“As a large and geographically diverse state, Texas faces the full gamut of public safety threats, including severe weather and natural or manmade disasters, and preparedness is our number-one defense against such emergencies,” said Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw.
Read more →National COSH calls for “stronger safety laws with tougher penalties” for safety violators. Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship should receive more than the one year in prison to which he was sentenced today, according to Jessica Martinez, acting executive director, National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH). read more
Read more →The sentencing of Don Blankenship comes six years after the deadly explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine that killed 29 workers. Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was sentenced to a year in federal prison and fined $250,000 for conspiracy to willfully violate mine health and safety standards at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch
Read more →The rule will require those involved in transporting human and animal food by motor vehicle or rail to follow recognized best practices for sanitary transportation, such as properly refrigerating food and adequately cleaning vehicles between loads.
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