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OSHA issues electronic recordkeeping final rule

Employers in high-hazard industries must send OSHA injury and illness data for posting on the agency’s website.

May 16, 2016

The final rule modernizes data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards.

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Nonlinear transfer unit

May 9, 2016

The Kirk Type NLTU trapped key interlock transfer unit offers safety interlock provisions for trapped key interlocking systems requiring nonlinear sequences.

OSHA issues final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints under FSMA

April 21, 2016

OSHA has published a final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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Russell Stover, Pilgrim’s Pride cited for ammonia leaks

OSHA proposed hefty fines for both.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 13, 2016

Multiple safety violations were uncovered.

Louisiana food manufacturer cited for alleged safety violations

Jeremy Gerrard

April 11, 2016

OSHA fines Louisiana food manufacturer $124,000 for alleged chemical, electrical and other hazards after evacuation sends workers to hospital.

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Forklift warning light

April 11, 2016

The Larson LEDWL-FLKT-BLUE 25W blue forklift LED warning light can be mounted on the front and back of a forklift or other heavy machinery.

Plant of the Year

Food Plant of the Year 2016: SugarCreek brings home more than the bacon

Though SugarCreek started out as a bacon processor, its newest high-tech plant is poised for growth as consumers demand more sophisticated RTE food products.

Wayne Labs

April 8, 2016

Yes, bacon has lately become a trend or fad, leaping its way out of the breakfast frying pan into food creations where it would have seemed an unlikely ingredient just a few years ago.

NAMI elects new officers, adopts new mission

138 meat and poultry plants honored for worker safety

April 7, 2016

NAMI recognized 138 meat and poultry plants for achieving high levels of workplace safety performance.

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A portable unit, the E Instruments Model 7899 Gas Sniffer combustible leak detector is equipped with a sensitive tip to pinpoint small leaks of any combustible gases and hydrocarbons emitting from piping and/or appliances.

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