USW/TMC Weekly Blog Digest, September 21, 2011

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9/21/11

Each week the Tony Mazzocchi Center sends a recap of last week’s health, safety, and environment news. To subscribe, email webmaster@uswtmc.org .

From the TMC Blog:

Upper Big Branch Reports Expected Soon
Nearly a year-and-a-half after an explosion at the Massey Upper Big Branch Mine in W. Va claimed 29 lives, several organizations are preparing to release reports of their findings.

MSHA Cites Mine for Miner Death
MSHA has cited a Louisville mining company for unsafe conditions that led to the death of a worker.

From the Web:

The Health & Safety Information Gap Report
Aberdeen Business School at Robert Gordon University carried out research into the role of information systems in enhancing health, safety and emergency response in the oil & gas industry.

Contractor, City of Mount Pearl face occupational health and safety charges
The Department of Government Services announced today that Weir’s Construction Ltd. and the City of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland have been charged with violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations in relation to an incident that occurred in September 2009.