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Acetaminophen's safety called into question by FDA (7/1/09)
Examiner.com - USA
The reason for the government's interest in this common, popular analgesic is because of the numerous reports of liver damage it has caused. Routinely used for pain and fever reduction, acetaminophen overdose or misuse has been pinpointed in at least 56,000 emergency room cases, more
GM trucks, SUVs prone to losing power steering (1/15/09)
BusinessWeek - USA
Several popular models of General Motors trucks and SUVs are liable to lose their power steering as drivers make slow turns in parking lots... The problem has forced the nation's biggest automaker to settle lawsuits and led one state police force to briefly label the condition a hazard, more
Nursing Home Abuse News and Updates (1/15/09)
Compiled by Bee Becker
Spokesperson for SafetyForum Nursing Home Abuse Action Group (NHAAG) More...
Study finds high pollution levels in casino restaurants (1/15/09)
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
UNLV testing shows 12 of 16 at levels that exceed EPA standards... more
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Wolf Paving Co. Inc (1/15/09)
Media Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The agreement, which includes two environmental projects costing $96,900 and a $20,080 penalty, resolves EPA allegations that Wolf Paving failed to comply with particulate (smoke, ash, dust) emission limits... more
Energy 'Czarina' Has List of Bush Policies to Undo (1/15/09)
Washington Post - United States
The Supreme Court ruled almost two years ago now that the EPA has some authorities to look at greenhouse gas emissions... The current administration declined to do that. more
Farm agrees to pay for Clean Water Act violation (1/15/09)
Ventura County Star - Camarillo,CA,USA
Officials from a Moorpark farm have agreed to pay a $75,000 fine and clean out part of Calleguas Creek after it dumped dirt in the watershed, a violation of the Clean Water Act, more
Refinery cited in past years (1/15/09)
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
The Silver Eagle refinery in Woods Cross where a fire Monday injured four workers had been cited for 13 serious safety violations in recent years, including one that was deemed by inspectors to put workers at a high level of risk, according to officials with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. more
OSHA Cites Arms Plant for Lead Exposure, Firing Range Hazards (1/15/09)
Occupational Health Safety - Dallas,TX,USA
OSHA has proposed $115,500 in fines against Kahr Arms of Worcester, Mass., for alleged willful and serious violations of workplace health and safety standards at its Goddard Memorial Drive manufacturing plant and testing facility. more
Murrysville company fined in electrocutions (1/15/09)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has levied $42,000 in fines against a Monroeville company after an investigation into the electrocution of two roofers July 17 at a Murrysville job site. more
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