Occupational Health News
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Ten European companies recognised for their innovative contributions to risk prevention in the workplace
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) organised the 11th edition of the Good Practice Awards in which several hundred companies of all sizes from 29 countries in the EU and beyond competed. This year EU-OSHA rewarded the best examples of cooperation between managers and employees in risk prevention. EU-OSHA announced the ten winners during the European conference ...
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Enviro Technology Services Scores ISO Certification Hat-Trick
Enviro Technology Services, the Stroud-based global supplier of environmental monitoring equipment has announced its accreditation “hat-trick” with ISO certification for its quality management, environmental and health and safety management systems – ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and BS OHAS 18001:2007 respectively. ET was one of the first environmental instrumentation ...
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New Guidance Document Issued Over Combustible Dusts & Firefighting Precautions
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), there have been 130 worker fatalities and 780 injuries due to combustible dust explosions since 1980. In response, OSHA has just published a new booklet entitled, Firefighting Precautions at Facilities with Combustible Dust. According to an OSHA news release, “The publication describes how combustible dust explosions ...
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Midstream companies honored for outstanding work safety, environmental excellence
The Gas Processors Association (GPA) and its sister organization, the Gas Processors Suppliers Association (GPSA), recognized several member companies with awards for their outstanding midstream industry safety records at the 2013 GPA Convention this week in San Antonio, Texas. GPA also presented the GPA Award for Environmental Excellence during the three-day conference. GPA honored 10 member ...
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Asbestos Investigation at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
According to NBC New York, state and federal inspectors have begun an asbestos investigation at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York, home to the NHL’s New York Islanders. The inspection began after nearly 140 workers at the venue filed claims reporting that coliseum managers failed to protect workers from long term asbestos exposure. The claims combined will ask for $1 billion in ...
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Aggreko Earns Environmental Management 14001 Certification
Aggreko, the global leader in temporary power, temperature control, and oil-free compressed air solutions, has been awarded ISO 14001 certification, recognized worldwide as confirmation that a company effectively manages and mitigates its impact on the environment. Aggreko’s environmental management system is a continuous cycle of planning, implementing, reviewing, and improving the actions ...
By Aggreko
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety enters partnership with Government of Nova Scotia to offer free e-learning courses to Nova Scotia workers
As part of its new workplace safety strategy announced on March 20, the Government of Nova Scotia has partnered with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) to provide Nova Scotia citizens free access to CCOHS’ e-learning courses on topics of occupational health and safety. “CCOHS applauds the steps undertaken by the Government of Nova Scotia and the Workers ...
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FastMoldRemoval.com Sponsors Important Hurricane Sandy Mold Remediation Symposium
On April 9th, mold remediation and consulting professionals will gather at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey for the Mold Remediation Symposium. This one-time event has been created in response to super-storm Sandy and will train attendees in the cleaning, remediation and restoration of mold damaged properties. The event is being hosted by Restoration & Remediation ...
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Casella continues to lead the way in occupational dust measurement
The brand new CEL-712 Microdust Pro from Casella CEL (www.casellameasurement.com; 01234 844100) is a rugged, hand-held, data logging instrument for the real-time detection of airborne dusts, fumes and aerosols. Boasting the highest measurement range of any device of its kind currently available on the market, it features a unique filter that enables on-site calibration, also not possible with ...
By Casella
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In charge of drafting Corporate EHS Standards? We have a forum just for you.
Achieve a standard that communicates company values, transcends national boundaries and addresses local requirements! Are you a Corporate EHS Director, Global Safety Manager, or Occupational Health Manager? As a member of the Corporate EHS Standards Forum, you have the unique opportunity of finding out what EHS issues keep your peers up at night! Ever wondered how they respond to the challenge ...
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Chevron Using 60 Law Firms and 2,000 Legal Personnel To Evade Ecuador Environmental Liability, Company Reports
Chevron is deploying at least 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals from more than 60 law firms – including 114 lawyers from the single U.S. firm of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher – in an attempt to deny a fair trial to Ecuadorian villagers in New York as the oil giant furiously tries to contain the growing international fallout from its $19 billion Ecuador environmental liability, according to ...
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Siee Pollutec returns to Oran
27th to 30th May 2013 – Oran Convention Centre – Algeria From 27th to 30th May, the 9th SIEE Pollutec, the international exhibition of water equipment, technologies and services, returns to the city of Oran, where it was previously held in 2010. This decision, which has been taken in close consultation with the Ministry of Water Resources, the event’s partner, is justified by ...
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Health & Safety experts to brainstorm at the 2nd Middle East OHS Strategy Summit
To set on a voyage of discovery and explore best practices from the safest companies in the Middle East and beyond the 2nd Middle East OHS Strategy Summit 2013 commences today at Park Rotana, Abu Dhabi. The correlation between enterprise productivity and workplace safety is a well established fact. It is about time, organisations viewed workplace health & safety as an integral part of their ...
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Verisk Companies 3E and AER Win EBI Business Achievement Awards for Environmental Information Solutions
3E Company, a leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, and Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), a leading provider of weather risk management solutions, today announced they have both won Business Achievement Awards from Environmental Business Information publications for their ongoing commitment to developing ...
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Marketing Expert Helps IAQ, EH&S, IH & HVAC Companies Connect with Customers
Indoor air quality (IAQ); environmental, health & safety (EH&S); industrial hygiene (IH); and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) companies have many choices when it comes to marketing their products and services. Many firms hire talented internal employees to handle these critical tasks, while others look to outside sources to help them achieve their goals. Accessible ...
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Development of Systematic OHS Strategy With Due Importance to Health
The 2nd Middle East OHS Strategy Summit 2013, to be held on 25 - 27 February at Park Rotana in Abu Dhabi, will focus on cost effective, comprehensive and strategic solutions in order to have a safer and healthier workplace. Abu Dhabi, 20th January 2013 - The success of a company lies in a healthy and motivated workforce. Maintaining safe and healthy workplaces is therefore as much in a companys' ...
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Exposure to Metalworking Fluids & Microbial Health Hazards
Over one million workers in the United States work in machine finishing, machine tooling, and other metalworking and metal-forming operations. Many of these workers could potentially be exposed to microbial hazards in metalworking fluids (MWFs). MWFs are used to reduce heat and friction and to remove metal particles in a number of industrial machining and grinding operations. There are ...
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CCOHS to adopt National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety announced today that it will adopt the new National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, which was unveiled on January 16, 2013. Furthermore, CCOHS will use the lessons learned from implementing its own internal mental health program to develop a case study, which will be available to Canadian employers who ...
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As OSHA´s Hazard Communication Standard Compliance Deadline Looms, Environmental Resource Center Offers Tailor-Made Training at Client Sites
Every workplace in the US has only months to train employees on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) newly revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The consulting firm Environmental Resource Center® is helping employers meet the deadline of December 1, 2013, by delivering customized training on clients' premises. "The HCS now aligns with the United Nations' ...
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Xactware and AER to Help the Insurance Industry Validate Weather-Related Claims Quickly
A collaboration announced today uses weather analysis to help property/casualty insurance carriers validate storm damage claims quickly, saving time and improving customer service for policyholders. Xactware, a leading provider of technology to the property insurance, remodeling, and restoration industries, and Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), a leading provider of weather risk ...
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