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US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Ford Motor Co. for not repairing damaged overhead cranes at Buffalo Stamping Plant in western New York
Region 2 News Release: 10-827-NEW/BOS 2010-251
Tues., June 22, 2010
Contact: Ted Fitzgerald
Phone: 617-565-2074
E-mail: fitzgerald.edmund@dol.gov
US Labor Department’s OSHA cites Ford Motor Co. for not repairing damaged
overhead cranes at Buffalo Stamping Plant in western New York
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Ford Motor Co. Buffalo Stamping Plant in Hamburg, N.Y., with an alleged willful violation of safety standards for not repairing or removing unsafe overhead cranes from service. The citation follows an OSHA inspection opened in January 2010 in response to a complaint from workers at the plant.
OSHA standards require that employers inspect cranes to identify unsafe conditions and remove the cranes from operation until the hazards are corrected. OSHA’s inspection found five instances where overhead cranes used to lift and set dies or lift coils of steel were allowed to remain in service after defects were identified during inspections conducted in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The defects included worn brake drums, loose or sheared coupling bolts, and worn or damaged gears.
“Management’s ongoing knowledge of and failure to correct these repeatedly recognized defects exposed workers to potential crushing injuries had one or more of these cranes failed,” said Arthur Dube, OSHA’s area director for western New York. “It should not take an OSHA inspection and enforcement action to prompt an employer to complete necessary repairs that should have been made months, even years, ago.”
The willful citation carries a proposed fine of $70,000. OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with plain indifference to or intentional disregard for worker safety and health.
“One means of preventing hazards such as these is to establish an effective comprehensive workplace safety and health program, in which workers and employers work together to proactively evaluate, identify and eliminate hazardous conditions,” said Robert Kulick, OSHA’s regional administrator in New York.
Ford has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and proposed penalties to comply, meet with OSHA’s area director or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The inspection was conducted by OSHA’s Buffalo Area Office; telephone 716-551-3053. To report workplace accidents, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, call OSHA’s toll-free hotline at 800-321-6742.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to assure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
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Terasen Gas Expands SAP® Footprint to Gain a More Complete View of Its Customers
Terasen Gas Expands SAP® Footprint to Gain a More Complete View of Its Customers
Leading Gas Distribution Utility to Enhance Customer Service With SAP® Customer Relationship Management and Billing for Utilities Package
Surrey, BC, June 22, 2010 – SAP Canada Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), announced that Terasen Gas, a B.C.-based integrated energy solutions provider, will implement the SAP® Customer Relationship Management and Billing for Utilities package to enhance customer care service activities to address the changing needs of customers.
In recent years, Terasen’s business environment has changed considerably as a result of new government energy policies around greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, increasingly complex competitive challenges and evolving customer needs. By establishing a new customer care delivery model, Terasen intends to more effectively implement service offerings to customers, such as expanded energy conservation programs, which include knowledge and expertise related to energy conservation and the provincial energy marketplace.
“The customer care function at Terasen Gas is a vital part of providing service to our customers, and represents a core element of our business,” said Jan Marston, vice president, Customer Care, Human Resources and Operations Governance, Terasen Gas Inc. “Terasen Gas is committed to consistently achieving a high level of customer service. The updated customer service functions delivered by SAP will help ensure that we can better meet the needs of our customers and offer a continued high level of service quality in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive marketplace.”
With the SAP Customer Relationship Management and Billing for Utilities package, companies can further optimize performance by automating manual billing processes and establishing a central source of easily accessible, up-to-date information to improve the visibility of the customer across the organization. A simplified billing infrastructure enables companies to address changing billing requirements while minimizing further IT costs.
“Easy integration with our existing systems was a determining factor in our vendor evaluation process,” said David Legge, chief information officer, Terasen Gas Inc. “In addition to meeting our initial requirements and having the capability to support future functionality, the SAP offering can be integrated with our existing IT infrastructure, minimizing complexity and lowering the total cost of ownership.”
“Terasen has always shown a strong commitment to investing in technology to stay on top of the changing needs of its customers,” said Mark Aboud, managing director, SAP Canada. “We have enjoyed a relationship with Terasen for over 10 years, and have worked closely with them on establishing a significant SAP footprint. We look forward to helping Terasen to become a best-run business by enabling the company to continue delivering world-class service to its customers.”
The SAP Customer Relationship Management and Billing for Utilities package enables organizations to capitalize on customer insight, improve frontline efficiency and effectiveness, streamline critical business processes across customer touch points and quickly adapt to changing business and customer needs. For more information, visit the SAP for Utilities page on sap.com.
About Terasen Gas Inc.
Terasen Gas is mainly composed of the operations of Terasen Gas Inc. and Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc., both indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Fortis Inc. Fortis Inc., the largest investor-owned distribution utility in Canada, serves approximately 2,100,000 gas and electric customers and has total assets exceeding $12 billion. Its regulated holdings include Terasen Gas and electric utilities in five Canadian provinces and three Caribbean countries. Fortis Inc. owns non-regulated hydroelectric generation assets across Canada and in Belize and upper New York State. It also owns hotels and commercial real estate in Canada. Fortis Inc. shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade under the symbol FTS. Additional information can be accessed at www.fortisinc.com or www.sedar.com.
About SAP Canada Inc.
SAP Canada Inc., based in Toronto, is a subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), the world’s leading provider of business software*. SAP delivers solutions to help Canadian enterprises of all sizes to create efficiencies across supply chains and business operations, optimize performance and profitability, reduce costs, and increase competitive advantage. In addition, SAP Labs Canada, a division of SAP Canada Inc., develops cutting-edge software for a wide array of SAP applications from its Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver locations.
SAP Canada Inc. has more than 1,200 customers and over 2,200 employees across the country.
For further information, please visit www.sap.ca.
About SAP
SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software(*), offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With more than 97,000 customers in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol “SAP.” For more information, visit www.sap.com.
* SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, and related applications.
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For More Information Contact
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SAP Canada
+1 (416) 228-2828
tom.acorn@sap.com
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US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites manufacturing company for 9 serious safety violations following fatality at El Paso, Texas, worksite
Region 6 News Release: DOL-OSHA-10-830-DAL
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Contact: Elizabeth Todd
Phone: 972-850-4710
Email: todd.elizabeth@dol.gov
US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites manufacturing company for
9 serious safety violations following fatality at El Paso, Texas, worksite
EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Schneider Electric, doing business as Square D, in El Paso for alleged workplace safety violations following the electrocution fatality of a worker at the company’s facility on Northwestern Drive.
“Employees deserve a safe workplace,” said Jack Rector, OSHA’s area director in El Paso. “If the company had followed OSHA’s standards to ensure that testing equipment was free of electrical hazards, this tragedy could have been avoided.”
OSHA’s El Paso Area Office began its inspection on Jan. 21 after a worker was electrocuted when he grabbed the test leads on a shop-made cart the company used to test equipment. The investigation found that Schneider Electric, which employs about 160 workers at its El Paso facility, exposed workers to various electrical hazards during the testing process of equipment the company manufactures.
OSHA has cited the company with nine serious violations including failing to ensure personal protective equipment was tested and maintained; to ensure that workers who were testing the equipment wore proper electrical rated gloves, footwear and/or fire resistant clothing; to provide written procedures for equipment testing; to ensure that qualified employees were allowed to work on energized electrical parts or equipment, and to ensure that all electrical openings in boxes were properly covered and closed. A serious violation is one in which there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
Proposed penalties total $42,300.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of citations to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director in El Paso, or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Employers and workers with questions about workplace safety and health standards can call the El Paso Area Office at 915-534-6251 or OSHA’s toll-free hotline at 800-321-6742 to report workplace accidents, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to assure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
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Signature Exploration to Start Drilling on Koliba Prospect
Signature Exploration to Start Drilling on Koliba Prospect
Cash Flows From Drilling Expected This Summer
Houston, TX, June 23, 2010 – Signature Exploration and Production Corporation (OTCBB: SXLP), an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, exploitation and acquisition of onshore oil and natural gas properties in the U.S., announced on June 23 that the operator of the Koliba Prospect Well No. 2, located in Victoria County, Texas, is currently moving the drill rig onto the property. Signature Exploration owns a 15% working interest in the Koliba Prospect, which is valued to contain $5.8 million in estimated oil and gas reserves based on current prices.
“We are pleased to move forward with our first drilling project. We believe the fundamentals of oil remain strong, and that we are now positioned to exploit opportunities to begin generating cash flows from oil production at the Koliba Prospect this summer,” said Steven Weldon, Chairman and CEO of Signature Exploration and Production Corp.
The Koliba Prospect is a 173-acre lease located in the highly productive North McFadden Field near Bloomington, Texas. The Company has identified three (3) target zones at 5,880′, 5,350′, and 4,930′, in the Frio Sands. The Koliba Prospect will be drilled 250 feet from an originally large producing well and is considered a low risk / high reward prospect due to its proximity to previous wells in the prolific Frio interval.
About Signature Exploration and Production Corp.
Signature Exploration and Production Corp. is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, exploitation and acquisition of on-shore oil and natural gas properties in conventional producing areas along the gulf coast of Texas. Management’s strategy is to continue making acquisitions of select properties that have been identified as economically attractive, technically and geologically sound and have significant upside potential. Visit www.signatureexploration.com for more information.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements in this news release, which are not purely historical, are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, the impact of oil and gas prices, the ability to manage growth and acquisitions, equipment or human resources, the effect of economic and business conditions, the ability to attract and retain skilled personnel and factors outside the control of the Company. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this news release are reasonable, there can be no assurance those beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consider all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
For More Information Contact
Steven Weldon
CEO
Signature Exploration and Production Corp.
888.895.3594
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US Labor Department’s OSHA and Association of Energy Service Cos. renew alliance to promote safety and health in the oil and gas well industry
Region 6 News Release: 10-861-DAL (354)
June 23, 2010
Contact: Elizabeth Todd
Phone: 972-850-4710
Email: todd.elizabeth@dol.gov
US Labor Department’s OSHA and Association of Energy Service Cos. renew
alliance to promote safety and health in the oil and gas well industry
DALLAS – Enhanced workplace safety for oil and gas well workers is the goal of an alliance renewal signed today by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Association of Energy Service Cos.
“We welcome this opportunity to join with the AESC in emphasizing employer awareness of hazardous working conditions in the oil and gas well industry,” said William Burke, OSHA’s acting regional administrator in Dallas. “The joint resources of this continuing relationship will help make this industry as safe and healthy as possible.”
AESC, along with its member companies, will work closely with OSHA to enhance and build upon existing training and educational goals, outreach and communication goals, and workplace health, safety and environmental goals.
Established in 1956, the AESC originally represented oil well servicing contractors. In 1996 the association became known as the Association of Energy Service Cos. to reflect an increase in energy industry service providers and members. Association members now include field crews, engineers, manufacturers, and oil and gas producers and operators. OSHA and the AESC first signed a national alliance on March 30, 2005.
Through its Alliance Program, OSHA works with groups committed to safety and health, including businesses, trade and professional organizations, unions and educational institutions, to leverage resources and expertise to develop compliance assistance tools and resources, and share information with employers and employees to help prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the workplace. OSHA and the organization sign a formal agreement with goals that address training and education, outreach and communication, and promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health.
Employers and employees with questions about this or other OSHA alliances or partnerships may call the agency’s Dallas Regional Office at 972-850-4145 or its Dallas Area Office at 214-320-2400. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to assure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
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