Texas Lawmaker Seeks to Limit Austin’s Construction Site Worker Protections July 19, 2017 By Andy Duehren, The Texas Tribune Note: This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune. Cesar Ovalde has been working in the construction industry for the...
Oil Tank Blast in Colorado Kills Worker, Safety Questions Follow May 31, 2017 By Kristen Wyatt An oil tank explosion in northern Colorado killed a worker and burned three others, shooting up flames just miles away...
Workplace Regulation to Reduce Incidents at California Oil Refineries OK’d May 18, 2017 California’s Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board today approved a regulation aimed at strengthening workplace safety...
Washington Tunnel Collapse Renews Safety Concerns over Nuclear Site May 12, 2017 By Nicholas K. Geranios and Manuel Valdes Thousands of workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation were told to stay home as efforts began to plug a hole...
Demolition on Washington’s Hanford Plutonium Plant Resumes March 14, 2017 Demolition of a major plutonium plant at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state has resumed after radioactive contamination was...
Washington Construction Firm Fined More than $200K for Safety Violations February 9, 2017 A Puyallup, Wash. construction company faces a large fine for numerous repeated safety violations that exposed workers to potential falls...
Wisconsin Company Cited in Teen’s Machine Shop Death December 29, 2016 A federal workplace safety agency has cited a Wisconsin company after a teenage worker was fatally injured at a machine...
Groups Suing Seattle over Voter-approved Hotel Workplace Safety Measure December 28, 2016 Seattle is being sued over a voter-approved measure requiring new workplace protections for hotel workers. The American Hotel and Lodging...
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Nuclear Plant Lawsuit in Washington November 7, 2016 By Nicholas K. Geranios A federal judge has rejected the U.S. Department of Energy’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Washington state over...
Owner of Washington Asbestos Company Pleads Guilty to Bogus Certifications October 17, 2016 The owner of a company that provided federally mandated training for construction firms that work with asbestos has pleaded guilty...