NEW BEDFORD — Year after year, workers process and chill Atlantic fish hauled ashore by New Bedford's fishing fleets, making the city the nation's top-grossing fishing port. Refrigerating that much ...

If you have just ONE employee with the potential to be exposed to ONE non-exempt hazardous chemical, you must train that employee under paragraph (h) of 1910.1200. That’s OSHA’s Hazard Communication ...

A high-hazard emergency spill is defined as a chemical spill that is immediately dangerous to life and health due to the chemical properties (i.e. toxicity, reactivity) and/or volume of spilled ...

All of us, regardless of industry, face safety hazards at work. Some are obvious like heavy machinery or working from tall heights, while some are less obvious such as workplace violence and ...

A July 2024 chemical leak in Springfield, Massachusetts, spotlighted the need for urgent action and notification when hazardous substances are spilled. Workers at Astro Chemicals were transferring a ...

A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the U.S. about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more than a quarter resulted ...

In the UK, working with high hazard chemicals and at heights involves considerable risks and to ensure safety and compliance with regulations, workers need specific training. This training not only ...

The Berea Fire Department helped to clear a hazardous chemical spill in Central Kentucky Thursday. Getty Images A chemical spill in Berea Wednesday evening posed potential danger at a produce company ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has fined a Springfield-based company for failing to report a hazardous materials spill. In July 2024, ...