Articles Tagged With 'OSHA'
Why Tracking BP Worker Deaths Is Tricky
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) uses record-keeping methods that make it difficult to track worker fatalities that BP and other oil companies are responsible for.
Gov’t Report Slams Labor Dept. Program to Protect Whistleblowers
Flaws in the Labor Department’s whistleblower protection program leave workers unprotected from reprisal, according to a new watchdog report.
BP Agrees to Pay $50 Million for Earlier Texas City Problems
BP reaches an agreement to pay part of an OSHA fine for safety problems at its Texas City refinery.
OSHA Cuts Outdated Air Quality Rule From Oil Worker Training
Oil cleanup workers are no longer being trained to follow some outdated air quality exposure rules.
New Safety Training Finally Begins for Offshore Cleanup Workers
Prodded by OSHA, BP begins increased training for Gulf oil spill cleanup workers.
Coast Guard Photos Show Spill Workers Without Protective Gear
OSHA requires oil cleanup workers to wear gloves, rubber boots and other safety equipment, but pictures from Texas show the rules aren't always followed.
For BP, Multimillion-Dollar Fines Amount to a Day’s Worth of Profit
OSHA and others have fined BP before, but does that punish a company that makes $2.8 million an hour?
Federal Agencies: Some Workers Should Wear Respirators
Gulf cleanup workers get new guidelines on when to wear respirators.
Two Weeks Later, New Safety Training for Gulf Workers Has Yet to Begin
OSHA and BP are still not settled on improvements in safety training for oil cleanup workers in the Gulf.
As BP Works Through Backlog, Cleanup Worker Illness Stats Triple Since Prior Report
The Deepwater Horizon Unified Command is now reporting more than 300 cases of illness among cleanup crews working on the Gulf oil spill.
OSHA Director: Offshore Cleanup Workers Will Get More Training
The safety course for oil cleanup crews working at sea will increase from four hours to eight.
Chemical Exposure Limits That BP Cites Are ‘Not Safe,’ Gov’t Official Says
An OSHA official said that his agency's chemical exposure limits, which BP has continually cited in its assurances about worker safety in the Gulf spill, are so "outrageously out of date" that BP should not be citing them as evidence of safety.
OSHA Head Agrees: Gulf Cleanup Workers Need More Training
OSHA's chief agrees with our finding that regulations on how much training an oil spill worker should get are out of date and inadequate.
Gulf Cleanup Training Ignores Advice From Health Agency, Official Says
BP's short course for cleanup workers is said to lack basic information on health risks.
No Signs that BP’s Tracking Role of Chemical Exposure in Worker Illnesses
BP's records have little information about the effects that oil and disperants may be having on cleanup workers.
Experts: Gulf Workers’ Levels of Chemical Exposure May Be ‘Perfectly Legal, but Not Safe’
Gulf workers' exposure to toxic chemicals may be legal under some federal standards, but they may not necessarily be safe, some experts say.
Gov’t and BP Unresponsive on Requests for Data on Sick Cleanup Workers
Statistics on worker illness related to the Gulf oil spill is difficult, as federal agencies refer requests elsewhere.
