'Model' workplaces avoid special government scrutiny targeting hazardous industries

By Chris Hamby

'Model' workplaces avoid special scrutiny targeting hazardous industries

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tommy Manis":

"… ith boiler B28 at Valero’s oil refinery in Texas City, Texas. Technician Tommy Manis and his co-workers weren’t sure just what it was. They had tried more th …"

"… ecting them to more intense scrutiny in a special enforcement program. But Tommy Manis and his wife, Laura, trusted that this refinery was safer. The federal Occ …"

"… fety regulations. The company paid a $4,500 fine.When the boiler exploded, Tommy Manis became the fourth worker at a VPP “Star” refinery to die since the spe …"

"… he ongoing program.‘Nobody was looking over their shoulder’By the time Tommy Manis was assigned to work on the troublesome boiler at Valero’s Texas City re …"