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Describes the experience of the city of Port Lavaca, Texas in work safety incentives in 1995. City manager C.J. Webster's goal of reducing lost-time accidents; Monetary reward system; Insufficient follow-up and paperwork headaches as pitfalls to avoid. INSET: How to get management and employees on board..

Reports the move of Blockbuster Distribution Center to develop a stellar safety record at its video distribution warehouse in McKinney, Texas. Reevaluation of the safety program; Performance of monthly safety inspections; Factors influencing the job satisfaction of employees.

Interviews Construction Safety & Health Inc. president Delmar Tally about the company's industrial safety training programs for construction companies in Texas. Approach to training; Use of mobile training classrooms under the programs; Ways in which safety professionals can help ensure the success of training.

Previews 'Aviation Week & Space Technology' magazine's Operations & Safety Conference, which will be held April 3-5, 2001 in Dallas, Texas. Emphasis on aviation safety programs; Primary way of identifying safety problems; Keynote speech by American Airlines chairman Don Carty; List of speakers; Session topics.

The article highlights the significance of training and teamwork in helping the Texas Department of Transportation to reduce workplace injuries. Its safety improvements began with communication with the occupational safety division office performing safety audits and surveys of field operations. Up -to-date reports were created to calculate workers' compensation injury rates in each payroll unit and a system of safety incentives was set up to reward individuals.

Focuses on the need for the construction industry attitude to change to prevent accidents in the workplace in Texas. Elimination of shortcuts in the working area; Implementation of safety rules; Need to stop the bad practices in the working area.

Reports the higher risk of wastewater personnel of acquiring Hepatitis A compared to drinking water personnels in Texas. Factors posing a higher risk of acquiring the virus; Implications for industrial safety.

Reports that the United States Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission upheld an Occupational Safety and Health Administration citation against Albemarle Corp. of Pasadena, Texas for failing to provide adequate training to ensure safe handling of hazardous chemicals. Written procedures for removal of chemicals; Lack of unwritten guidelines.

The article focuses on the issue concerning the occupational safety and hygiene in the U.S., stressing on the importance in reporting work hazards. Greg Clark of Dallas-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. in Texas notes that the identification of hazards that may cause fatal and catastrophic loss and management of such hazards may potentially save a life. Moreover, it mentions the efforts Kimberly-Clark in finding means to reward the worker with most reports of hazards.

Presents news briefs related to occupational safety and health in the U.S. as of September 2004. RAE Systems Inc.'s acquisition of KLH, a China-based manufacturer of security, environmental and personal safety monitors; Shockwatch Inc.'s opening of a technical support center in Texas.

Reports that Phillips Petroleum Co. will pay penalties for safety and health violations at its facilities in Pasadena, Texas. Settlement deal for an explosion in the firm's chemical complex; Employment of safety and health consultants to ensure compliance with standards on process safety management.

Reports that United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials have lowered the construction death rate in north Texas through a series of measures that have reached out to Hispanic workers. Deaths of 35 construction workers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in 1999; Types of contractors that had the most fatalities and safety violations.

Reports on the increased focus on health and safety concerning chemical plants in Texas. Statistics on workplace fatalities in chemical plants; Programs of companies to keep accidents from happening.