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Investigators seek cause of chemical blasts in Louisiana
State and federal investigators in Louisiana are working to uncover what caused fatal blasts at two different chemical plants in the span of two days. The second explosion took place Friday night at the CF Industries plant in Donaldsonville, a small...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Tesco stops sourcing from a Bangladesh factory due to safety concerns
ReutersLONDON/DHAKA (Reuters) - Tesco, the world's No. 3 retailer, has stopped sourcing clothes from a factory in Bangladesh after discovering serious problems with the safety of the site, the company said on Saturday. The move follows a survey the British-...Tags: Technology, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Tesco plc, Consumer Goods Industries, Plant Openings
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S.F. officials blast Kaiser for hiking rates for public workers
SAN FRANCISCO — Officials who oversee the healthcare plans of San Francisco public employees and their families excoriated Kaiser executives Thursday for failing to adequately explain a proposed rate increase, but ultimately voted to back it as...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government, Healthcare Policies
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Second worker dies from Louisiana chemical plant explosion
ReutersBy Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, June 14 (Reuters) - A second person died on Friday as a result of an explosion that rocked the Williams Olefins petrochemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, and injured more than 100 workers a day earlier. Scott Thrower, 47,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Williams Companies Incorporated
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Detroit to stop paying some debt, putting it in default
ReutersDETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit said on Friday it would stop making payments on some of its about $18.5 billion debt, which would put it in default, and the "insolvent" city called on most of its creditors to accept pennies on the dollar to help it avoid...Tags: Politics, Insurance, Bankruptcy, Credit Ratings, MBIA Incorporated
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2nd victim dies from Louisiana chemical plant explosion
HOUSTON--A second worker injured in an explosion and fire at a central Louisiana petrochemical plant has died and a few others remained hospitalized Friday. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, La., suffered burns Thursday morning in the explosion at the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Explosions, Environmental Issues, Emergency Incidents, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Second worker dies from Louisiana plant blast
ReutersNEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A second person died on Friday as a result of an explosion that rocked the Williams Olefins petrochemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, and injured more than 100 workers a day earlier. Scott Thrower, 47, died as a result of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Explosions, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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S.F. grudgingly backs Kaiser rate hike for public workers
SAN FRANCISCO — Officials who oversee the healthcare plans that cover San Francisco public employees this week excoriated Kaiser executives for failing to adequately explain a proposed rate increase but ultimately voted to back it. The city's...Tags: Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government, Healthcare Policies, Public Employees
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Farm safety and employee management
It was a bit of a coincidence that one day when I was reflecting on the HOSTA (Hazardous Occupation and Safety Training in Agriculture, or “Tractor Safety” School) that was recently held in Winner, I read an interesting entry in the journal type book by...Tags: Employees, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace
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Freeman offers public option
HealthAs a Democrat in a Republican-controlled legislature being led by a Republican governor, state Rep. Bob Freeman can file any bill he wants. Getting them into law is a whole 'nother thing. But that didn't stop the reliably liberal Freeman, representing the... -
Beacon to break ground on building in Elkhart
South Bend TribuneBeacon Health System officials are planning to break ground Wednesday on a new Elkhart General Home Care building. The 36,500-square-foot facility will be a base for health workers who provide home care in the Elkhart area. It will house a Medicare-...Tags: Employees, Health Insurance, Career and Workplace, Government Health Care
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Regulator wants to bar Anthem from small-business health exchange
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones wants industry giant Anthem Blue Cross barred from the state's new health exchange for small businesses because he says the company imposes excessive rate hikes. Jones said the state's largest for-profit...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Insurance, Healthcare Provider, Small Businesses, Employment Opportunities
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