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Health and Safety Awareness Training Now Available for Ontario Supervisors
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed an e-course to help Ontario supervisors learn about Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and how it affects their role as a supervisor. Under the new Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training regulation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which comes into force on July 1, 2014, all ...
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Giving back to the small business community, one safety course at a time
SafetySkills™ Direct allows small businesses to experience the benefit online safety training and a learning management system without having to purchase or install software. “Consumers have smartened up. Whether you’re looking for online safety training or music for your iPhone, there are a million companies that all claim to be your end-all solution,” said Trey Greene, CEO of ...
By SafetySkills
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Affordable, small business safety learning management solutions, from noodleStream
SafetySkills™ Direct allows small businesses to experience the benefit online safety training and a learning management system without having to purchase or install software. “Consumers have smartened up. Whether you’re looking for online safety training or music for your iPhone, there are a million companies that all claim to be your end-all solution,” said Trey Greene, CEO of ...
By SafetySkills
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Veolia fined £130,000 after worker is killed
Veolia Environmental Services has been fined £130,000 after a worker was killed when a recycling bin fell on his head because of a faulty bin lift. David Ives from High Wycombe was collecting waste from outside a pub in Easington, near Aylesbury, when the incident happened on 5 May 2004. A 1,100 litre recycling bin fell from a bin hoist on the recycling lorry, killing 56-year-old Ives. HSE ...
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Health & Safety Training Courses
As professionals in Health & Safety, with real on-the-job experience, Stansted Environmental Services has a proven track record of providing the highest standard of workplace Health & Safety Training. We will work with you to ensure your company has trained staff who can lead, inspire others and increase your business performance. The training your company and employees receive can be ...
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Looking for a complete jetting package? Look no further than flowplant
Flowplant are delighted to be chosen as the supplier of choice by Mark Perry, Director of Wessex Drain Services Ltd, a Somerset based firm with over 20 years’ experience in sewage disposal. In addition to emptying septic tanks, supplying submersible pumps, sewage treatment plant and septic tank installation, Wessex Drain Services Ltd also provide a drain jetting service. ‘Until ...
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TargetSolutions’ Top 10 NFPA 1500 Firefighter Training Courses
TargetSolutions’ NFPA 1500 series is based on the NFPA’s codes and standards and is built to meet a fire department’s training requirements for occupational safety and health. TargetSolutions maintains a library of more than 60 hours of NFPA-approved firefighter training courses. The catalog covers an array of topics and scenarios designed to educate firefighters on fire ...
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How IOSH training is helping Premier Safety build safer and healthier workplaces in New Zealand
From its vast mountain ranges, its unique wildlife and its rich tourism industry, New Zealand is a country of great natural and cultural splendour. With its largest industries including agriculture, horticulture, fishing and mining – potentially hazardous industries involving dangerous machinery and occupational risks - the need for safety and health training for workers is of paramount ...
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Safety Training Tool kit – 2016 noise awareness courses announced
From new dates, group tuition to bespoke training, see what Pulsar Instruments’ training team can offer you. We’ve just launched our new one day noise at work awareness course programme for 2016 and have a selection of training dates at various locations across the UK. Noise at Work awarenesstraining helps health and safety professionals keep up-to-date with the latest legislation, ...
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CPV helps complete Robert Wiseman Dairies new state-of-the-art dairy
Since construction began in 2006, Robert Wiseman Dairies has just completed its state-of-the-art dairy in Bridgwater, Somerset.The company’s latest dairy is capable of processing 500 million litres of milk a year for distribution to Wales, the South-West of England and even the Midlands. This huge facility’s completion - responsible for the production of both organic and conventionally produced ...
By CPV Ltd
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Irish HSA inspection blitz for quarry safety week
The 29th of September marked the start of Quarry Safety Week and the beginning of an intensive week of activity by the Health and Safety Authority in the quarry sector. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Authority will be targeting quarries across the country in a concentrated inspection campaign. CEO of the Health and Safety Authority Martin O'Halloran said, 'Thankfully there have been no ...
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ILO welcomes new declaration on promotion of safer workplaces
The International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomed the Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work adopted here by some 50 high-level decision makers from around the world as a major new blueprint for constructing a global culture of safety and health at work. Meeting prior to the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, the first high-level Safety and Health Summit gathered ...
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National Safety Month and the Importance of Effective Safety Programs to Protect Workers
Since 1996, the month of June has been recognized as National Safety Month. The National Safety Council established the month-long observance as a time for organizations, companies, and individuals to increase awareness of workplace safety and health risks and to make efforts to reduce occupational injuries and deaths. This effort is important as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports ...
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National Safety Month and Resources to Optimize Programs that Protect Workers
The National Safety Council established National Safety Month back in 1996. The month-long observance has taken place each June since then. It is a time for organizations, companies, and individuals to increase awareness of workplace safety and health risks, and to make efforts to reduce occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths. Effective occupational health and safety programs are crucial ...
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Protecting the Health and Safety of Communities and Workers in the Wake of Devastating Wildfires
The most destructive wildfire season in California’s history has taken place this year. Residents experienced the outbreak of the Camp and Woolsey fires last month, but these were only two of more than 7,500 wildfires to impact the state in 2018. Fire suppression costs have been over $1 billion and the damage caused by these fires has been estimated around $3 billion. In addition to the ...
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Protecting the Health and Safety of Communities and Workers in the Wake of Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence has left a path of destruction across large parts of North and South Carolina. In addition to the tragic loss of life, the historic storm also caused an estimated $17 to $22 billion dollars in damage. In fact, according to Moody’s Analytics, Hurricane Florence is among the 10 costliest hurricanes in U.S. history. Much of this destruction is associated with property ...
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U.S. EPA awards Five Calif. Groups nearly $125,000 in environmental justice grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today awards $124,810 in grants to five organizations throughout California to conduct a variety of projects to address environmental justice issues. The projects will provide training, enable communities to better participate in decision-making for environmental health issues, and collect data on community human health issues, among other items. ...
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Year in review: platform enhancements, dynamic training courses, and a new partnership and acquisition highlight 2016
Above all else, TargetSolutions is focused on platform innovation and outstanding customer support. Looking back at 2016, those goals were met with new course releases, platform enhancements, and numerous success stories from organizations nationwide. As the year comes to a close, here are some of the most memorable accomplishments during the last 12 months. Perfecting the Platform A top ...
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