A recently released indicator report shows while health and safety management is improving, New …
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Workplace Health and Safety
Vibrating Hand Tools Risk Workers Health at British Plant
Vehicle manufacturer Land Rover has been prosecuted by Great Britain's Health and Safety …
Vibrating Hand Tools Risk Workers Health at British PlantRead More
OSHA Fines Company 1.2 Million over Asbestos Removal
OSHA has issued penalties of $1,247,400 to AMD Industries Inc. in Cicero, Illinois after five …
OSHA Fines Company 1.2 Million over Asbestos RemovalRead More
Union Says Cost Cutting Motive for Measures Impacting Workplace Safety
Cost-cutting, not deregulation, is the motive for a package of measures announced by the government …
Union Says Cost Cutting Motive for Measures Impacting Workplace SafetyRead More
Nova Scotia 200 Schools and Hospitals Need Fire Inspections
Fire inspections are required at 17 hospitals and 201 schools across Nova Scotia, according to an …
Nova Scotia 200 Schools and Hospitals Need Fire InspectionsRead More
Hospital Bed Rail Traps Nursing Home Resident
A Llangollen, Wales nursing home has been fined following the suffocation of an elderly woman after …
Alberta Study on Effect of Dust Fumes on Female Workers
A study underway at the University of Alberta (Canada) may offer more detail on health effects that …
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British Columbia School District to Enhance Violence Prevention
WorkSafeBC has ordered a provincial school district to beef up violence prevention in workplace …
British Columbia School District to Enhance Violence PreventionRead More
Mine Safety Agency Issues Withdrawal Orders at Kentucky Mine
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued 10 withdrawal …
Mine Safety Agency Issues Withdrawal Orders at Kentucky MineRead More
Fine in Walmart Employee Fatality Case Upheld
A judge has upheld a fine against Wal-Mart Stores Inc issued by U.S. workplace safety regulators …
Irish Minister Wants Improved Safety on Farms
Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton recently joined with …
Bans on Workplace Smoking Lighting Up in All but South
By 2020, work sites could be smoke-free throughout most of the country except in the …
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Supreme Court Ruling on False Claims Act Lawsuit
The Supreme Court recently stated that a Freedom of Information Act request might not be used to …
European OSHA Launches Website to Protect Road Transport Workers
People working in the road transport sector face many more risks than just the danger of having a …
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Investigating the Occupational Disease Claim Is a Complex Process
Any illness or medical condition that occurs in a group of workers at a higher rate than it does in …
Investigating the Occupational Disease Claim Is a Complex ProcessRead More
Heat Illness Prevention in Agriculture Gets Focus in California
Cal/OSHA, the Nisei Farmers League, and 23 other agricultural organizations are teaming up for this …
Heat Illness Prevention in Agriculture Gets Focus in CaliforniaRead More
It’s Dog Bite Prevention Week – Don’t Miss Three Hot Tips
Don't scream. Avoid eye contact. Don't run. According to an Associated …
It’s Dog Bite Prevention Week – Don’t Miss Three Hot TipsRead More
Romanian Workplace Performance Study First in Market Economy
A study published by the Romanian National Trade Union Bloc in November 2010 reveals that only …
Romanian Workplace Performance Study First in Market EconomyRead More
Scottish Construction Sites Get Failing Grades for Safety
One in five construction sites in Scotland were so dangerous that workers lives were being put at …
Scottish Construction Sites Get Failing Grades for SafetyRead More
Italian CEO Sentenced Following Worker Deaths
In an historic ruling on voluntary homicide, ThyssenKrupp's CEO for Italy was sentenced to 16 …
