Category: February 2022 Newsletter

An employer, who OSHA just cited for a trench-related double fatality in February 2021, is now facing a $624,000 fine for new violations. Laurence Moloney and his companies – Atlantic Coast Utilities, Advanced Utilities, Nuala Nichoncubhair, and Sterling Excavation have a 20-year history of OSHA trenching and excavation violations with…

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It’s now been 14 years since a tragedy shook Port Wentworth. Fourteen lives were taken and several others were injured after the Imperial Sugar Refinery exploded. On February 7, 2008, at about 7:15 p.m., a series of sugar dust explosions rocked the Imperial Sugar manufacturing facility. Eight workers died at…

The NASP YouTube channel offers a place for you to stay in the know on new regulations, employee training techniques, and workplace safety history. Additionally, we have just released “Certified: The Making of a Safety Professional,” a documentary short film that takes you through the entire process of planning and…

OSHA cited a grain cooperative after a worker was engulfed in a soybean silo. An investigation found two workers were clearing the bin of crops and debris on Feb. 19, 2021, when the incident occurred. Soybeans collapsed and engulfed an employee up to their waist. Fine: $303,510 Company: Topflight Grain…

Residents who live near a fertilizer plant that has been burning for a week are returning to their homes after authorities said the risk of a large explosion had greatly diminished. Officials on Sunday reduced the evacuation zone, which initially extended as much as a mile from the Winston Weaver…

NASP is now enrolling students for the first CSR-TTT class for 2022! The 40 Hour Confined Space Entry & Rescue – Train-The-Trainer classroom course is now on our live calendar for May 9-13. This intense five-day course will feature tons of practical rescue scenarios inside the Battleship USS North Carolina….

Symptoms of anxiety and depression among construction workers have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among women and workers living in poverty, according to a new report from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training. Anxiety and depression are of particular importance in the construction industry, CPWR notes,…