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Research Triangle Park, NC, USA (27 July 2010) —The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today that process safety expert David Cummings, Global Process Safety Management Competency Leader for DuPont Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), will deliver a keynote address at ISA Automation Week 2010 on 6 October in Houston, Texas, USA.

An Eastford jet engine components manufacturer faces nearly $140,000 in federal fines for alleged violations of chemical, mechanical, electrical and other hazards. Business - Manufacturing - Jet engine - Occupational safety and health - Aerospace and Defense

MELAKA, July 29 (Bernama) -- Accidents at work places have resulted in 5,116 deaths from 2006 to 2009 says the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH).

The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration has alleged 41 serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at EDAC Technologies Corp., a Farmington, Conn., aircraft parts manufacturing plant.

An Eastford, Conn., jet engine components manufacturer faces nearly $140,000 in federal fines for alleged violations of chemical, mechanical, electrical and other hazards.

A Regina business has pleaded guilty to two charges under the province's Occupational Health and Safety regulations and fined $2,100.

STEUBENVILLE - An employer can have good safety programs in place, make sure employees are properly equipped and trained and still face a fine on a quick inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Only 11 out of 51 bakeries inspected in the capital by the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) were found observing hygiene standards. The food Authority, which has stepped up its campaign against bakeries for ignoring health and safety standards, served 93 warnings on Tuesday.

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Internationally renowned Plano surgeon co-invented technology PLANO, Texas, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifteen-year-old Tressa Scott of Allen hasn't been able to stand up straight for more than a year -- until now. The Allen teenager grew an inch and a half and gained a dramatically straighter spine after undergoing a complex spinal surgery using a new type of surgical robot available at ...