Storage risks associated with nuclear energy and the waste that it produces has been a point of concern for many environmentalists and energy experts. The risks associated with this energy source are well-documented. Examples include Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima, and most recently, the WIPP breach. While each disaster was to some degree attributed to…
DetailsIn Mont Belvieu, Texas a number of people were all evacuated from their homes due to two chemical mishaps that happened at chemical factories along the Highway, number 146. The chemical fire appeared to be black oil shooting up from the ground, also on fire. It was actually salt water and hydrocarbon chemicals as well…
DetailsOSHA Fines and Chemical Hazards: Lessons from a $260,000 Penalty A plant in Texas was just fined $263,498 after a series of unfortunate violations caused amputation, chemical mishandling, falls, and fire hazards. The association that is facilitating the fines is Occupational Health and Safety Administration. Fortunately, the amputation was a finger, rather than an entire…
DetailsPCB Storage Compliance: Avoiding Costly Environmental Fines A company in Ontario, Canada was fined $70,000 dollars for not meeting an Environmental Protection Compliance Order. They were convicted earlier this year in January, and the money will be sent to the Environmental Damages Fund. The fund facilitates projects to repair or fix the damage caused by…
DetailsOver 20 Fines and Penalties Quite often we imagine medical employers are held to different standards than the same companies that we buy our groceries from. The truth of the situation in medical employer rules and regulations are just as strict if not more so in every regard imaginable. Medical employers are not exempt from…
DetailsOSHA Fine Increases: Managing Penalties and Inflation Risks Businesses are an optimistic concept, risks and rewards are defining attributes, yet profit and deficit are caused by both. In today’s economy businesses can’t afford to take as many risks as they used to. Especially under the current Commander in Chief when it comes to work place…
DetailsStatic Discharge Causes Explosion There was an explosion in a University Laboratory in Hawaii earlier this week. Investigators pose that it was resultant of a static discharge in an improperly equipped pressure gauge encasing flammable gases. Investigations are currently underway to firmly conclude that it was pressure gauge, as well as who was at fault for…
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OSHA finds Flammable Chemicals at Cosmetic Company PhytogenX Inc. is a cosmetic manufacturing company in Morgantown Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, June 8th, OSHA visited the company for an inspection after being notified that an employee had a finger amputated by one of the machines. During the inspection OSHA issued the cosmetic company 10 citations, totaling to…
DetailsThe sheriff’s department in Conyers, GA is currently investigating a chemical fire that broke out over the weekend at Biolab Inc. Manufacturing facility on Old Covington Highway. The company manufacturers pool chemicals, the chemical in question being chlorine. A nearby resident smelled the chemical fire and alerted the authorities who arrived on scene to find…
DetailsHazardous material storage consists of items such as paint, laboratory waste, and manufacturing bi-products, and countless other harmful materials. Finding the correct method for storing these chemicals can be difficult due to the strict regulations set in place by OSHA, and other state and federal chemical standards. The amount of regulation involved can be overwhelming.…
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