Vale charged in fatal Ontario mine tragedy

Health and safety charges have been laid against a mining company and one of its supervisors in the deaths of two Sudbury, Ont., miners, provincial Labour Minister Matt Blajer announced in a news release Thursday. Both workers were killed when a torrent of wet mud and ore flooded the tunnel where they were working at Vale's Stobie Mine in Sudbury on June 8, 2011. More on CBC News. Official corporate info on Vale's Sudbury operations. Vale (VALE5:BM&FBOVESPA) is a Global Compact participant since 2007/09/12 Vale was a USD 20,000-100,000 contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2009.

U.S. OSHA cites Akzo Nobel for nine serious health and safety violations

On November 8 2011, Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC in Morris, a manufacturer of chemical surfactants, was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for nine serious violations of OSHA’s process safety management standards.
OSHA initiated the inspection in May after a release of methyl chloride was reported at the plant. Proposed fines total $63,000.

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Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC is a U.S. subsidiary of Dutch company Akzo Nobel nv, a Global Compact participant since 2004/10/01.