Last year, WorkSafeBC (British Columbia) enhanced its Special Care Services team to provide more …
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Safety and Loss Control
Welders in Canada Overexposed to Hazardous Fumes
A recent study out of Manitoba (Canada) has found that a large proportion of welders in the …
Australia Officials Hold Information Sessions for Workers
Contractors are often called to domestic premises to clean/paint a roof, undertake renovations or …
Australia Officials Hold Information Sessions for WorkersRead More
MSHA Issues 250 Citations in November Mine Inspections
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration recently announced that …
MSHA Issues 250 Citations in November Mine InspectionsRead More
Australian Company Fined after Worker is Crushed to Death
A glass importing and supply company has been fined $190,000 after a man was crushed to death when …
Australian Company Fined after Worker is Crushed to DeathRead More
Non-Fatal Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Declined in 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics recently announced that non-fatal …
Non-Fatal Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Declined in 2009Read More
Australia Files Proceedings against Employer in Mine Worker Death
Australias federal work health and safety regulator, Comcare, has launched Federal Court …
Australia Files Proceedings against Employer in Mine Worker DeathRead More
Thousands Suffer Preventable Hearing Loss Due to High Workplace Noise Levels
OSHA is extending until March 21, 2011 the comment period on interpretation of parts of its noise …
Thousands Suffer Preventable Hearing Loss Due to High Workplace Noise LevelsRead More
Researchers Ask What Ails Older Farmers To Detect Occupational Illness and Injury
Manitoba researchers have spent the last month or so seeking input from farmers 55 and older to …
Researchers Ask What Ails Older Farmers To Detect Occupational Illness and InjuryRead More
UK OSHA Improves Construction Safety Standards
Great Britain’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has signed an agreement with the Building …
Europe Health and Safety Program Proposed
Plans for a universal qualification and training framework for health and safety professionals …
Unions Want Transparency on Worker Exposure to Nanomaterials
The Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) recently adopted a second …
Unions Want Transparency on Worker Exposure to NanomaterialsRead More
Physical Abilities of 55-64 Yr. Old Workers a Concern for Singapore Companies
A 2010 Singapore labor force survey reports that the employment rate for older workers aged 55 to …
Physical Abilities of 55-64 Yr. Old Workers a Concern for Singapore CompaniesRead More
Employer Modified Machine That Severed Employees Fingers
A worker in a Great Britain factory, manufacturing lids for food containers, had four fingers …
Employer Modified Machine That Severed Employees FingersRead More
OSHA Looking at Occupational Noise Exposure Standards
OSHA is proposing to issue an interpretation of the term "feasible administrative or …
OSHA Looking at Occupational Noise Exposure StandardsRead More
Survey Says Work Adversely Affecting Health of 25 Percent of European Workers
The first results of the fifth European Working Conditions Survey was presented recently by the …
Survey Says Work Adversely Affecting Health of 25 Percent of European WorkersRead More
British Columbia Construction Safety Groups Join Forces
The construction industry in British Columbia has finalized the amalgamation of two of …
British Columbia Construction Safety Groups Join ForcesRead More
Burn Pits Are Dangerous for Workers and Military Troops
American employers working oversee as contractors to the United States Government must purchase a …
Burn Pits Are Dangerous for Workers and Military TroopsRead More
Hiring Youth: Minors and Workers Compensation
Thinking about hiring your teenager to sweep the floors and carry out the trash? It is a great …
Did Drug Manufacturer Contribute to Lab Technician Death
A drug manufacturer has pleaded not guilty to five charges in the death of a lab technician who …
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