Houston Maritime Lawyers Urge Shipyard Employers to Follow OSHA Guidelines on Rigging Safety
Thursday, 05 May 2011 20:54
Injury prevention sheet shows ways to avoid common rigging hazards that shipyard workers face, say Houston maritime attorneys Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin.
Houston, TX (PRWEB) - The Houston maritime accident and injury lawyers of Arnold & Itkin LLP today encouraged shipyard employers and workers to review new guidance on rigging injury prevention from the federal agency charged with overseeing workplace safety.
The recently issued Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheet (SHIPS) on rigging from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides information about common causes of falls, shocks, amputations, crushing injuries and fatalities in the maritime industry.
Allegations Indicate BP Cut Corners on Safety Aboard Oil Rig, Texas Maritime Lawyers Say
Friday, 25 June 2010 22:17
Texas maritime lawyers react to a former Deepwater Horizon worker’s claims that BP failed to repair problems with a blowout preventer before the April 20 explosion.
Drilling managers on the Deepwater Horizon likely acted recklessly if they knew one of the control pods for the blowout preventer on the drilling rig was faulty and made no efforts to repair it, Texas maritime lawyer Kurt Arnold says.
“We take very seriously the need to maintain safety equipment designed to protect oil rig workers and our Gulf coast,” said Arnold, a partner in Arnold & Itkin LLP, a Houston personal injury law firm. “The latest allegations paint an even worse picture of likely gross negligence or willful misconduct before the explosion that caused the deaths of 11 workers and led to the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf that ranks as the nation’s worst,” Arnold said.
