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NC previously cited company in deadly tanker blast for hazardous waste violations
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (506+ words) The company that owns the tanker that exploded this week and killed its driver in Mooresville has previously been cited for inappropriately storing hazardous chemicals, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality records show. In 2025, state inspectors fined Brenntag, a global…...
Iron Workers International Mourns Loss of Three Local 401 Members
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (139+ words) WASHINGTON, April 10, 2026 WASHINGTON, April 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- It is with great sorrow that we confirm the loss of three members due to injuries sustained in the Gray's Ferry project in south Philadelphia. Our hearts and prayers are with their families and loved…...
CANADA'S BUILDING TRADE UNIONS PUSH FOR NATIONAL SAFETY TRAINING HARMONIZATION
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (377+ words) Canada's Building Trades Unions (CBTU) today pressed the country's labour ministers to provide the needed political momentum towards the national harmonization of safety standards training in the construction industry. Addressing the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Annual meeting of Ministers responsible for Labour in…...
Worker dead after incident at Maple Leaf Foods plant in London
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (320+ words) London police and the labour ministry are investigating the death. Flags are flying at half-mast at a southeast London factory Friday as authorities investigate a workplace death. One worker has died after an incident at the Maple Leaf Foods poultry…...
OSHA to investigate cause of fatal Philadelphia parking garage collapse | KYW Newsradio
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (211+ words) Ask your smart speaker to play K Y W Newsradio on Audacy PHILADELPHIA(KYW Newsradio) " The search for the construction workers who went missing after the fatal parking garage collapse in Grays Ferry on Wednesday afternoon has been put on…...
Worker dies after pipe accident at Nebraska manufacturing plant
20+ hour, 54+ min ago (86+ words) KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE Worker dies after pipe accident at Nebraska manufacturing plant First Nebraska patient receives new implant for stroke recovery Brownell Talbot lands grant for spring musical after roof leak Carbon dioxide leak reported…...
BBT to benefit 200 youth engaged in its goat and sheep fattening project
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (438+ words) At least 200 Tanzanian youth are set to gain valuable skills and employment opportunities through a government-backed goat and sheep fattening initiative in Dodoma Region, part of a broader 81 billion shilling investment to strengthen commercial livestock production and entrepreneurship across the…...
Aspen Aerogels explosion caused by ethanol vapor buildup
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (286+ words) EAST PROVIDENCE "A drying oven involved in Wednesday's explosion at Aspen Aerogels Inc. that injured 11 workers had open permits that were never finalized and lacked a final inspection, city officials said Friday, adding a new layer to the ongoing investigation....
MSHA silica rule on hold "indefinitely," agency says
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (395+ words) Washington " The Mine Safety and Health Administration has delayed "indefinitely" the deadline for metal and nonmetal mine operators to comply with its final rule on miner exposure to respirable crystalline silica. Citing ongoing litigation challenging the rule, the agency on…...
Kentucky OSHA fines Shively factory months after fatal explosion
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (216+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. " Months after a fatal factory explosion in Shively, Kentucky's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined the company. An explosion at the AAK plant, which processes vegetable oils, killed one employee on Sept. 21, 2025. Shively Fire officials determined…...