Latest Manufacturing Headlines
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Wal-Mart Says It Could Loan $50M to Bangladesh Factories for Workplace Safety
Aug 30 2013 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. told investors on Thursday that it could provide up to $50 million in low-interest loans or other types of payments to Bangladesh factory owners for building improvements. The money is part of the more...
Texas Cabinet Manufacturer Fined $267K for Severe Work Hazards
Aug 19 2013 // Federal officials have cited a San Antonio, Texas-based cabinet manufacturer with 29 safety and health violations and a proposed penalty of $267,434. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Rates for Same Workplace Injuries Vary by State: Study
Aug 13 2013 // Rates of serious workplace injury and illness vary significantly between states, even for workers in the same industries, according to a recent report. Allsup, a provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)...
Remington Asks Judge To Dismiss Montana Lawsuit Over Rifle
Aug 8 2013 // Gun manufacturer Remington has asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit by Montanans who bought a type of rifle that can reportedly misfire without the trigger being pulled. Allen Bowker and Eric...
Towers Watson Places $60M Cat Bond for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance
Jul 25 2013 // Towers Watson Capital Markets Inc., a subsidiary of global professional services company Towers Watson, announced it recently arranged a private placement catastrophe bond, Sullivan Re 2013-1, which closed at $60 million....
Court Bars Lawsuit in Oklahoma Airplane Crash
Jul 15 2013 // Alabama’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit involving a deadly 2005 Oklahoma airplane crash is time-barred and must be dismissed. The decision by the Alabama Supreme Court involves the second of two lawsuits...
Retailers Plan Bangladesh Factory Inspections under Safety Pact
Jul 9 2013 // A group of mainly European retailers has finalized a plan to conduct coordinated inspections of factories in Bangladesh in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the Rana Plaza disaster that killed 1,129 people in April. The...
Wal-Mart, Gap, Other U.S. Brands Ready $50M Bangladesh Safety Fund: WSJ
Jun 27 2013 // Gap Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are among U.S. retailers finalizing an agreement to establish a $50 million, five-year fund to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh garment factories, the Wall Street Journal reported,...
Australian Safety Regulator Faults Rolls-Royce over Qantas Engine Explosion
Jun 27 2013 // Rolls-Royce Plc repeatedly failed to identify a defect that caused one of its engines to explode on a Qantas Airways Ltd aircraft carrying more than 400 people over Indonesia three years ago, an Australian safety regulator...
Marsh Cites ‘Lessons Learned’ from Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Jun 25 2013 // A report from Marsh on the recent Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 people cites the “serious risks that labor conditions can pose not only to workers, but also to...
Solar Construction: Too Hot to Handle?
Jun 17 2013 // The solar construction industry has been extremely hot in recent years. Perhaps, too hot. The sector’s rapid growth has led to an oversupply of solar panels, which has turned up the heat on manufacturers to lower...
SullivanCurtisMonroe, CMTA to Launch Environmental Risk Management Program
Jun 5 2013 // SullivanCurtisMonroe (SCM) has formed a partnership with the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) to launch the Environmental Risk Management (ERM) program. The ERM Program helps CMTA members manage...
Mississippi Man Run Over by Lawnmower Sues Manufacturer
May 29 2013 // A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawnmower and was run over by the machine. Everardo Garfias claims a cut-off switch should...
Court Seeks to Bar Factory Owner from Leaving Bangladesh
May 21 2013 // The High Court in Bangladesh’s capital has asked authorities to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer said. The High Court made the...
Bangladesh Factory Banned by Wal-Mart Still Makes Wrangler Shirts
May 20 2013 // A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world’s largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF Corp. VF confirmed...
Three Insurance Companies Placed in Liquidation in Illinois
May 20 2013 // Lumbermens Mutual Casualty, American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance and American Motorists Insurance Cos. have been placed in liquidation in Illinois, according to the state insurance department. State insurance guaranty...
U.S., European Retailers Divided on Safety Plan for Bangladesh Factories
May 16 2013 // A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers claiming their European counterparts...
Three Insurance Companies Placed in Liquidation in Illinois
May 13 2013 // Lumbermens Mutual Casualty, American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance, and American Motorists Insurance Companies have been placed in liquidation in Illinois, according to the state insurance department. State insurance...
Senators Finalizing Drug Compounding Regulation Bill
May 13 2013 // U.S. senators appeared close to finalizing a bill that would require pharmacies that compound and sell sterile drugs across state lines to submit to greater federal regulation. The proposed legislation comes in the wake of...
The New Age of Technology: 3D Printing
May 6 2013 // Earlier this year, scientists from Cornell University successfully created an artificial human ear by printing it on a 3D printer. Created by squirting living cells into an injection mold, the ears could replace those of...
