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Methane in the oil and gas industry

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Methane gas emissions are commonplace in the oil and gas industry, mainly at gas wells where hydraulic fracturing takes place.

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Restaurant employees allege negligence after gas explosion

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Employees of JJ’s restaurant in Kansas City filed a lawsuit against five companies and one person after a natural gas explosion in February.

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Transocean CEO admits the company could have done more to prevent rig explosion

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During the trial regarding the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Transocean Ltd. CEO Steven Newman said the company could have done more to prevent the oil rig explosion.

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The dangers of hydrogen sulfide

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Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic gas known by several different names including sewer gas, stink damp, swamp gas and manure gas.

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Gas leak threatens area of Kansas City

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A natural gas leak in Kansas City made for an extremely dangerous situation as firefighters tried to battle flames at a local nail salon March 21.

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102 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire

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In 1911, 146 employees working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York’s Greenwich Village were killed in a factory fire.

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Protecting workers from carbon monoxide exposure

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In order to keep employees safe from carbon monoxide exposure and prevent injury or death from poisoning, employers need to provide not only education and training but proper safety equipment to alert workers of hazardous situations

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Worker experience is not enough to prevent injury

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Although employers are responsible for providing adequate training to prevent employee injury, they must also install safety equipment.

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Detecting sulfur dioxide in the workplace

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In an area like the oil industry where dangerous chemicals and gases may be present, the prevention of worker injury is important.

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Carnival launches investigation of cruise ships

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Faulty safety equipment can compromise employee safety.

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