BP BP.L violated U.S. process safety rules and did not train workers properly at its Toledo, Ohio refinery, contributing to the death of two workers at the plant last year, U.S. federal investigators said on Thursday. The two refinery workers …
A freight train carrying corn syrup – not hazardous materials – derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, BNSF Railway said. “BNSF Railway can confirm that a train carrying corn syrup derailed near Topock in …
The city of Wichita on Tuesday approved a $5 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was shot and killed by a police officer during a hoax call in 2017. The settlement will go …
A business owner whose luxury yacht ran aground and leaked diesel fuel into waters off the Hawaiian island of Maui last month is being sued for more than $2 million in damages by a trust that sold him the vessel. …
New guidelines have been agreed by marine insurers in the London Market to help improve collaboration in the handling of shipping casualties. A protocol document seeks to promote more effective communication between different parties involved in responding to resulting insurance …
A meat processing company in Minnesota employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as operating meat grinders, while they worked overnight shifts and longer hours than allowed by law, the Minnesota Department of Labor and …
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) – Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S. public, Kyle Bass foresaw what he deemed another foreign danger slated for skies above the Texas-Mexico border: wind turbines. Dozens of them, roughly 700 …
After a nutrition specialist employed at a Dallas, Texas childcare facility raised concerns about rodents, spiders and other insects in its cafeteria, kitchen and other areas, their employer acted far from charitably and terminated the worker in August 2021. After …
Insurers say a new regulation proposed by Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler that requires them to explain premium increases to their policyholders in language consumers can understand has the potential to delay rate filings. Kreidler announced the proposed rule …
Scott Kipper’s list of LinkedIn experiences runs 14 items long, but that’s not so much him bragging. He’s moved around a lot in a career that stretches back more than 30 years. He could have just left off some of …