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Callous disregard needed for such an enterprise (5/8/08)
Cumberland Times-News - Cumberland,MD,USA
To the Editor: EPA is investigating Global Marketing Systems, a company based here in Cumberland, for exporting a vessel, the Oceanic, containing toxic PCB's to India. more
Scotts recalls several lawn and garden products (5/8/08)
Canton Repository (subscription) - Canton,OH,USA
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Bonus S MAX Southern Weed and Feed with Fire Ant Killer and Miracle-Gro Shake 'n Feed Plus Weed Preventer are being recalled because they were not properly labeled or registered with the EPA. more
Recent Child Seat Recall Brings 2004 Investigation Into Question (5/7/08)
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
Given a recent recall of one million Evenflo Discovery child restraints because of “catastrophic” failure in a crash test, I find it puzzling that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration doesn’t want to reopen its 2004 investigation into an earlier Discovery model that may have a similar failing. more key: NHTSA
Toyota Recalls 2008 Highlander for Third-Row Seat Fix (5/7/08)
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica,CA,USA
Toyota is recalling 90,189 2008 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles equipped with a third-row seat to correct a faulty seatbelt component, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. more
Child safety seat belt problems force Toyota to recall 90,000 Highlanders (5/7/08)
Automotive Business Review - USA
Problems with seat belts attached to the child safety seats in Toyota Motor's Highlander and Highlander hybrid sport utility vehicles from the model year 2008 has forced the carmaker to recall almost 90,000 vehicles. more key: NHTSA
Chrysler Expands Jeep Stalling Recall (5/7/08)
Consumer Affairs - USA
Chrysler is expanding the recall of Jeep Commander SUVs to repair engine stalling that has endangered scores of Jeep owners. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that the automaker has now recalled 24,461 2006 Jeep Commanders to reprogram automatic transmission software in Jeeps equipped with the 4.7 liter engine. more
Nursing Home Abuse News and Updates (5/7/08)
Compiled by Bee Becker
Spokesperson for SafetyForum Nursing Home Abuse Action Group (NHAAG) More...
Report: Massachusetts Worker Deaths Hit Four-Year High (5/7/08)
Occupational Health Safety - Dallas,TX,USA
A new report documents the loss of 80 workers killed on the job in the Commonwealth in 2007. This is an increase of four from the previous year and the highest number of fatalities in the past four years. Many of these deaths could have been prevented had the employers instituted basic and often inexpensive safety measures. more
Cincinnati company faces $121K in OSHA penalties (5/7/08)
Reliable Plant Magazine - Tulsa,OK,USA
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Trans-Acc Inc., a metal treatment company in Cincinnati, for 33 alleged serious violations of federal workplace safety standards found during an investigation into the November 2007 fire at the facility which took the life of one employee. more
Reno, Nev. company pays over $80,000 for toxic chemical reporting violations (5/7/08)
U.S. EPA.gov (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached an $80,080 settlement with a Reno, Nev. company for its failure to submit required toxic chemical reports, a violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Electronic Evolution Technologies, Inc., located at 9455 Double R Road in Reno, Nev., failed to submit timely, complete, and correct reports... more
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