Safety & Health
Health and safety-related news items focusing on maintaining wellness in the industrial workplace.
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OSHA Cites ABC Coke Following Worker Fatality
27 September 2011 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited ABC Coke for 27 safety and health violations following the death of a worker in March. Proposed penalties total $124,000.
Metinvest’s Krasnodon Coal Defines Safety Enforcement Measures
23 August 2011 - The Administration of Krasnodon Coal has identified a set of safety enforcement measures above the safety requirements provided for in the current legislation, including additional air cooling, maximum automation of underground location control systems, and additional training.
BHP Billiton Iron Ore Reports Fatality at Port Operations
08 July 2011 - BHP Billiton Iron Ore reports that a significant incident resulting in a fatality occurred on Thursday, July 7 at the company’s port operations in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
Butler Works EAF Sustains Damage in AK Steel Incident
06 July 2011 - The #5 electric arc furnace at AK Steel’s Butler Works sustained some damage on July 1 when molten steel inside the furnace broke through the furnace shell, causing damage to the furnace and some of its components.
AISI Supports Legislation Strengthening OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program
24 June 2011 - The American Iron and Steel Institute released letters endorsing the Voluntary Protection Program Act, recently introduced in the Senate (S. 807) and in the House (H.R 1511).
Mechel Reports Halt of Sibirginskaya Mine
16 June 2011 - Mechel OAO reports the temporary halt of the Sibirginskaya mine owned by Southern Kuzbass Coal Company OAO, which is part of Mechel Mining OAO.
Sandvik Materials Technology Reports Fatal Accident
14 June 2011 - Sandvik Materials Technology announced with deep sorrow that a tragic accident has occurred in Meltshop 08 at the company’s facility in Sandviken.
OSHA Fines AK Steel for Hearing Hazard Violations at Butler
08 June 2011 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited AK Steel Corp. for record-keeping violations related to potential hearing hazards at its Butler Works facility in Butler, PA. Proposed penalties total $206,000.
Vale Mines Recognized for Top Safety
06 June 2011 - The John T. Ryan Trophy, honoring Canada's safest metal mine, was awarded to Vale's T1 and Birchtree Mines in Thompson, Manitoba, for having the lowest reportable injury frequency per 200,000 hours worked in Canada.
OSHA Cites Republic for Repeat Exposures to Fall and Energy Control Hazards
17 May 2011 - OSHA has cited Republic Engineered Products Inc. in Lorain for seven willful and three repeat safety violations for failing to protect workers from fall hazards and implement adequate energy source lockout/tagout procedures to prevent injury from hazardous equipment.
Posco-JNPC Conducts Disaster-Response Training
10 May 2011 - Posco-JNPC recently conducted two days of safety drills to bolster its contingency capability to swiftly react to natural disasters.
Main Steel Receives Safety Awards from FMA
06 May 2011 - The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association recognizes Main Steel Polishing Company as a multiple winner of the 2011 FMA/CMA Safety Award.
AK Steel Plants Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
26 April 2011 - AK Steel's manufacturing plants in Coshocton and Zanesville, Ohio, have been recognized by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene for outstanding safety performance.
AK Steel Coke Plants Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
14 March 2011 - AK Steel's Ashland and Middletown coke plants have received the Max Eward Safety Award from the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute. Both coke plants operated the entire year of 2010 without any OSHA recordable injuries.
OSHA Cites Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel for Safety Violations at Seamless Tube Mill
10 March 2011 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel for one repeat, five serious and two other-than-serious violations following a safety inspection of the company's seamless tube mill.
AK Tube Plants Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
04 March 2011 - AK Tube’s Columbus, Ind., and Walbridge, Ohio, plants have been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International.
MMK Reports 2010 Investments in Environmental and Safety Improvement
04 March 2011 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) posts the 2010 results of its Environmental Program, including the investment of more than 2.2 billion rubles for 35 special environmental and safety projects.
Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to Promote Steel Industry Safety and Health
03 March 2011 - SMA and the AIST Foundation are partnering to commemorate the life and industry service of Don B. Daily by establishing the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to promote a safe workplace for the steel manufacturing industry and to increase the number of students studying health and safety awareness in manufacturing.
L.B. Foster Facility Achieves One Million Man Hours without Lost Time Accident
01 March 2011 - L.B. Foster’s Birmingham, Ala., steel line pipe coating facility has achieved one million man hours without a Lost Time Accident.
Mechel Announces Re-Launch of Nerungrinskaya Washing Plant
15 February 2011 - Mechel OAO has re-launched the Nerungrinskaya washing plant at Yakutugol OAO, following the accident on December 26 that resulted in the collapse of three thickeners.
