CSB: Naphtha Overflow Caused Fatal BP-Husky Refinery Fire
The US Chemical Safety Board found that a naphtha overflow and failed alarm response caused the fatal 2022 fire at the BP-Husky refinery in Ohio.
Industry & Manufacturing
Mexico tightens safety standard for underground coal mines
Mexico is updating its safety standard for underground coal mines, introducing stricter requirements for ventilation, gas detection and fire prevention.
Guarded Band Saws Still Cause Serious Injuries, Data Shows
A band saw guard manufacturer counts nearly 1,000 severe U.S. OSHA-reported band saw injuries since 2015, many on machines that were guarded.
Algoma Steel Fined C$200,000 After Confined Space Death
Algoma Steel was fined C$200,000 after a contracted worker died from oxygen deprivation while cleaning an unsecured coke-oven gas pipe in Ontario.
Manual handling costs thumb: £48,000 fine for fabricator
A welder lost part of his thumb when a 133 kg workpiece fell on his hand. The company had no risk assessment for the task and was fined £48,000.
Investigation into toxic exposure at Dryden paper mill
OHCOW is investigating toxic exposure at a paper mill in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, after compensation files from 2002-2004 were found missing.
GMK fined £800,000 after pyrotechnic waste burns
Weapons company GMK was fined £800,000 after a worker suffered burns removing pyrotechnic waste using a method that went unsupervised for years.
EU Tightens Labelling Rules for Hazardous Chemicals
The EU’s revised CLP Regulation sets stricter labelling rules for hazardous chemicals, including digital QR codes, with full compliance due by 2028.
Wesdome fined $100,000 after rockfall at Canadian gold mine
Wesdome Gold Mines was fined 100,000 Canadian dollars in Ontario after a rockfall caused by insufficient ground support in an underground gold mine.
New INSST Method Measures Metal Exposure at Work
Spain’s INSST has published a new ICP/MS method to measure workplace exposure to twelve metals, supporting compliance with EU exposure limits.