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:: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 ::

U.S. Workplaces Becoming Safer The Conference Board press release
Ratings for some of the more traditional programs, such as safety committees and training, were less positive. This may be because respondents are very familiar with these safety and health management tools, since companies have employed them for decades. It may also suggest that survey participants view these programs more as necessary obligations than best practices.

A crushing death By TONY SCLAFANI and GREG GITTRICH
Barrientos and her partner were emptying large trash containers behind Public School 106 in Bushwick around 8 a.m. when the truck's rear compactor jammed, officials said. She climbed into the truck's hauler and yanked away several garbage bags. She then climbed back on top of the truck's cab, officials said.

What happened next is under investigation. But a department supervisor said Barrientos' partner, Thomas Baker, who was in the driver's seat, believed she was on the ground and turned on the mechanical arm.

The arm swung back and delivered a brutal 8,000-pound blow, pinning Barrientos between the top of the cab and the raised back portion of the truck, officials said.

Defective Safety System Blamed For Costly Utility Explosion kansascitychannel, AP
Steve Sanders, attorney for Allen-Bradley, said the guidebook was correct and was not followed by poorly trained KCP&L workers.

Sanders said an unlikely series of events led to an explosion. A worker got a plumbing snake caught and opened a backup valve that allowed sewage water to overflow from the toilets onto the floor. The water ran down cables into the computer system, he said.

Sanders said the water first shorted out a switch that another company had improperly installed in a backup safety system, knocking that system out. Sanders said then the water caused other shorts in the Allen-Bradley components that caused the gas lines to open. The KCP&L workers on duty at the time did not have the skills to recognize or handle the problems, Sanders said.

Government Lagging In Workplace Safety KFOXTV.com
90 percent of all accidents happen in construction.

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