Topic: U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
BP hit with record US fine for safety violations
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>British oil giant BP has been hit with a record US fine of 87.4 million dollars for safety violations at a Texas refinery where 15 people were killed in a 2005 explosion, officials said Friday.</p><p>It was ...
Improving safety oversight
Las Vegas Sun
<div id="subtitle">Congress should give the Labor Department power to ensure that states are doing their job</div><div><p> The House Committee on Education and Labor will examine NevadaÕs anemic worker safety program on Thursday following a scathing report issued ...
Nevada construction deaths prompt safety review
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Construction deaths in Nevada lead to nationwide review of worker safety programs</div><div><p>Federal officials will investigate workplace safety programs across the country after the deaths of 25 workers in construction accidents in Las Vegas over an ...
Victim: Harvard coffee poisoning not an accident
AP Features
<div><p>One of six Harvard Medical School researchers sickened after drinking coffee laced with a toxic chemical said Monday he does not see how the poisoning could have been accidental, but has no idea who might be responsible.</p><p>University ...
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