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Juice Maker Shut Down Over 'Grossly Insanitary Conditions'
The producer reportedly distributed contaminated juice to consumers.
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Flexible Gas Monitoring Key to Safe, Profitable Industrial Operations
Detecting dangerous gases with modular systems can speed compliance and project completion.
Dec 31st, 2020
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'Horse Play' Leads to Deadly Accident at Poultry Plant
The worker suffered a compressed air injury.
Dec 22nd, 2020
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Factory Faces Backlash Over Distancing Monitors
Jan 15th, 2021
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USDA Announces New NIFA Director
Dec 23rd, 2020
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DoL Announces New OSHA Debt Collection Initiative
Dec 23rd, 2020
In this June 23 file photo, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci wears a face mask as he waits to testify before a House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Fauci Says Vaccine Will Reach Most US Residents in Summer
Dec 22nd, 2020
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In this May 1, 2020, file photo, a sign sits in front of the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa. The coronavirus devastated the nation's meatpacking communities in Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota earlier in the year. Behemoths like Walmart and Tyson, which have been the target of COVID-19-related lawsuits, can largely absorb any losses. But hundreds of negligence lawsuits have been filed across the country, with mom-and-pops most fearing the prospect of litigation that could put them under.
Businesses, Lacking Legal Immunity, Fear COVID-19 Lawsuits
More than 6,000 coronavirus-related complaints have been filed across the country.
Dec 21st, 2020
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Worker Dies in Accident at Smithfield Foods
A forklift caused "a substantial collapse of storage shelving."
Dec 18th, 2020
In this May 7 file photo, workers enter and leave the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport, IN.
NY Comptroller Calls for SEC to Investigate Tyson Foods
“Tyson is flagrantly misrepresenting its poor pandemic response,” Comptroller Scott M. Stringer said.
Dec 17th, 2020
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New OSHA Inspection Program to Target Workplaces with Highest Injury and Illness Rates
The Site-Specific Targeting Directive is OSHA's primary targeting program for non-construction establishments with 20 or more employees.
Dec 17th, 2020
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FSIS' 2020 Accomplishments in Protecting Public Health
The USDA recaps key achievements this year in its food safety mission in the areas of inspection, modernization, collaboration and more.
Dec 17th, 2020
In this May 23, 2020 photo, a fire official is shown reflected in a puddle in a warehouse after a fire broke out before dawn on a pier at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.
Commercial Fishers Sue San Francisco Over Pier 45 Warehouse Fire
Fishers say the port knew but did not stop homeless people from entering and setting camping and cooking fires within the building.
Dec 17th, 2020
An aerial look at Cal-Maine Foods' Dade City, FL chicken farm after an overnight fire early Thursday morning.
Overnight Fire Kills 240K Chickens at Florida Cal-Maine Farm
Three barns each containing up to 80,000 chickens each caught fire at the plant.
Dec 17th, 2020
Tyson's Fresh Meat workers file in for a tour of safety measures put into place after the plant in Waterloo, Iowa, had to shut down due to a COVID-19 outbreak, May 2020.
Tyson Fires 7 Over COVID Betting Inquiry
Managers allegedly bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus.
Dec 16th, 2020
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OSHA's 2020 By the Numbers
OSHA received and investigated 11,865 whistleblower complaints during its fiscal 2020, and nearly a quarter of them were coronavirus-related.
Dec 16th, 2020
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The Vital Role of Shift Communication for Plant Safety
There is no question that COVID-19, with skeleton crews and offsite workers, has put pressure on plant operators.
Dec 15th, 2020
Colleen Teevan, System Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Hartford HealthCare, administers the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to healthcare worker Connor Paleski outside of Hartford Hospital on Monday, Dec. 14 in Hartford, CT.
Second COVID Shot Earns Positive Review as US Vaccinations Ramp Up
The first 3 million shots are being strictly rationed to front-line health workers and elder-care patients.
Dec 15th, 2020
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NAM: Americans Need to Take COVID-19 Vaccine
Association says fight is far from over.
Dec 14th, 2020