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Fewer Worker Deaths Investigated by OSHA in FY 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said its enforcement has led to fewer workers dying. OSHA, a part of the Department of Labor, said it investigated 826 worker deaths in fiscal year ...
Americans’ Concern With Safety in Religious, School Settings Climbs: Survey
More than half of Americans (54 percent) say their top safety concern while attending religious services or community, nonprofit and school events is an armed intruder or physical violence incident, ...
Lawsuit: Insufficient Testing May Have Put Titanic Sub Passengers in Extreme Danger
The company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be catastrophic safety problems posed by the way it ...
Aclaimant Raises $15M to Expand Safety/Risk Management Software Lineup and Reach
Aclaimant nailed down $15 million, venture capital financing the safety and risk management insurance technology startup will use to fuel further product innovation, hiring, marketing, sales and ...
Tesla Will Recall 135,000 U.S. Vehicles Over Touch Screen Safety Concerns
Tesla Inc has agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles with touchscreen displays that could fail and raise the risk of a crash after U.S. auto safety regulators sought the recall last ...
Aclaimant, a Safety and Risk Management Software Startup, Raises $10M
The InsurTech Aclaimant secured $10 million in venture capital financing to help grow the reach of its workflow platform for safety and risk management. With cash in hand, the Chicago-based startup ...
Direct Line’s Discount Encourages Switch to Tesla Autopilot System
Britain's largest motor insurer Direct Line is offering Tesla Inc drivers in Britain a 5-percent discount for switching on the car's autopilot system, seeking to encourage use of a system it hopes ...
Trump Budget Would Eliminate Industrial Disaster Watchdog Agency
When a Texas City refinery exploded in 2005, 15 people died. Months later, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board found that putting workers in temporary trailers near danger zones at the plant raised the ...