Record #:

1952

Author(s):

Harrington, Dixie L.

Abstract:

After the worst workplace safety disaster in state history, the 1991 Hamlet chicken plant fire, the General Assembly strengthened OSHA by passing stricter laws, hiring more inspectors, and levying a non-compliance penalty on local governments.

Source:

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 9, Sept 1994, p1, 8-9, il

Subject(s):

Industrial accidents--Hamlet; Industrial safety--Laws and legislation