News - September 2011

World news round-up

30th September 2011

Oil regulations 'lack process safety management'

Process safety management failures are affecting the oil sector, according to an investigation into the BP Deepwater spill in 2009. A report by the ...

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29th September 2011

Hazard identification methods criticised at winery

Hazard identification methods at a winery in South Africa have been criticised. An investigation was held into D'Arenberg after a worker suffered ...

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29th September 2011

Indian firm admits fire risk assessment failings

An Indian restaurant has been fined after it admitted there were issues with its fire risk assessment. East Z East was ordered to pay £8,000 as ...

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28th September 2011

OSHA criticises Ecopax's process safety management

The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a number of serious process safety management ...

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27th September 2011

Council to examine hazard identification methods

Hazard identification methods are being examined by one council that is attempting to reduce the chances of its buildings being targeted in arson ...

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27th September 2011

Kraft Foods cited for process safety management failings

Process safety management failings have led to Kraft Foods being criticised by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health ...

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26th September 2011

Serious process safety management problems found at brewery

Serious process safety management issues have led to a brewery in the US being criticised. In total, 16 problems were found at City Brewing Co's ...

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23rd September 2011

Risk management 'makes good business sense'

Firms may look to invest in risk management following comments made by Roger Bibbings, occupational safety adviser at the Royal Society for the ...

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23rd September 2011

OSHA finds process safety management issues at ice cream firm

An ice cream manufacturer has been criticised after an investigation at the facility found a number of problems relating to process safety ...

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22nd September 2011

Exxon fined for process safety management

Exxon has been given a major fine as a result of failings with its process safety management. The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety ...

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2nd September 2011

Hazard identification failures leads to fine

Hazard identification failures have led to an electrical company being ordered to pay a fine after a pair of workers suffered serious facial burns ...

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1st September 2011

Huge gas explosion leads to raging fire

Hazard identification methods may be called into question after a village in Leicestershire was rocked by a huge gas blast. No people were hurt in ...

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