occupational health News
-
Workplace Health experts fly in for November Conference
The Workplace Health Leadership Group NI (WHLGNI) is hosting Northern Ireland’s biggest ever Occupational Health Conference over 2 days in November. Supported by all 7 partner organisations that form WHLGNI the Conference is being held on the 20th/21st November in the La Mon Hotel in Belfast. Bringing together over 30 (local and GB based) experts in the workplace health field the event ...
-
Supporting World Day for Safety and Health at Work
The United Nations has set out World Day for Safety and Health at Work for 28th April 2022. The spotlight on providing safe and healthy places to work has become more prominent in recent times, particularly as working practices emerged and evolved rapidly as part of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Day for Safety and Health at Work is designed as an initiative, aimed at encouraging people and ...
-
Protecting Lone Workers from Occupational Health and Safety Hazards
Millions of workers across the globe are in occupations where they may be considered a lone worker during part, most, or all of their work day. These occupations may include everything from security officers, delivery drivers, social workers, custodians, and convenience store clerks to construction and shipyard workers to name just a few of the countless professions where workers may go without ...
-
Fab Four Make Their First Appearance in Germany
Casella CEL (UK) exhibited its four intrinsically safe (I.S.) Atex approved instruments, for use in hazardous areas, at the A&A Safety and Health at work exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany (24-27 October 2005). Titled the' Fab Four ' the new I.S instruments made their first appearance to the German market and included noise dosimeters, personal air sampling pumps, real time dust monitors and ...
By Casella
-
Risk prevention from the design stage of new technologies and processes
‘Prevention through Design’ (PtD) is a concept that addresses OSH issues early in the design process so as to prevent or minimize work-related hazards and risks associated with the construction, manufacture, use, maintenance and disposal of facilities, materials and equipment. The position paper produced in cooperation with PEROSH ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial ...
-
Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress: Over 60 Organisations Across Europe Join EU-OSHA’s 2014–15 Campaign
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) announced the first wave of EU official campaign partners for its 2014–15 Campaign, Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress (#EUmanagestress). The campaign partners come from a variety of sectors across Europe and encompass employers’ and workers’ federations, technology platforms, non-governmental organisations and ...
-
Summer Jobs and Protecting Young Workers from Occupational Health and Safety Hazards
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently announced the agency, along with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other organizations, are taking part in the social media campaign, My Safe Summer Job. The aim of the campaign is to bring awareness to youth, educators, parents, supervisors, and employers about the importance of workplace ...
-
Workers Memorial Day and the Importance of Occupational Health and Safety Programs in Puerto Rico
On April 28th, Puerto Rico and the rest of the United States will observe Workers Memorial Day. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) states that the annual day of recognition was established to recognize workers who died or suffered from exposures to hazards at work. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Workers Memorial Day is a time ...
-
Workers’ Memorial Day and Occupational Health and Safety Programs to Protect Puerto Rico’s Workforce
Puerto Rico, along with the rest of the United States, will observe Workers’ Memorial Day on April 28th. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports the annual day of recognition was established to recognize workers who died or suffered from exposures to hazards at work. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says it is a time to honor those ...
-
Protecting New York & Tri-State Area Workers from Hearing Loss
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports that occupational hearing loss is one of the most common work-related illnesses in the United States. According to NIOSH, 22 million U.S. workers are exposed to hazardous noise levels at work, and an additional 9 million are exposed to chemicals that can damage hearing or balance functions of the ear. This figures result in ...
By VOETS, LLC
-
How fixed gas detection solutions are supporting World Day for Safety and Health at Work
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has set out World Day for Safety and Health at Work for 28th April 2022. The spotlight on providing safe and healthy places to work has become more prominent in recent times, particularly as working practices emerged and evolved rapidly as part of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Day for Safety and Health at Work is designed as an initiative, aimed at ...
-
Start preparing for new OSHA fall protection requirements now
In an effort to curb the startling statistic that 40 workers are killed in the U.S. every year as a result of falls from residential roofs, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has set a deadline for implementation of new fall safety requirements for June 16, 2011. The directive will require any residential builder, coast to coast, engaged in construction projects more than ...
-
Accenture Life Safety Solution Named New Product of the Year
The Accenture Life Safety Solution, a wireless-enabled multi-gas detection system that helps protect workers in potentially hazardous environments, developed by Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Industrial Scientific, Cisco and AeroScout, has received the industrial hygiene product of the year award from Occupational Health & Safety magazine. The Accenture Life Safety Solution integrates Wi-Fi and ...
By Accenture
-
Scarlet to participate in 2016 Dubai WETEX Show
Scarlet Tech announced the launch of LoRa environment monitoring system at Water Energy Technology & Environment Exhibition(WETEX). WETEX is a 3 day event being held from 4th October to the 6th October 2016 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the show, Scarlet Tech was showing the latest wireless environment and occupational ...
-
Crystalline Silica Exposure can be Deadly
Earlier this month it was reported at ClaimsJournal.com that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a marble and granite company over $40,000 for health and safety violations that included workers being exposed to unsafe levels of crystalline silica particles. According to an OSHA Fact Sheet on crystalline silica, “Silica ...
-
Proposed Crystalline Silica Rule Could Save Lives and Prevent New Cases of Silicosis
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a new rule for occupational exposure to Silica. This proposed rule is expected to prevent thousands of deaths from silicosis as well as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease other respiratory diseases, and kidney disease in America’s workers. The new rule would update 40-year-old permissible ...
-
Safe + Sound Week and Protecting the Nation’s Workforce from Exposure Risks
Next week, Safe + Sound Week is observed across the United States. The event is described by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a nationwide event to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards in workplaces. The theme for this ...
-
Casella intrinsically safe Tuff Personal Air Sampling Pump and dBadge Sound Level Meter are a hit down under with Australian Department of Defence
Following a competitive tender process, the Australian Department of Defence has taken delivery of 180 TUFF personal air sampling pumps and 180 CEL-350 dBadge personal noise dosimeters from Casella CEL (www.casellameasurement.com; 01234 844100), leading global specialist in industrial hygiene and occupational health monitoring equipment. Ronald Azar, Business Manager at Casella’s ...
By Casella
-
Rail Equipment Manufacturer Cited In Chemical Exposure Violation
A Steuben County-based rail manufacturing and repair facility in Hornell, NY, Alstom Transportation Inc., was recently cited with seventeen violations totaling $105,000, following an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Among those seventeen citations were four chemical exposure violations which left those employees at the facility, ...
-
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 ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you