Traffic-related deaths were the leading cause of fatalities among law enforcement officers in 2015, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. A Cleveland, Ohio law enforcement officer died Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-skip accident. The incident, which happened at 6:00 a.m. on Interstate 90 west, happened while
Read more →The annual Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis of toxic chemical releases from 22,000 U.S. facilities shows that emissions of toxic chemicals into the air continue to decline. EPA released its annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which offers some good news about air quality in the United States. According to the TRI National Analysis,
Read more →The board will review a safety video animation related to the CSB Williams Olefins investigation, which involves an explosion and fire June 13, 2013, at the Williams Olefins Plant in Geismar, La., that killed two employees.
Read more →A railroad employee who was terminated after raising safety concerns will receive a payout from Amtrak. A recent OSHA whistleblower investigation discovered the National Railroad Passenger Corp., also known as Amtrak, reprimanded a supervisor in its inspector general’s office when he raised safety concerns. In early to mid-2010, the worker, a supervisory special agent, was
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