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New EU-OSHA report looks at the whole-school approach to OSH and education
To equip young people with the right OSH skills, knowledge and attitudes, risk education should be embedded in the school curriculum, starting at nursery-level. A Whole-School Approach to OSH integrates risk education and school safety and health management throughout the school’s activities and the way it functions, making them part of school life. It also actively involves staff and ...
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Safety not only makes SENSE but DOLLARS too!
A safety preparedness program will prevent injury from occurring at your workplace. A safety preparedness program will save your company hours of logistical work and wasted aggravation. And last but not least, although safety is a money investment, your returns are almost guaranteed to save your company money in the long run. Since partnering with Legend Safety, many companies’ Experience ...
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The EI Group’s Bill Taylor Addresses Confined Space Best Practices in Professional Safety Magazine
Bill Taylor, CSP, Principal Safety Scientist and recent addition to The EI Group, Inc. (EI), was published in the July edition of Professional Safety, a monthly publication of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Taylor’s article, which focuses on the dangers associated with Confined Spaces, encourages proactive workplace safety programs, which not only provide their employees ...
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Veolia ES Facility Wins Approval into OHSA Voluntary Protection Programs Star Program
Flanders, New Jersey Site Meets Requirements for Exceptional Safety and Health Management Systems Lombard, IL - Veolia Environmental Services (Veolia ES) North America, the waste services division of Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE), the leader worldwide in environmental services, is pleased to announce that its Technical Solutions facility in Flanders, New Jersey, has been accepted into ...
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P&H Mining to present KMI’s EHS Systems at NAEM EMIS Workshop
P&H Mining Equipment, Inc. will be presenting their global Incident Management and Audit & Inspection Systems to a peer group at the semi-annual National Association of EHS Managers (NAEM) Environmental, Health and Safety Management Information Systems (EMIS) Workshop on March 7-8 in Atlanta, GA. The system is a multi-lingual, web-based application from Knowledge Management Innovations, ...
By VelocityEHS
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Dealing with psychosocial risks: success factors and obstacles
Most European companies still don’t have procedures for managing workplace stress and other psychosocial risks, despite the increasing threat that they pose to Europe’s workers. This situation is explored in two new reports from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), which look at the reasons why, with 79% of managers in the EU being concerned about stress at ...
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AMETEK Land Secures Two New Accreditations
AMETEK Land – Alan Tarry, Division Vice President – Operations, Paul Coates, Environment, Health and Safety Manager and Paul Smith, Quality and Service Centre Manager AMETEK Land started working towards achieving the new certifications 12 months ago, as they complement the company’s current ISO 9001:2015 Quality Manager Systems standard and would put it in a stronger position ...
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ASSE crafts OSHA Reform Blueprint to improve workplace safety and health
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the world's oldest professional safety organization, has crafted an "OSHA Reform Blueprint" that details its priorities and vision for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in a time of political change. The eight-page proposal calls for reforms to emphasize the management of risk, sharpen the agency's focus on productive policies, and ...
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OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Align the Hazard Communication Standard with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
Yesterday the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a proposed rule that would align the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with provisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The HCS requires chemical manufacturers and importers to evaluate chemical hazards and provide information to subsequent users. ...
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GE’s Minnetonka Water Technology manufacturing facility receives prestigious Minnesota safety designation
GE Recognized for Engaging Its Employees to Achieve Safety Excellence Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration Designates GE Minnetonka Plant as Part of the Minnesota STAR Program Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Raises a Flag in GE’s Honor at Ceremony Today GE’s (NYSE: GE) water technology manufacturing plant in Minnetonka, Minn., ...
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Eaton Awards Lakeside Facility for Outstanding Safety Performance
Employees of power management company Eaton's aerospace facility in Lakeside were recognized for outstanding safety performance by Chairman and CEO Sandy Cutler during the 2015 Eaton Safety Awards presentation. The awards programme recognizes outstanding safety performance, leadership and innovation at Eaton sites worldwide. The Lakeside facility received a Gold Award for demonstrating leadership ...
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Data-Driven Insights Position USG as Leader in Global Health and Safety Performance
Since engaging ProcessMAP Corporation, the leading provider of cloud-based enterprise software for Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) solutions, to standardize and streamline its global health and safety processes, USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) has improved its safety performance, earning industry awards and setting records. USG, a $3.2 billion building products company with more than 175 ...
By Ideagen PLC
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Intelex to attend ASSE Safety Conference in San Antonio, TX
Intelex Technologies Inc. announced today that they will be exhibiting their web-based environmental, health, and safety management software at Safety 2009, a conference and exposition hosted by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center from June 28-30. Safety 2009 is a conference and exposition for environment, health, and safety (EHS) ...
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Veolia Environmental Services Achieves OSHA VPP Star Status
LOMBARD, Ill. – Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C., the hazardous waste subsidiary of Veolia Environmental Services North America, is pleased to announce that its York, Pa. facility has been accepted into OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). At a March 25th ceremony, OSHA recognized the company for its outstanding efforts in achieving exemplary occupational safety and health compliance. ...
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Establish, Maintain and Improve Health and Safety Programs with New Online Management Service
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed a new online occupational health and safety management service, OSH Wise, designed to help organizations establish, maintain and improve their health and safety programs while meeting their legislative responsibilities. The OSH Wise management service can help small to medium sized organizations establish a health and ...
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How safety management software can help you to manage COVID-19 risks in the workplace
From a work health and safety management perspective, COVID-19 is not so different from any other hazard in the workplace. Many people find this surprising to hear. However, when you consider that your duty – as a manager or leader in an organisation – is to provide a safe working environment for your workers, and to both know and manage all hazards and risks to worker health ...
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Pro-Active Safety Management Systems: The Most Important Automated Process
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Progressive, best-of-class companies practice increasingly pro-active and less reactive safety management. The best safety management software utilizes a web-based platform so that employees may sign-in from any location with an internet connection. Organizations with multiple plants or sites across North America or globally can track safety performance data across ...
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Safe + Sound Week and Resources to Protect the Health and Safety of Workers
Safe + Sound Week is observed across the United States from August 7th through the 13th. The annual occurrence is described by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a nationwide event meant 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 ...
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OSHA Announces New Program to Target for Inspection Workplaces with High Injury and Illness Rates
Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the agency was initiating a Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program. The program’s goal is to target workplaces with high injury and illness rates using information electronically submitted by employers for calendar year 2016. OSHA will also be inspecting establishments that should have provided 300A data, ...
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BLR announces the launch of a new Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Solution Center with the latest compliance, regulatory guidance, and training resources
With ever-changing regulations and emerging safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for environmental, health, and safety (EHS) professionals to access training and compliance support is more important than ever. To help fulfill that need, BLR® is proud to announce the launch of a new EHS Solution Center filled with the latest compliance, regulatory guidance, and training ...
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