut into Rockies flows Thursday and helped lift Western spot gas and forwards prices. Prior to the incident, Opal plant ...
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German automaker Volkswagen Group is planning to voluntarily recall 26,452 units of 2014 vehicles over a defective O-ring issue in powertrain. The recall includes all the vehicles powered by 1.8L turbocharged engines including the Jetta, ...
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Cytec Industries Inc. announced net earnings for the first quarter of 2014 of $55.9 million or $1.52 per diluted share on net sales of $489 million. Included in the quarter for continuing operations is a special item in the amount of $3.8 ...
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The Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour of making ‘made-in’ labeling mandatory for non-food products sold on the single market, as a measure to tighten up product safety requirements and market ...
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American automaker General Motors has issued a voluntary recall on 2,191,014 vehicles due to a problem with the electrical systems. Vehicles affected under this recall include certain model year 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2006-2010 Pontiac ...
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Rule #1: Set Up a Safe Location for Your Employees to Store their Rain Gear During a rainy day, protect both your property and your employees with designated places for them to store their rain gear. Set up an umbrella bucket at every ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor has issued a voluntary recall on 6.39 million vehicles globally for various defects including steering and seats. The recall affects 27 Toyota models including the RAV4 SUV and Yaris subcompact. The company ...
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Patients with spinal cord injuries and other forms of paralysis have reason to be optimistic, thanks to recent advances in the use of spinal-cord stimulator devices to regain some lower limb function. A recently announced study reporting ...
Tyson Foods, an establishment based in Missouri, is recalling around 75,320 pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken nugget products due to possible presence of plastic pieces, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Forman Mills Inc., of Pennsauken, N.J., has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty. The penalty agreement has been accepted provisionally by the Commission in a 3-0 ...
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the US Department of Transportation has issued a regulation to make rear visibility technology mandatory in all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds by May 2018. This move by the ...
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According to local news reports, the roof of US Steel’s Ecorse, Michigan facility collapsed Thursday night when a 200-foot-long, 20-foot-wide pipe that transfers steelmaking waste broke free while a contractor was cleaning it. No ...
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