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Lack of safety measures at construction sites causing accidents and taking lives
2022 - 02 -07
Stakeholders stress the need to implement safety standards on all construction sites.On July 14 last year, Engineer Satish Goit and driver Radhakrishna Thapa Magar went missing when the barrier of the Melamchi drinking water project’s gate No.17 tunnel burst. Site engineer Shekhar Khanal and Site Assistant Prem Bahadur Tamang were injured in the incident. The water was tested in the tunnel only a week before the incident.On December 27 of the same year, two engineers died at the Solukhola Dudh -
U.S. Department of Labor proposes $145K in Fines after Worker Suffers Fatal Injury at Chicago-area Pizza Manufacturer
2022 - 01 -28
Sanitation workers were exposed to equipment hazards during cleaning operations.By Shereen HashemJan 26, 2022A 42-year-old employee of a Crest Hill, Illinois frozen-pizza manufacturer suffered a fatal injury while cleaning a machine on July 20, 2021. An OSHA inspection determined that Rich Products Corp. failed to implement energy control procedures – commonly known as lockout/tagout. The company exposed its third-shift sanitation workers to serious hazards.According to a&n -
Construction safety report looks at hazard prevention for human-robot interactions
2022 - 01 -06
Silver Spring, MD — To help assess and quantify human-robot interaction safety hazards on construction worksites, a recently published report from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training details a newly developed practical process and tools for practitioners.CPWR researchers looked at hazards linked to the use of robotics and automation, such as drones, exoskeletons and “single-task” construction robots. They identified 40 such hazards and classified them into -
Oil Prices Rise On Record U.S. Oil Demand
2021 - 12 -17
The price of WTI crude rose nearly 2% on Thursday on EIA reports that U.S. implied petroleum products demand had risen to record heights.U.S. implied petroleum products demand rose to 23.191 million bpd for week ending December 10. The previous record was set during week ending August 27 of this year, which reached fresh highs of 22.820 million bpd.The increase in demand for petroleum products inspired fresh optimism in the market, as uncertainty in the markets faded after the Federal -
Russia Hasn’t Raised Gas Supply To Europe Despite Putin’s Promise
2021 - 12 -05
Russia has not materially increased natural gas supply via its pipelines to Europe, despite assurances from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Gazprom would start sending more gas after it completes filling Russian storage.In November, Russian gas supply to Europe was volatile, as gas flows on the Yamal-Europe pipeline via Belarus to Poland and Germany were low or non-existent on some days, and at times reversed to flow eastward from Poland.The uncertainty over how much additional v