Safety & Health
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Linde Plant Earns Responsible Care Certification
10 December 2008 - ABSTRACT: Linde North America receives certification under the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care program for its Nashville, Tenn., air separation plant.
SSAB Named Industrial Company of the Year for Work Environment
01 October 2008 - SSAB is named the industrial company of the year in work environment for its systematic and long-term work-environment efforts in cooperation with the labor unions, and its dedication and to workplace safety and employee health.
Severstal Confirms Fatality at Sparrows Point
04 September 2008 - Severstal confirms that an industrial incident on Wednesday at its Sparrows Point facility resulted in one fatality.
OSHA Cites Deshler Foundry for Workplace Safety and Health Violations
19 August 2008 - OSHA proposes $114,000 in fines against Cast Metals Inc. of Deshler, Ohio, for an alleged willful violation and multiple serious violations of federal workplace safety standards.
New ArcelorMittal Ostrava Workers Don Orange Hardhats for Safety
19 August 2008 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava introduces a new safety measure that will allow quick and easy identification of new employees, who will be wearing orange helmets.
OSHA Cites KMA Manufacturing for Multiple Workplace Violations
01 July 2008 - OSHA cites KMA Manufacturing LLC for numerous alleged safety and health violations following a fatal industrial accident in December 2007.
AK Tube’s Walbridge Plant Honored for Safety Performance
21 May 2008 - AK Tube’s Walbridge, Ohio, plant is honored for its safety performance – including zero lost-time injuries in 2007 - with two awards from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, division of Safety and Hygiene.
NSA Honors Tube City IMS Operations for Safety Performance
27 March 2008 - Several Tube City IMS sites receive a total of 35 Safety and Industry Best Practices awards from the National Slag Association in recognition of superior performance as measured against OSHA recordable injury rates.
Cleveland-Cliffs Comments on United Taconite Accident Report
24 March 2008 - Cleveland-Cliffs comments on a U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration report regarding an April 2007 accident that resulted in the death of a United Taconite miner.
OSHA Cites Auburn Metal Processing for Safety Violations
22 February 2008 - OSHA cites Auburn Metal Processing for a total of 22 alleged serious and repeat violations of safety standards following the death of an employee who became caught in a conveyor belt.
OSHA Cites Auburn Metal Processing for Safety Violations
22 February 2008 - OSHA cites Auburn Metal Processing for a total of 22 alleged serious and repeat violations of safety standards following the death of an employee who became caught in a conveyor belt.
OAO Severstal Resumes Blast Furnace Operations at Cherepovets
05 February 2008 - OAO Severstal resumes operation of Blast Furnace No. 5 at its Cherepovets steel plant, following a fire on January 31 that resulted in the death of one Severstal employee and the injury of two others.
AK’s Ashland Coke Plant Wins Industry Safety Award
04 February 2008 - Employees at AK Steel’s Ashland, Ky., coke plant earn the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute’s Max Eward Safety Award, in recognition of having the best safety record during 2007 for an ACCCI-member coke plant.
ArcelorMittal Provides Update on Fatalities at Abaiskaya Mine Accident
15 January 2008 - ArcelorMittal confirms the final number of fatalities as 30 for the Abaiskaya Mine Accident in Kazakhstan.
ArcelorMittal Provides Update Concerning Accident in Kazakhstan
14 January 2008 - ArcelorMittal provides update on the accident that occurred January 11 at its Abaiskaya mine in Kazakhstan, the cause of which has not yet been identified.
Severstal NA Halts Production at Blast Furnace Pending Investigation
14 January 2008 - Severstal North America confirms that it has halted production at Blast Furnace B, its smaller blast furnace, as a result of a January 5 accident at that facility.
OSHA Cites Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel for Safety Violations
14 December 2007 - OSHA proposes $210,000 in fines against Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel for alleged repeat and serious violations of federal workplace safety standards.
OSHA Cites C&A Metal Finishing Following Workplace Fatality
05 November 2007 - OSHA cites C&A Metal Finishing for one alleged willful and 14 alleged serious health and safety violations following an inspection prompted by a fatal accident.
Republic Seeks OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification
30 October 2007 - Republic Engineered Products will seek certification to the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Standard OHSAS 18001:2007 as part of the cooperative efforts with its union to promote ‘Health, Safety and the Environment’.
OSHA Cites Universal Stainless & Alloy for Safety and Health Violations
02 October 2007 - OSHA is proposing $126,500 in penalties for alleged safety and health violations at Universal Stainless & Alloy Products.
