Risk and Compliance
PG&E reaches bankruptcy deal with California governor
The utility’s outdated system triggered a series of catastrophic wildfires in 2017 and 2018.
Trump confirms Canada-US border to be closed to non-essential travel
Essential travel will be allowed to continue to preserve critical supply chains.
Airports poised to lose $1.3B amid travel collapse, says industry group
Many major airlines will be operating at half capacity by next month amid border closures and slashed flight schedules.
Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses
Even if the research goes well, a vaccine would not be available for widespread use for 12 to 18 months.
Great Northern Insulation fined $125,000 after worker fatality
Accident occurred while installing chains on a truck that was not properly immobilized.
Disasters foretold: Boeing 737 Max 8 and Lac Megantic
Is the erosion of regulations to blame for notorious transportation tragedies?
Drowning of worker who fell in vat of acid ruled accidental
Sixty-year-old fell into the vat at Techmetals Inc. in Ohio on Jan. 21.
SNC-Lavalin settles Libya charges, pleads guilty to single count of fraud
Plea deal includes a $280-million fine to be paid over five years.
Airline went into records after Max crash, engineer says
Ethiopian Airlines’ whistleblower points to pattern of corruption including fabricating documents, signing off on shoddy repairs and even beating those who got out of line.
Investigators on site of France’s huge chemical plant fire
About 130 complaints have been filed mostly over potential health risks following the Sept. 26 fire.
Reports say Boeing insider filed safety complaint about Max
Faulty data from sensors triggered an automatic nose-down push that pilots were not able to overcome before crashes in Indonesia last October and in Ethiopia in March.
Goodyear ordered to pay US$6.7M for death from exploding tire
Garbage truck driver killed when a tire he was inflating exploded.
AP Sources: Boeing changing Max software to use 2 computers
In the new configuration, both of the plane’s flight control computers would be monitored by software.
Navy to release health study 15 years after deadly submarine fire
Navy conceded crew of HMCS Chicoutimi had been exposed to a nasty chemical cocktail.
Former Microsoft employee gets 2 years for embezzlement
Tran oversaw Microsoft’s promotional relationship with the NFL.
