Editor’s note: The following is a memorandum sent from President Obama to the Heads of …
Presidential POWER Initiative for FEDERAL Workers and Ensuring Re-employmentRead More
Safety and Loss Control
Why Some Farm Workers Must Bring Own Water or Go Without
Heat related enforcement efforts recently resulted in the halting of two farming operations with …
Why Some Farm Workers Must Bring Own Water or Go WithoutRead More
CANADA Employers Must Have Workplace Violence Policy
An Act (Bill 168) to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to violence and …
CANADA Employers Must Have Workplace Violence PolicyRead More
15 Tips to Reduce Distracted Driving Injuries
Georgia became the 26th state to ban texting while driving On July 1, 2010. (Various other states …
Take a Lesson From the Europeans – Know Three Ways to Prepare Generation X for Safer Work Environments
Tomorrow’s architects, engineers, health professionals and business administrators will all need to …
BRITAIN Experiences Huge Rise in Agricultural Deaths
New figures for the number of workers fatally injured in the British agriculture sector were …
BRITAIN Experiences Huge Rise in Agricultural DeathsRead More
NEW ZEALAND Employers Urged to Improve Forklift Safety After Death at Timber Operation
Employers are urged to make sure their workers are able to work safely around machinery according …
NEW ZEALAND Employers Urged to Improve Forklift Safety After Death at Timber OperationRead More
Turkish Mining Accident Leads to Labor Union Calls for Fewer Subcontractors
Turkish trade union organizations recently denounced the growing use of sub-contracting following a …
Turkish Mining Accident Leads to Labor Union Calls for Fewer SubcontractorsRead More
Innovative Study of Workplace Hazards Includes Hunting and Trucking Risks
To study the air workers in auto repair shops breathe, analysts with the SHARP Program, the …
Innovative Study of Workplace Hazards Includes Hunting and Trucking RisksRead More
GREAT BRITAIN Sees Record Lows in Workplace Deaths
A dramatic drop is seen in workers killed (3) at work in Great Britain’s North East between …
Campaigners for British Disability Rights Protest Planned Changes to Work Capacity Assessment
Campaigners for disability rights in Great Britain are protesting planned changes to the Work …
Ireland Health and Safety Authority Inspections Increased by 15%
Ireland’s Health and Safety Authority Annual Report for 2009 was unveiled by Dara Calleary, …
Ireland Health and Safety Authority Inspections Increased by 15%Read More
CANADA Employers and Workers Join Forces to Reduce Workplace Injuries
Bosses and workers are being encouraged to join hands to involve employees at a higher level …
CANADA Employers and Workers Join Forces to Reduce Workplace InjuriesRead More
Workplace Injury and Illness Rates Above National Average at 15,000 Companies
Fifteen thousand workplaces with injury and illness rates above the national average rate were …
Workplace Injury and Illness Rates Above National Average at 15,000 CompaniesRead More
It’s Not Enough to Tell Roofers Not to Stand on Skylights
Employers are reminded even when they subcontract work out they are still responsible for providing …
It’s Not Enough to Tell Roofers Not to Stand on SkylightsRead More
3 Step Approach for Loss Prevention for Work Compensation Program
One of the keys to achieving a profitable business is protecting the business from unnecessary …
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What is a Hazwoper or How the Gulf Oil Spill is Affecting Workers Compensation
As in any natural disaster, the personnel responsible for after care are vulnerable to various …
What is a Hazwoper or How the Gulf Oil Spill is Affecting Workers CompensationRead More
Stress Concerns Increase Over European Workplace Safety
Concern about psychosocial risks such as stress, violence, and harassment is increasing in European …
Stress Concerns Increase Over European Workplace SafetyRead More
Airline Ground Worker Loses Leg Company Fined
American Airlines was fined £70,000 ($101,519) after a ground support worker’s leg …
Bed Manufacturers Don’t Go to Sleep on Injuries
Employees in the bed manufacturing industry suffer manual handling injuries such as back and upper …
