#osha #safety Interesting article on Goodyear Tire 2008 Accident.

Interesting article on Goodyear Tire 2008 Accident.

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CSB Releases Case Study on Fatal 2008 Accident at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant in Houston; Cites Need for Emergency Drills, Following Pressure Vessel Codes

Washington DC, January 27, 2011 - A U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) case study released today on the 2008 heat exchanger rupture and ammonia release at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Houston, Texas, identifies gaps in facility emergency response training and calls for increased adherence to existing industry codes.

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# imu #wordpress I found this to be a nice screen cast that will explain review Wednesday and GetListed.org

I found this to be a nice screen cast that will explain review Wednesday and GetListed.org!!

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Help Your Favorite Small Businesses with Review Wednesday #RWX

The idea is to help spread the word about your favorite small businesses and help them get more customers. Online reviews are very helpful to small business owners – they help them rank better and get discovered by prospective customers. Read more at www.expand2web.com

 

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documentary film

Cost of Construction is a documentary film uncovering a national scandal, where the race for profits trumped the safety of American workers while the country’s top safety agency failed to enforce their own regulations - all during the most expensive commercial construction project in the United States. Read more at www.cavelightfilms.com

 

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OSHA Web Chat Puts Focus on Injury and Illness Prevention Program

The I2P2 proposal, which would require employers to find and fix workplace hazards and is listed on the agenda in the pre-rule stage, garnered multiple questions during the Web chat. Michaels and other agency staff explained that I2P2 would cover all workplace hazards; companies with effective safety and health programs may already comply with future I2P2 requirements; and small- and medium-sized employers may stand to benefit the most from this rule.

When asked how the agency intends to address today’s many pressing occupational health and safety concerns, Michaels and staff acknowledged that OSHA cannot have a standard for every hazard. The agency therefore is seeking a solution by moving toward a possible I2P2 rule and increasing use of the general duty clause.

“This is a very important project and it is important that the agency get it right,” Michaels and staff said about I2P2. “While we have accomplished a lot since we announced this project in the Spring 2010 Regulatory Agenda, we have much more to do. We want to gather as much information as possible in advance of SBREFA to make the process as productive as possible.” Read more at ehstoday.com

 

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Drupal 7 is officially released!

Get started by downloading the official Drupal core files. These official releases come bundled with a variety of modules and themes to give you a good starting point to help build your site. Drupal core includes basic community features like blogging, forums, and contact forms, and can be easily extended by downloading other contributed modules and themes.

Come celebrate the release! Read more at drupal.org

 

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