worker health and safety News
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Now translated in several languages: Procurement of maintenance services and health and safety at work
The e-fact “Procurement of maintenance services and health and safety at work” is now available in more languages. Many companies outsource their maintenance tasks to external service providers, preferring to focus on their core businesses. This publication looks at how outsourcing of maintenance activities may affect both external and internal workers’ health and safety. ...
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EC takes legal action against Sweden over health and safety controls
The European Commission has sent a reasoned opinion to Sweden for failing to provide for proper controls on the health and safety of workers when an employer changes company status. Under current rules, workers in Sweden can suffer if an employer changes status for organisational reasons because health and safety requirements laid down by labour inspectors automatically lose effect with the ...
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R2 Response to Mismanagement of CRT Glass by Diversified Recycling.
The Basel Action Network’s (BAN’s) allegations of outrageous mismanagement of CRTs by Sarah’s Trading of Doraville, Georgia again underscores the necessity of effective due diligence when selecting downstream processors for end-of-life electronics. If proven true, the alleged mismanagement shows a complete disregard for workers’ health and safety, the environment, and ...
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BOHS announces winner of the Bedford Prize 2020
The selection panel awarded Dr Jérôme Lavoué, Lawrence Joseph, Peter Knott, Hugh Davies, France Labrèche, Frédéric Clerc, Gautier Mater and Tracy Kirkham for their paper entitled “Expostats: A Bayesian Toolkit to Aid the Interpretation of Occupational Exposure Measurements”, published in Volume 63, Issue 3, April 2019. The winning ...
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Radon conference scheduled march 9 in Columbia, MO.
EPA representatives and state officials will host a radon conference on March 9 in Columbia, Mo. Radon is a serious public health threat that leads to more than 21,000 deaths per year. The goal of the conference is to engage key stakeholders in the radon program, share information, receive feedback and help direct the next phases of the program. Agencies are working together to create a risk ...
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New guide to managing mobile workers’ safety, health and security
Managing the safety, health and security of mobile workers: an occupational safety and health practitioner's guide outlines the aspects of safety, health and security for which organisations should take responsibility when they have workers travelling for work, or on international assignments. The publication, developed jointly by the International SOS Foundation and the Institution of ...
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`Do your bit` to reduce death and injury in the workplace
Bosses are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health. The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) new campaign 'do your bit' is in response to workplace research which provides evidence to suggest that involving workers has a positive effect on health and safety performance. The 'do your bit' campaign is a year long ...
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R2 Certification on horizon for ATR San Antonio facility
Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR), a nationwide electronics recycling company based out of Pontiac, IL, is pleased to announce their San Antonio location has recently completed Phase One of the Responsible Recycling (R2) Certification process. “Even though our San Antonio facility has only been open a few months, this was the logical next step,” said Maria Prindle, Site Manager at ...
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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 ...
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Lights! camera! film award nominations place spotlight on the need for safer workplaces
For the second year, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) sponsors the Healthy Workplaces Film Award, to honour a documentary film that focuses on the individual at work. The film award aims to raise awareness about the risks people face at work and is endowed with 8,000 Euro. It is a key component of EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces Campaign and will be presented at the ...
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Prosecution launched against a high street retailer and four contractors for exposing people to asbestos-containing materials during refurbishment
At Bournemouth Magistrates’ court today the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) initiated criminal proceedings against Marks and Spencer plc and four other companies for asbestos-related breaches during refurbishment work at shops in Reading, Bournemouth and Plymouth, where it is alleged that the companies failed to ensure that staff and members of the public were not exposed to risks from ...
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Occupational illness on the increase warns Irish health and safety chief
The number of days lost to work-related injury and illness has been increasing steadily since 2003 according to figures released by the Irish Health and Safety Authority on Tuesday 24th June. And it is now clear that illness, rather than injury, causes more days’ absence from work. The figures were presented at the launch of the 2007 Annual Report and Summary of Workplace Injury, Illness and ...
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Electronic Recyclers International’s Indiana Facility Receives R2 Certification
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has successfully achieved Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2) certification for its Plainfield, Indiana facility. R2 Certification is a set of guidelines for accredited certification programs to assess electronics ...
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Collaboration, A Crucial Step On The Road To Improving Health And Safety Performance: ICMM 2012 Health And Safety Conference
Yesterday, over 300 health and safety experts and mining and metals executives brought the ICMM 2012 Health and Safety Conference in Santiago, Chile, to a close . The three-day conference saw over 60 speakers from ICMM member companies discuss topics such as leadership, worker health programs, community health management, safety in operations and eliminating fatalities. “The last three ...
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E-fact 71 - Hazard identification checklist: Occupational safety and health issues associated with green building
This checklist accompanies the e-fact on the same topic and aims to help identify the potential hazards to workers’ safety and health associated with the planning and construction of green buildings, their maintenance, renovation (retrofitting), demolition, and on-site waste collection. Some of these occupational hazards are new compared with traditional construction sites and are ...
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Recognizing Workers’ Memorial Day and the Importance of Industrial Hygiene Services
Workers’ Memorial Day is observed each year on the 28th of April. This important day of recognition began in Canada, was later adopted in the United States, and today is observed in countries across the globe. April 28th is also the same date that the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) was established in 1971. OSHA states that Workers’ Memorial Day ...
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Electronic Recyclers International’s Denver Facility Receives R2 Certification
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has successfully achieved Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2) certification for its Denver, Colorado, facility. R2 Certification is a set of guidelines for accredited certification programs to assess electronics ...
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Electronic Recyclers International’s Washington Facility Receives R2 Certification
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has successfully achieved Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2) certification for its Auburn, Washington facility. R2 Certification is a set of guidelines for accredited certification programs to assess electronics ...
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TODAY: EPA Administrator at the Center for American Progress to Discuss Reducing Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector
Today, the Center for American Progress will host a conversation with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to discuss the first-ever methane pollution standards that will require new and modified oil and gas facilities to use readily available technology to curb harmful and wasteful leaks of methane. WHAT: Discussion with EPA Administrator on how the proposed limits on methane pollution from the oil ...
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OSHA poised to call for better tracking of temporary workers
According to a new OSHA memo released only a day after this past Sunday's annual Workers' Memorial Day, the agency is launching an initiative to better track the exposure of temporary workers to health and safety hazards. Recognizing a recent pattern of high-profile fatal accidents and the sheer volume of temporary employees in the U.S. workforce, OSHA hopes this new requirement will enable it ...
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