There’s no use crying over spilled milk – unless the milk is tainted. Last week, Turners Falls High School students reported an unknown liquid in their chocolate milk containers in the school cafeteria. Fearing a mass contamination event, school officials requested a local hazmat team to investigate the tainted milk further. All students received a…
Looking for compliant chemical storage, but weary of the costs? Investing in steel-welded chemical warehouses can prevent thousands of dollars in fines and unwarranted headaches for years to come. Everyday, dozens of manufacturing facilities find themselves on the receiving end of the judgmental pen from OSHA safety inspectors. Recurring hazmat fines can deprive operations of…
If there’s anything OSHA hates more than negligence, it’s repeat offenders. One-time accidents that kill or maim dozens is a blight on any company record that can’t be wiped clean. When that same company repeats its chemical trespasses, federal safety officials will turn into your worst enemy. Following chemical storage incidents, OSHA outlines the violations…
Everything is bigger in Texas, including chemical storage incidents. Last week, folks in Shepherd, Texas found themselves scurrying for the hills after a large explosion at a solvents plant sent massive plumes of black smoke skyward. Initial reports indicate minimal injuries, but the investigation is ongoing. Like with almost every other hazmat incident making headlines…
More often than not, most citations for improper chemical storage can be resolved with corrective measures and a stern warning. Repeat offenders, however, will find their fate hanging perilously in the balance. The most egregious and notorious chemical storage incidents invariably come to an end in the courtroom. Despite persistent warnings and hefty fines, countless…
With cooler temperatures setting in and the first frost permeating the soft clay topsoil, most seasonal construction jobs will be wrapping up for the year. As foreman trim back their workforce to skeleton crews, they will turn their attention to the year ahead. While project managers might be eyeing a new excavator or work van…
Custom Container Solutions, a dumpster manufacturer based in Pennsylvania, has been cited by OSHA for multiple safety violations related to the storage of flammable chemicals and other safety issues. The violations were uncovered during an OSHA investigation conducted in March 2023, and they include two willful, three repeat, 23 serious, and two other-than-serious citations. The proposed penalties…
Planned obsoletion to drive consumer demand is modern industry’s worst-kept secret. Shortly after the invention of the lightbulb, manufacturers worldwide began to notice a disturbing trend. Their lightbulbs were lasting a bit too long, dimming sales and slowing production. To reilluminate market share, engineers went against their instincts by designing bulbs that would last a…
America’s workforce is evolving and adapting to changing conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the first slew of lockdowns forcing millions of employees to abide by stay-at-home orders, Zoom meetings and online scrums became the norm for businesses nationwide. As the more stringent protocols of the lockdown receded with de facto herd immunity,…
When it comes to compliant chemical storage, some companies just can’t clean up their act. Whether it’s a small procedural oversight or a glaring mistake potentially jeopardizing the lives of thousands, fines for negligent storage practices continue to dominate the headlines. Recently, a U.S. District Court handed down a hefty $850,000 penalty against an ag-chemical…