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Nucor Presents Quaker Chemical with Safety Award
Apr. 28, 2010 - Quaker Chemical was recently recognized by Nucor Steel for its ongoing commitment to the safety and well-being of their employees as well as those of their customers. A Safety Excellence Award was presented to Quaker Chemical during the Nucor Safety Summit.
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AK Tube Plants Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
Apr. 23, 2010 - The Columbus, Ind., and Walbridge, Ohio, plants of AK Tube have received the Safety Award of Merit from the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International. The award annually recognizes companies for outperforming their industry's injury and illness rate by at least 10%.
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AK Steel Coke Plant Recognized for Safety Performance
Mar. 29, 2010 - AK Steel's Ashland, Ky., coke plant has received the Max Eward Safety Award from the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute. Employees at the plant worked the entire year of 2009 without a single OSHA-recordable injury.
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Injuries Down in ArcelorMittal Companies
Feb. 15, 2010 - In 2009, the total number of injuries with lost work days in ArcelorMittal Ostrava was nine, compared with a previous 21 injuries. The rolling mills of ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek reported no injury with lost work days last year.
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Fatalities at ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Newcastle Works
Jan. 4, 2010 - Four employees of ArcelorMittal South Africa lost their lives following an accident at its Newcastle plant in KwaZulu Natal on December 30. A fifth employee was hospitalized in stable condition. The employees were working on Basic Oxygen Furnace No. 3 when they collapsed as a result of a suspected gas leak.
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Tata Steel Launches Safety Mascot
Dec. 22, 2009 - Tata Steel aims to produce “injury-free steel” with help from its new safety mascot Jeevan, which is adorned with Personal Protective Equipment such as goggles, helmet, safety shoes, and jacket—mandatory gear before entering the Steel Works.
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AK Tube Plant Recertified in VPP Safety Program
Nov. 25, 2009 - The Columbus, Ind., plant of AK Tube has been recertified as a Star site in the Indiana Department of Labor's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). The Star designation signifies that the plant's safety programs surpass OSHA requirements.
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Tata Steel Mine Honored with National Safety Award
Oct. 30, 2009 - The National Safety Award was given to Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division—an open cast mine—(Quarry South East) for holding the record of “lowest injury frequency rate” for the year 2007. It is the third consecutive year that the division’s safe work culture has been acknowledged nationally.
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OSHA Levies $82,500 Fine on Republic Engineered Products
Oct. 23, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cites steel mill Republic Engineered Products in Lorain, Ohio, with one alleged willful and one alleged repeat citation of federal workplace safety and health standards.
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Nucor Steel Improves Worker Hearing Protection
Oct. 15, 2009 - Nucor Steel is using new state-of-the-art VeriPRO earplug fit testing technology from Howard Leight to evaluate whether each individual employee is receiving optimal on-the-job hearing protection.
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OSHA Cites Quinco Steel for Violations
Oct. 6, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cites Quinco Steel with proposed penalties totaling $111,100, for alleged willful, serious, and repeat violations of federal workplace safety and health standards.
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AK Tube's Walbridge Plant Receives Safety Award
May 27, 2009 - The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, division of Safety and Hygiene presents AK Tube’s Walbridge, Ohio, plant with a Special Award for working 803,114 hours (from November 14, 2006, to December 31, 2008) without a lost-time injury.
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OAO Severstal Boosts Plant Safety Performance in 2008
Mar. 24, 2009 - Severstal’s Russian Steel division reduces job-related incidents by 37% in 2008, thanks to the investment of RUR 330.1 million and the execution of more than 250 actions to improve industrial and fire safety as well as workplace labor conditions at its Cherepovets Steel Mill.
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AK Tube’s Walbridge Plant Honored for Safety Performance
May 21, 2008 - AK Tube’s Walbridge, Ohio, plant is honored for its safety performance – including zero lost-time injuries in 2007 - with two awards from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, division of Safety and Hygiene.
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AK’s Ashland Coke Plant Wins Industry Safety Award
Feb. 4, 2008 - Employees at AK Steel’s Ashland, Ky., coke plant earn the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute’s Max Eward Safety Award, in recognition of having the best safety record during 2007 for an ACCCI-member coke plant.
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Republic Seeks OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification
Oct. 30, 2007 - Republic Engineered Products will seek certification to the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Standard OHSAS 18001:2007 as part of the cooperative efforts with its union to promote ‘Health, Safety and the Environment’.
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Worthington Safety Program Reduces Serious Injuries by 44%
Aug. 28, 2007 - Worthington Industries reports first-year results for its safety management program, including a 44% reduction in serious injuries, 22% reduction in total OSHA recordable injuries, and 31% reduction in the number of workers’ compensation claims.
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OSHA Cites Republic for Safety and Health Violations
Jul. 12, 2007 - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposes $163,000 in fines against Republic Engineered Products for alleged multiple willful, serious and repeat violations of federal workplace safety and health standards.
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AK Tube Plant Receives Safety Award
Jun. 4, 2007 - AK Tube LLC’s Columbus, Ind., plant receives the ‘Safety Award of Merit’ from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International for its 2006 safety performance.
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Tube City IMS Earns Safety Award for Cayce Facility
May 4, 2007 - Tube City’s IMS Division operation in Cayce, S.C., earns the Palmetto Safety Excellence Award from the South Carolina Occupational Safety Council for its outstanding safety performance in 2006.
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AK’s Coshocton Works Honored for Safety Performance
Apr. 23, 2007 - AK Steel’s Coshocton, Ohio, Works has earned three awards from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, division of Safety and Hygiene for the plant's outstanding 2006 safety performance.
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AK Steel Coke Plant Earns Safety Award
Mar. 12, 2007 - For the second consecutive year, employees of AK Steel's Ashland, Ky., coke plant have earned the Max Eward Safety Award, presented annually by the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute (ACCCI). The award recognizes the ACCCI-member coke plant having the best safety record during 2006
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AK Steel Joins OSHA Safety and Health Partnership
Mar. 1, 2007 - March 1, 2007 — AK Steel is joining with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to form a strategic partnership to further strengthen safety and h
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SMA Presents 2007 Safety Award
Feb. 20, 2007 - Feb. 20, 2007 — The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) presented its 2007 Achievement in Safety Award to
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