Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Senate Joins House in Passing Compounding Pharmacy Oversight Bill
Nov 14 2013 // The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill designed to tighten government oversight of pharmacies that custom-mix prescription drugs, in the wake of last year’s deadly meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated pain...
Manufacturer Faces Nearly $148K in Fines for Amputation Hazards in Ohio
Nov 1 2013 // Napoleon Spring Works Inc., a manufacturer of garage door hardware, has been cited $147,600 in proposed penalties by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 16 safety...
The Robots Are Coming!
Oct 21 2013 // Robots of the future could improve business efficiencies, but companies must implement risk management beyond legal requirements to minimize accidents and damage to their reputation. In recent years, robotics applications...
Insurers: Product Recalls a ‘Death Sentence’ to Food Manufacturers, Coverage Demand Still Lags
Oct 7 2013 // Food recalls are on the rise, but that isn’t necessarily because food manufacturers are not meeting safety requirements and more food is contaminated or unsafe. In fact, insurers in the product recall space who...
Fort Worth Manufacturer Cited for Serious Safety Violations; Fined $88K
Oct 2 2013 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Fort Worth F&D Head Co. for 18 serious safety violations, carrying $88,200 in proposed penalties, for exposing workers to...
Manufacturing Growth to Aid Midwest Economy
Oct 2 2013 // A new survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests that manufacturing growth will help fuel the regional economy through the end of the year, according to a report released on Oct. 1. The overall...
Compensation Talks Start in Geneva for Bangladesh Factory Victims
Sep 11 2013 // Representatives of retailers, labor unions and non-governmental organizations began meeting today in Geneva to discuss compensation for those killed or injured in two factory disasters in Bangladesh. Today’s talks...
Manufacturer to Pay $1.3M in Penalties, Fines for Worker Death in South Dakota
Sep 10 2013 // Federal officials announced that Adams Thermal Systems Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.33 million to resolve criminal penalties and fines in a prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S....
Product Safety Recalls Generating Greater Insurance Risks
Sep 9 2013 // Consumer product safety recalls in the United States have escalated significantly in recent years, up 61 percent since 2007, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Financial disaster can result...
Wal-Mart Says It Could Loan $50M to Bangladesh Factories for Workplace Safety
Aug 30 2013 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. told investors on Thursday that it could provide up to $50 million in low-interest loans or other types of payments to Bangladesh factory owners for building improvements. The money is part of the more...
Texas Cabinet Manufacturer Fined $267K for Severe Work Hazards
Aug 19 2013 // Federal officials have cited a San Antonio, Texas-based cabinet manufacturer with 29 safety and health violations and a proposed penalty of $267,434. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Rates for Same Workplace Injuries Vary by State: Study
Aug 13 2013 // Rates of serious workplace injury and illness vary significantly between states, even for workers in the same industries, according to a recent report. Allsup, a provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)...
Remington Asks Judge To Dismiss Montana Lawsuit Over Rifle
Aug 8 2013 // Gun manufacturer Remington has asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit by Montanans who bought a type of rifle that can reportedly misfire without the trigger being pulled. Allen Bowker and Eric...
Towers Watson Places $60M Cat Bond for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance
Jul 25 2013 // Towers Watson Capital Markets Inc., a subsidiary of global professional services company Towers Watson, announced it recently arranged a private placement catastrophe bond, Sullivan Re 2013-1, which closed at $60 million....
Court Bars Lawsuit in Oklahoma Airplane Crash
Jul 15 2013 // Alabama’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit involving a deadly 2005 Oklahoma airplane crash is time-barred and must be dismissed. The decision by the Alabama Supreme Court involves the second of two lawsuits...
Retailers Plan Bangladesh Factory Inspections under Safety Pact
Jul 9 2013 // A group of mainly European retailers has finalized a plan to conduct coordinated inspections of factories in Bangladesh in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the Rana Plaza disaster that killed 1,129 people in April. The...
Wal-Mart, Gap, Other U.S. Brands Ready $50M Bangladesh Safety Fund: WSJ
Jun 27 2013 // Gap Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are among U.S. retailers finalizing an agreement to establish a $50 million, five-year fund to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh garment factories, the Wall Street Journal reported,...
Australian Safety Regulator Faults Rolls-Royce over Qantas Engine Explosion
Jun 27 2013 // Rolls-Royce Plc repeatedly failed to identify a defect that caused one of its engines to explode on a Qantas Airways Ltd aircraft carrying more than 400 people over Indonesia three years ago, an Australian safety regulator...
Marsh Cites ‘Lessons Learned’ from Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Jun 25 2013 // A report from Marsh on the recent Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 people cites the “serious risks that labor conditions can pose not only to workers, but also to...
Solar Construction: Too Hot to Handle?
Jun 17 2013 // The solar construction industry has been extremely hot in recent years. Perhaps, too hot. The sector’s rapid growth has led to an oversupply of solar panels, which has turned up the heat on manufacturers to lower...
