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OSHA issues record $87 million fine to BP
By SAM HANANEL (AP) – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a record $87 million fine against oil giant BP PLC for failing to correct safety hazards after a 2005 explosion killed 15 people at its Texas City refinery.
The fine — the largest in OSHA's history — comes after a 6-month inspection revealed hundreds of violations of a 2005 agreement to repair hazards at the refinery.
OSHA also said the company committed hundreds of new violations by failing to follow industry controls on pressure relief safety systems and other precautions.
BP said it believed it was in "full compliance" with the settlement agreement and will work with government officials to resolve the issue.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gA7UiMYLuUZx7qmGVl1dGib4QkpgD9BLFCH81
One would have thought that the 15 lives lost in that explosion would have been incentive enough to clean up their act. Pitiful.
By SAM HANANEL (AP) – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a record $87 million fine against oil giant BP PLC for failing to correct safety hazards after a 2005 explosion killed 15 people at its Texas City refinery.
The fine — the largest in OSHA's history — comes after a 6-month inspection revealed hundreds of violations of a 2005 agreement to repair hazards at the refinery.
OSHA also said the company committed hundreds of new violations by failing to follow industry controls on pressure relief safety systems and other precautions.
BP said it believed it was in "full compliance" with the settlement agreement and will work with government officials to resolve the issue.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gA7UiMYLuUZx7qmGVl1dGib4QkpgD9BLFCH81
One would have thought that the 15 lives lost in that explosion would have been incentive enough to clean up their act. Pitiful.