Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

The nation’s refineries are plagued by equipment failures and sometimes-fatal accidents that in many cases could have been prevented.

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"… e institute did not respond to repeated interview requests from the Center.Jordan Barab, deputy assistant secretary of labor. Credit: U.S. SenateBut low injury ra …"

"… asting about your safety records when you're literally putting out fires," Jordan Barab, a U.S. deputy assistant labor secretary, said at a May 2010 safety confer …"

Renegade Refiner: OSHA says BP has “systemic safety problem”

By Jim Morris and M.B. Pell

Two refineries owned by oil giant BP account for 97 percent of all flagrant violations found in the refining industry by government safety i

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"… ere corrected in one part of the refinery but went unaddressed in another. Jordan Barab, deputy assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, s …"

OSHA says inspection program fine-tuned, not ‘shelved’

By Chris Hamby

An Occupational Safety and Health Administration program meant to ferret out employers that under report workplace injuries is honing its fo

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"… National Emphasis Program, finding violations in about half of them, said Jordan Barab, the Labor Department’s deputy assistant secretary for occupational safe …"

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Sen. Franken asks BP to explain OSHA violations

By Jim Morris

During a Senate subcommittee hearing last Thursday, Democratic Sen. Al Franken repeatedly cited the story’s key finding: that BP refineries

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"… lassified as willful or egregious willful – issued to the two refineries.Jordan Barab, deputy assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, t …"

BP to pay record fine, spend $500M to upgrade Texas refinery

By Jim Morris and M.B. Pell

UPDATED BP will pay a $50.6 million penalty and spend at least $500 million to upgrade its Texas City, Texas, refinery where a 2005 explosio

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"… s cavalier attitude toward worker safety.Deputy Assistant Labor Secretary Jordan Barab told reporters the agreement gives OSHA an “unprecedented level of overs …"

'Model workplaces' not always so safe

By Chris Hamby

Deaths and preventable mishaps recur in 'voluntary protection' club

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"… hat company can stay in the program.”The current No. 2 official at OSHA, Jordan Barab, told iWatch News that a death leading to the discovery of serious violati …"

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Lost letter: How government fails to deliver on worker safety

By Chris Hamby

Persistent hazards at a top U.S. employer underscore regulators’ mixed message — and inconsistent tactics

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"… atch News what might stand in the way of making the remedies urged by OSHA.Jordan Barab, OSHA’s No. 2 official, told iWatch News that the Postal Service “has …"

Deaths at ‘model workplaces’ missing from list of federal overseers

By Chris Hamby

OSHA unaware of some deaths at 'model workplaces'

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"… rts. When it comes to VPP, “We really don’t monitor that much,” said Jordan Barab, OSHA’s No. 2 official.As the experiment in cooperative regulation appro …"

OSHA acknowledges database of fatal accidents incomplete

By Chris Hamby

Agency admits some deaths at "model workplaces" missing from its list

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"… sites. Soon after being appointed in 2009, the agency’s No. 2 official, Jordan Barab, noted that there were some deaths missing and talked with others at OSHA …"

IMPACT: Agency task force conducting ‘top-to-bottom review’ of ‘model workplaces’ program

By Chris Hamby

A federal task force is conducting a “top-to-bottom review” of a program that exempts “model workplaces” from regular safety inspections.

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"… sed earlier this year in a Center for Public Integrity investigation, said Jordan Barab, the No. 2 official at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, …"

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