Training Workers To Work Safely with Hazardous and Corrosive Chemicals Is Critical
Posted on Mar 12, 2014 in Construction, OSHA | Comments Off on Training Workers To Work Safely with Hazardous and Corrosive Chemicals Is Critical
OSHA has proposed cumulative penalties of $264,360 to a food manufacturing company and the maintenance and temporary staffing companies it contracts with for failure to provide adequate training for employees to work safely with the ammonia used in refrigeration in violation of OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standard. Among the citations, the company was cited for failure to ensure...
Parent Company’s Liability in Tort for Injury to Worker of Subsidiary Goes to Louisiana Jury
Posted on Mar 11, 2014 in Construction, Energy/Environmental, Litigation | Comments Off on Parent Company’s Liability in Tort for Injury to Worker of Subsidiary Goes to Louisiana Jury
The estate of a senior welder killed in the construction of a large winch in Houma, Louisiana brought suit for negligence against the parent company of the worker’s employer for “failing to adequately manage, supervise, and direct their subsidiary in the performance of its operations and/or implement corporate safety policies.” The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
FAA’s Loss in Drone Case May Spur Agency To Expedite Safety Regulation Process
Posted on Mar 6, 2014 in Transportation | Comments Off on FAA’s Loss in Drone Case May Spur Agency To Expedite Safety Regulation Process
On March 6, a National Transportation and Safety Board ALJ dismissed an FAA enforcement action over the use of a small unmanned aircraft. The ALJ found that the aircraft in question, a modified model airplane, did not fit the FAA’s definition of “aircraft” and, therefore, that the FAA had no authority to regulate. The FAA appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
OSHA Extends Public Comment Period on Revisions to Process Safety Management Standard
Posted on Mar 5, 2014 in OSHA, Process Safety | Comments Off on OSHA Extends Public Comment Period on Revisions to Process Safety Management Standard
Following last year’s ammonium nitrate explosion that killed 15 in West, Texas, the President issued Executive Order 13650 targeted at improving chemical facility safety and security. In response to that Executive Order, OSHA is considering potential changes to its Process Safety Management enforcement policies, as well as potential updates to the agency’s standards on explosives and...
Eighth Circuit Upholds FAA Civil Penalty Enforcement Action Against Airline over Inoperable Landing Gear Despite Airline’s Voluntary Reporting
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in Transportation | Comments Off on Eighth Circuit Upholds FAA Civil Penalty Enforcement Action Against Airline over Inoperable Landing Gear Despite Airline’s Voluntary Reporting
The Eighth Circuit upheld an FAA enforcement action against a Missouri-based airline company for violation of an airworthiness directive. In November 2007, the airline’s mechanics replaced a brake assembly on the main landing gear of an airplane. During the replacement, the mechanics installed gear pins to lock the assembly in place while they completed the repair. However, the...
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