Federal occupational health inspectors fined a Louisiana chemical manufacturer more than $92,000 for failing to inspect safety valves, not maintaining stairwells, exposing workers to corrosive materials and a leaking, 30,000-gallon hot water tank.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited PPG Industries of Westlake last week for violations of federal work safety protocol found during an April inspection.
OSHA's Baton Rouge Area director called the violations "disturbing," saying that not inspecting safety valves could have "catastrophic" conseq...
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