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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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"… cordkeeping requirements.A PEER spokesman was not available for comment. …"

OSHA too generous in cutting fines, watchdog says

By Julie Vorman

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reduces virtually all proposed fines as an incentive for companies to fix workplace safety

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"… y items valued at $2.9 billion as it draws down troops from Iraq (OIG). …"

Year after tragedy, mining industry seeks some self-policing

By Chris Hamby

Mining industry urges feds to reward safety with fewer inspections

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"… at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, points to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program as a potential model. That program, known …"

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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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"… osed a record $87 million penalty against BP for alleged violations at the Texas City refinery – violations that, according to regulators, reflected the same sorts of …"

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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"… the agreement gives OSHA an “unprecedented level of oversight” at the Texas City refinery and is far superior to a 2005 agreement it struck with BP following the ex …"

"… r its work on safety improvements.But Brent Coon, a lawyer for many of the Texas City refinery blast victims, is skeptical. “If history is any indicator, it will have …"

Federal board concludes current chemical regulations are inadequate

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2002 — The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, nearing the end of a lengthy investigation, has conclude

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"… g dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries to reactive chemicals that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s accident-prevention standard doesn’t regulate.That evidence included …"

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Bush administration kills safety regulation opposed by donors

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2002 — The Bush administration quietly shelved a proposal to tighten regulations on a group of hazardous chemicals des

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"… all, was solicited for White House budget officials.A spokesperson for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the agency was “unaware of any industry objections” to the chemic …"

OSHA urged to get tough with BP in $90 million fine negotiations

By M.B. Pell

Citing a Center for Public Integrity investigation of BP refineries having the most egregious safety violations in the industry, Democratic

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"… ons in the industry, Democratic Sens. Patty Murray and Al Franken want the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to demand stricter worker safety requirements in its negotiations w …"

IMPACT: Reform boosts workplace safety even while companies appeal inspectors' conclusions

By Jim Morris and Emma Schwartz

Some employers must fix hazards while challenging regulators' findings

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"… ton is among 26 states that run their own worker safety programs. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversees the remaining states. …"

Less than 2 percent of 'Sarbox' corporate whistleblowers win inside federal bureaucracy

By Michael Hudson

Less than 2% of 'Sarbox' whistleblowers win

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"… lity toward whistleblowers within the IRS’s entrenched bureaucracy.A new Securities and Exchange Commission bounty program, approved in May to reward corporate insiders who expose se …"

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