Safety & Health
Health and safety-related news items focusing on maintaining wellness in the industrial workplace.
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ArcelorMittal Galati Achieves Second Consecutive Year with Zero Work Related Fatalities
28 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal Galati in Romania achieved in 2012, for the first time in its history, the second consecutive year without recording any work related fatal accidents.
U. S. Steel Clairton Plant to Conduct Emergency Evacuation System Test
11 January 2013 - United States Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works – Clairton Plant will conduct a TEST of its emergency system equipment on Saturday 12 January 2013, beginning at 9 a.m.
Essar Steel Hazira Plant Honored for Excellence in Safety
31 December 2012 - The Essar Steel Hazira facility was recognized for excellence in safety, winning the runner-up Manufacturing Today Award 2012 in the large industries category.
Two Baosteel Workers Die in Accident
18 December 2012 - Two workers died and another 13 were injured Monday after a 270-ton ladle of molten metal tipped over at a Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp plant in Baoshan district, GlobalTimes.cn reported.
Timken Responds to OSHA Fines
17 December 2012 - Timken Co. says its Canton steel plant has “a favorable safety record” and the company is working quickly to correct issues, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
OSHA Fines Timken $170,500 After Safety Violations at Ohio Steel Mill
17 December 2012 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Timken Co. for 12 alleged safety violations, including five repeat, after conducting a complaint inspection in June at the steel mill in Canton, Ohio, which manufactures roller bearings.
AK Steel’s Coshocton Works Receives OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification
03 December 2012 - AK Steel’s Coshocton Works in Ohio has received Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007 certification from SRI Quality System Registrar, an internationally accredited registrar for management system standards. The certification applies to all applicable processing and administrative functions relating to safety at the plant.
SFIA Approves First Certification Program for Cold-Formed Steel Connectors
23 November 2012 - The first ever industry program to independently certify that cold-formed steel (CFS) connectors consistently meet certain minimum manufacturing quality standards has been approved by the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA).
U. S. Steel Clairton Coke Project to Come On-Line By End of November
21 November 2012 - U. S. Steel’s US$500 million Clairton C-Battery project, the largest capital project in the history of the company’s Mon Valley steel works, is set to come on-line by the end of this month, Mon Valley Works general manager Scott Buckiso told a recent meeting of the Pittsburgh chapters of the AIST and AWMI.
ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel Receives "German Business Award for Health"
21 November 2012 - The electrical steel manufacturer ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel GmbH was presented with a special "German Business Award for Health" (industry category) in Berlin by the BKK Federal Association.
Don B. Daily Memorial Fund Selects Recipients
13 November 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation and the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) are proud to announce the second-year recipients of the newly established Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to Promote Steel Industry Safety and Health.
worldsteel Announces Safety and Health Excellence Recognition 2012
10 October 2012 - The World Steel Association has recognized four member companies, China Steel Corporation (CSC), Gerdau, NatSteel, and Tata Steel Limited for excellence in their safety and health programs.
GM Welding Breakthrough Enables More Use of Aluminum
25 September 2012 - General Motors Research & Development has invented an industry-first aluminum welding technology expected to enable more use of the lightweight metal on future vehicles, which can help improve fuel economy and driving performance.
OSHA Cites Precision Steel Services with 11 Safety Violations at Toledo Facility
27 August 2012 - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Toledo-based Precision Steel Services Inc. with 11 safety violations, including a repeat violation for failing to remove from service a forklift that was in need of repair.
Alabama Environmental Agency to Fine ThyssenKrupp Steel USA
15 August 2012 - The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a fine to ThyssenKrupp Steel USA for several safety violations.
Middough Client Achieves Highest Safety Rating
07 August 2012 - Middough Inc., a top-ranking U.S. engineering, architectural and management services company, is pleased to announce that its client, Linde L.L.C., was recently presented with the highest safety rating ever awarded by Northstar Bluescope Steel.
New Advanced Steel Grades Meet Growing Automaker Demands
07 August 2012 - An increasing number of recently published studies about advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) reveal that it has become the lightweight automotive material that best addresses society's need for reduced greenhouse gas emissions, without compromising safety, performance or affordability.
OSHA Cites ArcelorMittal Plate Mill for Safety and Health Hazards
06 August 2012 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited steel plate manufacturer ArcelorMittal for eight safety and health – including one repeat – violations at its Conshohocken, Pa., facility.
ArcelorMittal Develops Safer Crash Barriers
11 July 2012 - ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Czech Republic has introduced to the market a new, lighter and safer road safety barrier made from micro-alloyed steel.
Thailand Drafts Law to Shut Mills Producing Substandard Steel
18 June 2012 - The Council of Ministers of Thailand approved a draft bill this past week that will allow the country's Ministry of Industry to shut mills that produce substandard steel. The new law will stipulate the type of raw materials to be used and ensure that the quality of products made in mills are in accordance with law.
