occupational health and safety information News
-
CCOHS Awards Scholarships to Two Occupational Health and Safety Students
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is pleased to announce the two winners for its 2012-2013 Dick Martin Scholarship Award. This annual, national award is open to students enrolled in an occupational health and safety program at an accredited Canadian university or college. The two winners, who each receive $3000, are Laure-Elise Forel (Quebec) and Bernard Kenny ...
-
REMINDER- Scholarship Opportunity for Occupational Health and Safety Students
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) reminds students that the January 31 deadline for the 2012-2013 Dick Martin Scholarship Award program is fast approaching. This annual, national award is offered to students enrolled in an occupational health and safety course or program in an accredited Canadian college or university, leading to an occupational health and safety ...
-
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 ...
-
Cold Stress - Be Prepared
NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) has an informative page on their site dedicated to the different kinds of cold stress workers can be exposed to in winter months, as well as symptoms and first aid remedies to treat those symptoms. Below is a quick fact sheet from NIOSH on this topic and how you can protect yourself. This fact sheet can also be downloaded and printed ...
-
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 ...
-
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Launches CANWrite GHS
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) announced today that it has released its newest version of CANWrite. This latest CANWrite release is based on the U.S. HazCom 2012 implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). CANWrite GHS will produce an OSHA GHS and WHMIS compliant safety data sheet (SDS). Clients will be able ...
-
CCOHS congratulates Sophie Dennis, CCOHS Governor, on receiving Ontario’s highest recognition for career contribution in public service
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) congratulates Sophie Dennis, Ontario representative on CCOHS’ Council of Governors, on her recent award. The Amethyst award recognizes outstanding career contributions among members of the Ontario public service. “I was extremely pleased to learn of the Ontario government’s decision to present Sophie Dennis with the ...
-
DG GROW, EASME and EU-OSHA reinforce their cooperation
On 27th November 2015, Kristin Schreiber, Director at DG GROW, Christa Sedlatschek, Director of EU-OSHA and Marco Malacarne, Head of Department in EASME, renewed their Declaration of Intention for Cooperation. In line with past successful collaborations since 2009, they declared their intention to continue cooperating closely in the task of disseminating essential information on ...
-
EU-OSHA: who we are and what we do
Discover who we are, what we do and how we are organised, and find out more about our vision and mission. Read about our main activities as the EU information agency for occupational safety and health, find out more about our governance and discover how our national focal points help us to achieve our goals. Visit the section About EU-OSHA ...
-
Gravedigger engulfed in cave-in of unguarded grave at Long Island cemetery
Employer name: St. John Cemetery Corp., 80-01 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, New York 11379, which owns and operates five cemeteries throughout the greater New York City area. Reason for inspection: An employee of St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in Farmingdale, New York, was seriously injured on May 7, 2015, when the walls of the grave opening in which he was working collapsed and ...
-
EU-OSHA offers online database of OSH publications free of charge
Interested in information resources on occupational safety and health? Our collection of publications ranges from in-depth research reports to topical e-facts, designed for use in the workplace. All are free to download. You can search the library by language, topic or keyword and find a great amount of multilingual publications related to OSH main sectors and themes. Visit our Publications ...
-
Employee struck by forklift at Schenectady recycling facility
Employer name: Tomra NY Recycling LLC, 31 Opus Blvd., Schenectady, New York 12306 Reason for inspection: A worker at the company's Schenectady recycling facility was operating a baler on May 14, 2015, when he was struck by a forklift that was attempting to pass by. The worker sustained a compound leg fracture. Investigation findings: The inspection by the Albany Area Office of the U.S. ...
-
EU-OSHA at the 13th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation
ETUC celebrates its 13th Congress from 29th September to 2nd October in Paris. Around 600 national trade union delegates from 39 European countries, 10 European sectoral trade union federations and special guests from Europe and beyond are attending the meeting. EU-OSHA is officially represented in the Congress and running an exhibition stand to promote its campaign Healthy Workplaces ...
-
US Labor Department`s OSHA cites Dracut, Mass., contractor, proposes $55,660 in fines for excavation, other safety hazards at Nashua, NH, work site
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Dracut, Mass., contractor for alleged willful and serious safety violations at a Nashua, N.H., work site. DeFelice Inc. faces a total of $55,660 in proposed fines for excavation and other hazards at the 15 Prospect St. work site. Inspectors from OSHA's Concord Area Office observed a DeFelice employee working ...
-
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 ...
-
Workers in Puerto Rico Could Be Exposed to BPA and Other Endocrine Disruptors
In early 2018, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published informational about bisphenol A (BPA) and occupational exposures. BPA is a synthetic compound that is widely used in the production of polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins, phenolic resins and some specialty waxes. These are found in industrial applications, consumer products and some food packaging. In ...
-
US Labor Department`s OSHA to co-host Workers` Memorial Day Events April 25 in Springfield, Mo., and April 28 in North Kansas City, Mo.
Workers' Memorial Day 2014 will be commemorated by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Kansas City Area Office with two events to remember those who have been injured or have died on the job. The first event will be held on Friday, April 25, at 1 p.m., at SRC, 531 South Union Ave., Springfield, Mo. The second event will be held Monday, April 28, at 10 ...
-
OSHA schedules third stakeholder meeting to discuss crane operator certification requirements
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a third informal stakeholder meeting to solicit comments on the crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard. The third meeting will be held from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. on April 3, 2013. The two meetings currently scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon on April 2 and 3 are full. The three meetings ...
-
OSHA schedules stakeholder meetings to discuss crane operator certification requirements
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled two informal stakeholder meetings to solicit comments on the crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard. The meetings will focus on the effectiveness of crane operator certification to ensure that crane operators can safely operate equipment, and the level of competence and safe ...
-
OSHA schedules informal hearing on proposed extension of crane operator certification deadline
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today scheduled an informal public hearing to discuss OSHA’s proposed rule to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement and the existing phase-in requirement that employers ensure that their operators are qualified to operate the equipment. The hearing will be held May 19, 2014, in Washington, D.C. On Feb. ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you