Electric Car Battery Catches Fire During Crash Test November 14, 2011 By JOAN LOWY and TOM KRISHER A Chevrolet Volt that caught fire three weeks after its lithium-ion battery was damaged in a government crash test has...
MSHA: Mismanagement Caused Nevada Mine Accident November 9, 2011 By SCOTT SONNER Two Nevadans were killed in a mining accident partly because someone wedged a broom handle against a reset button to...
Kenyan Official Gleans Safety Ideas from S.C. Visit November 8, 2011 A delegation from the Republic of Kenya is visiting South Carolina to learn about ways to improve the East African...
Report: Safety Lapses Factors in Virginia Worker’s Death November 8, 2011 A new report says safety lapses and equipment failures contributed to the death of a Norfolk, Va., sanitation worker. Fifty-one-year-old...
Wyoming to Adopt New Workplace Drilling Safety Rules November 7, 2011 By MEAD GRUVER Wyoming’s workplace safety office is adopting new safety rules for oil and gas drilling during a year in which accidents...
Alpha Says Safety Improving at Legacy Massey Mines November 4, 2011 The number of mine injuries has been cut in the five months since Alpha Natural Resources bought Massey Energy, which...
Nebraska Grain Elevator Accused of Safety Failings November 4, 2011 Federal regulators have proposed $126,500 in penalties for a south-central Nebraska grain elevator that’s accused of safety violations. The U.S....
UNL-designed SAFER Barrier Key Player in Motorsports Safety October 31, 2011 By KEVIN ABOUREZK Mac Demere watched the car in front of him lose control and veer left toward the inside of the track....
Feds Make Slow Progress on Flood Levee in Louisiana October 28, 2011 By JOHN FLESHER and CAIN BURDEAU More than six years after Hurricane Katrina’s rampage, authorities have taken only halting steps toward identifying weaknesses in a nationwide...
Report: Industry Decides Food Ingredient Safety October 28, 2011 By GARANCE BURKE A new report has found thousands of ingredients that go into food have been classified as safe by private industry...