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Safety & Health
Accidents and workplace safety in the steel sector.
Latest News
ASSE and Cintas Launch 2nd Annual Safety Innovation Award
03 December 2014 - The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and Cintas Corporation, a leader in first-aid and safety programs, announced that nominations for the 2015 Award for Innovation in Occupational Safety Management are now open.
OSHA Fines TimkenSteel for Serious Safety Violations
24 November 2014 - Employees at all three of TimkenSteel Corp.'s Canton plants were found by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to be exposed to amputation and fall hazards.
Konecranes Safety Training Addresses Revised ASME Requirements for Overhead Cranes
14 November 2014 - Overhead crane manufacturer Konecranes upholds its position as a global leader by promoting occupational health and safety excellence, both in the advanced design of its equipment and by providing the crane safety training its customers need.
ArcelorMittal Earns Excellence Canada Award with Commitment to Healthy Workplace
05 November 2014 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is the only steel company in a small group of elite, advanced manufacturing firms to meet the rigorous criteria of the Canada Awards for Excellence's Healthy Workplace, Gold Level.
MRS Whiteville Recycling Facility Achieves SHARP Status
27 October 2014 - Metal Recycling Services’ (MRS) Whiteville, N.C., facility received the prestigious SHARP (Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) designation from the North Carolina Secretary of Labor.
OSHA Cites Kloeckner Metals for 1 Repeat, 3 Serious Violations
17 October 2014 - An employee was severely injured when he became caught in unguarded arbor rollers at Kloeckner Metals Corp. on 22 April 2014. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Cincinnati manufacturing plant with one repeat and three serious safety violations, carrying proposed penalties of US$56,000.
worldsteel Recognizes Six Companies for Safety and Health Excellence
09 October 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has recognized six excellent safety and health programs from ArcelorMittal, Celsa, Essar Steel, Gerdau, Tata Steel and Ternium.
Tube City IMS Receives 48 Safety Awards from National Slag Association
06 October 2014 - Tube City IMS Corp., a provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, announced that a number of the company's sites received a total of 48 Safety Awards from the National Slag Association (NSA) for 2013, the most of any steel mill services company.
U.S. Labor Department Files Whistleblower Lawsuit vs. Specialty Steelmaker
03 October 2014 - A lawsuit alleging that North Jackson Specialty Steel terminated a furnace operator for reporting unsafe working conditions at its North Jackson steel mill has been filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Tenaris Facility in Canada Reaches Four-Year Safety Milestone
01 October 2014 - In August 2014, employees at Tenaris’s threading facility in Nisku marked an important achievement by reaching four years without a lost-time accident.
OSHA Fines Vallourec Star for 22 Serious Safety Violations
11 September 2014 - After receiving information that a worker had suffered severe injuries after being crushed between two machines, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Vallourec Star for 22 serious safety violations.
OSHA Cites Behr Iron & Steel for Safety Violations After Worker Fatality
10 September 2014 - Following the death of a worker at Behr Iron & Steel Inc.'s recycling facility in South Beloit, Ill., the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company for seven willful and one serious safety violations. The company operates under the name Behr Iron & Metal.
Middough Achieves Safety Milestone
02 September 2014 - Middough Inc., a top ranking U.S. engineering, architecture, and management services company, announced that it has achieved 5,000,000 hours of safe work with no recordable injuries.
SSAB Appoints President of Merox AB, Who Will Also Assume Group’s Sustainability Work
02 September 2014 - SSAB is creating a new Group-level role with operational responsibility for the subsidiary Merox AB, and a coordinating role in respect of the company’s sustainability work.
ArcelorMittal Weirton to Host Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-Up on 23 September
01 September 2014 - ArcelorMittal Weirton will host a free Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-up on Saturday, 13 September 2014 to encourage local residents to recycle and properly dispose of items not normally collected by their trash hauler.
ArcelorMittal Weirton to Host Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-Up
01 September 2014 - ArcelorMittal Weirton will host a free Community Recycling Day and Waste Round-up on Saturday, 13 September 2014 to encourage local residents to recycle and properly dispose of items not normally collected by their trash hauler.
Jindal Stainless Bags the 13th Annual Greentech Safety Award 2014
29 August 2014 - Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL), the largest integrated manufacturer of stainless steel in India, has been facilitated with the prestigious 13th Annual Greentech Safety Award 2014 in Gold Category in Metal & Mining Sector.
WMR Plymouth Earns SHARP Recognition
13 August 2014 - On 1 August 2014, Western Metals Recycling’s Plymouth, Utah recycling facility received the prestigious SHARP (Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) designation from the Utah Labor Commission.
worldsteel Reports on Steel Safety Day and Industry-Wide Safety Audit
23 July 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the outcome of the industry-wide Steel Safety Day held on 28 April 2014.
All Four Metal Recycling Services’ Facilities Receive Safety Award
16 July 2014 - All four of Metal Recycling Services' (MRS) locations won the prestigious North Carolina Department of Labor’s “Certificate of Safety Achievement” for 2013.
