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DuPont and Lucite International Inc. have agreed to pay a $2
million civil penalty to settle Clean Air Act violations at a sulfuric
acid plant in Belle, W.Va., EPA, the U.S. Justice Department and the
state of West Virginia announced.
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On April 21, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, several House
chairmen and agriculture, business, faith and environmental leaders
spoke about clean energy legislation, stressing that green job creation
and clean energy is vital to the nation’s economic
health.
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Poor health among workers is far costlier to U.S. employers
than they realize, impacting their profitability and undercutting the
nation's overall productivity. A recent multi-employer study published
in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine indicates that
the costs of poor health are much greater for employers than medical and
pharmaceutical spending alone.
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Employees of Koch Pipeline Co. have set a company safety
record by working 6 million hours – 8 years – without a lost-time
incident. The milestone was reached March 26.
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The owner of a Spokane residential painting company will pay
$212,000 in back premiums and penalties in a case involving false
reporting and cash payment of wages to avoid workers' compensation
premiums.
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EPA recently reached a $241,290 settlement with the Angelus
Sanitary Can Machinery Corp. of Los Angeles for allegedly failing to
submit required toxic chemical reports, a violation of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The company regularly uses
such toxic chemicals as cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel and manganese
in its can machinery manufacturing operations.
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is instituting changes
to make health and safety laws easier to understand and improve
compliance.
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TODAY WEBEXPO & CONFERENCE |
 Registration is now open for the EHS WebExpo &
Conference
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009
Time: 9:00am EDT - 5:00pm EDT
Don't miss the FREE EHS WebExpo & Conference on Thursday, May 14.
This
all day event will bring you and your team the advantages of a
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cost!
Attend educational LIVE webinar sessions, ask questions, visit a trade
show booth, interact with other safety, health and environment
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Who should attend?
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 Ergonomics and Productivity
Sponsored by: Ansell
Presented By: Dr. Mike Zedalis, Senior VP
Science & Technology, Ansell
Find out how the right ergonomic PPE not only keeps workers
safe, but helps employers meet production and quality goals.
Some of the best ergonomic thinkers in the country explore the
science of ergonomics and how ergonomics can be used to not only keep
workers from being injured, but improve productivity as well.
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 Understanding NFPA 70E
and the Arc Flash Hazard
Sponsored by: Westex, Inc.
Presented by: Scott M. Margolin, International
Technical Director, Westex
During this webinar, attendees will learn about the four primary
subjects essential to understanding, and protecting against, the arc
flash hazard in an industrial workplace.
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 The Courage to Actively Care
Sponsored by: Coastal
During this webinar, Dr. Geller will discuss Interpersonal
Intervention
and Courage, How Can Courage Be Encouraged, and
Culture and The Courage
To Actively Care. He will examine excuses and barriers given for
the
lack of large-scale application of effective interpersonal
interventions.
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choice of 2 battery packs. Some clever programming features offer
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Rudy Hagen of Georgia-Pacific describes why the company
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Faces
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