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Ed Evans, Democratic West Virginia delegate and retired public school teacher, sits beside a sunken grave in the unmarked cemetery where more than 80 coal miners killed in the 1912 Jed Coal and Coke Company disaster are buried in Havaco, W.Va., on June 7, 2022.
Safety
Unmarked Graves, an 'Ugly History': W.Va. Weighs Mine Safety
West Virginia's Republican supermajority introduced bills that would eliminate worker protections.
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A police officer uses a robot to investigate a bomb threat in San Francisco, on July 25, 2008.
Laws & Regulations
U.S. Police Rarely Deploy Deadly Robots to Confront Suspects
Just two California cities have publicly discussed the use of robots as part of that process.
December 5, 2022
Technician Oleksandr Puhlenko, of Ukrainian mobile telephone network operator Kyivstar, pours gasoline from a jerry can into a tank of a generator for phone tower on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.
Safety
Ukrainian Engineers Scramble to Keep Mobile Phones Working
The engineers often work around the clock, sometimes braving minefields to do so.
December 2, 2022
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Safety
19 Injured in Ethane Explosion in Southern Mexico
A government-owned oil company has not confirmed the explosion was related to its plant.
December 1, 2022
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott answers questions during a news conference in San Francisco, on May 21, 2019.
Safety
San Francisco Will Allow Police to Deploy Lethal Robots
The remote-controlled robots could be used in emergency situations.
November 30, 2022
Flowers and balloons have been placed near the scene of a mass shooting at a Walmart, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va. A Walmart manager opened fire on fellow employees in the break room of the Virginia store, killing several people in the country’s second high-profile mass shooting in four days, police and witnesses said Wednesday.
Safety
Walmart Shooting Raises Need for Violence Prevention at Work
Workers far too often don't know how to recognize warning signs or report suspicious behavior.
November 29, 2022
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Palm e-Tattoo Can Tell When You’re Stressed Out
December 5, 2022
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Top Exec at Pharmacy in Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Sentenced
December 2, 2022
An ambulance is parked outside Portcullis House, backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, in London, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
UK Ambulance Service Struggles in Winter Health Care Crisis
December 1, 2022
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Carbon Nanotube Foam Could Provide Better Protection Against Concussions
December 1, 2022
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The system goes a step further by assigning a priority number from 0 to 99 to further sort alarms in the alarm summary display.
Safety
An Alarming Trend in Process Control Systems
The processing industry is increasingly adopting a standards-based approach to alarm management.
November 29, 2022
Workers walk to the Lusail Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Lusail, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019.
Safety
Qatar Says Worker Deaths for World Cup 'Between 400 and 500'
A drastically higher number than any other previously offered.
November 29, 2022
This March 6, 2014, file photo shows the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository, near Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Safety
U.S. Nuclear Waste Repository Begins Filling New Disposal Area
Known as Panel 8, the new area consists of seven separate rooms.
November 28, 2022
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Safety
CPSC Warns of Toy-Related Injuries and Turkey Fires During the Holidays
A new report released today by CPSC found that in 2021 there were more than 152,000 toy-related, emergency department-treated injuries to children younger than 15 years of age, including two deaths.
November 23, 2022
A drilling rig is seen on Oct. 14, 2011, in Springville, Pa.
Safety
Public Utility to Pipe Water to Residents of 'Gasland' Town
They haven't had a clean, reliable supply of drinking water for 14 years.
November 23, 2022
In this aerial photo, a building at the center of a deadly fire is seen in Anyang in central China's Henan Province, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Investigators said that sparks from welding work appears to have been the cause of a fire that killed several dozen people at a company dealing in chemicals and other industrial goods in central China's Henan province.
Laws & Regulations
4 Detained Over China Trading Company Fire That Killed 38
The fire was caused by welding sparks that ignited cotton cloth.
November 23, 2022
Workers line up to get tested for COVID-19 at the Foxconn factory in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Aug. 5, 2021.
Labor
Workers Protest at Virus-Hit Chinese iPhone Factory
Employees were beaten and detained.
November 23, 2022
In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, an industrial wholesaler burns in Anyang in central China's Henan province, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.
Safety
Welding Sparked Central China Fire That Killed 38
The company deals in chemicals and other industrial goods.
November 22, 2022
Drone
Aerospace
Drones Attack Ship at Oil Terminal
It was the latest in a series of recent attacks.
November 22, 2022
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Safety
Expanding EHS Focus from Compliance to Quality
How Environmental Health & Safety programs can improve quality, help recruit new talent, and ultimately improve the bottom line.
November 21, 2022
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Safety
Cutting-Edge Signal Beacons, Towers
The latest visual and audible solutions can apply to a wide range of factory applications.
November 21, 2022
This Nov. 7, 2022, photo, released by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection shows a methane leak at a well owned by Equitrans Midstream at their Rager Mountain storage facility near Jackson Township, Pa.
Safety
Leak at Pennsylvania Gas Storage Well Spewing Methane
The well had been venting about 100 million cubic feet of natural gas per day since November 6.
November 21, 2022
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Recalls
Tesla Recalls 300K Vehicles Over Taillight Software Glitch
A software glitch can make taillights go off.
November 21, 2022
This Oct. 24, 2021 file photo shows a Ford company logo on a sign at a Ford dealership in southeast Denver.
Recalls
Ford Recalling Some F-150 Vehicles Due to Wiper Motor
The front windshield wiper motor may stop functioning.
November 18, 2022
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Safety
Why Fixing Methane Leaks from the Oil & Gas Industry Can Be a Climate Game-Changer
One that pays for itself.
November 17, 2022