http://safety.blr.com/news.cfm Daily updated safety news from Business & Legal Reports Safety News en-us Copyright 2006 Safety.BLR.Com http://www.blr.com/rss/feed/safetyIndex.cfm Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:34:20 EST http://safety.blr.com/images/safety_logo.gif http://safety.blr.com (7/01) The Department of Labor has paid more than $1 billion in compensation and medical benefits to 9,134 Tennessee residents under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP). http://safety.blr.com/news.aspx?id=113426&source=RSA&effort=6 Safety.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:15:11 EST (6/29) OSHA has announced that it is continuing its nationwide program to emphasize workplace safety and health for federal workers and for those contractors whose work is supervised on a daily basis by federal agency personnel. http://safety.blr.com/news.aspx?id=113419&source=RSA&effort=6 Safety.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:15:11 EST (6/26) The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has urged the state of Virginia to regulate or authorize local jurisdictions to oversee the design, construction, maintenance, and inspection of large fertilizer storage tanks. http://safety.blr.com/news.aspx?id=113413&source=RSA&effort=6 Safety.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:15:11 EST