workplace fatality News
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Workplace fatality stats from 2011, an OSHA employee impersonator`s indictment, GHS update and more on EHS This Week
On this week's edition of EHS This Week we've got the week's top stories in environment, health and safety news: Stats on 2011 workplace fatalities and ASSE's reaction. The tale of an imposter OSHA trainer and the fallout she faces. A big update to the GHS, and more. Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments at paul@ehsthisweek.com. Also, if you are an industry ...
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HSE Publish annual workplace fatality statistics
Provisional annual data for work-related fatal accidents in Great Britain’s workplaces has been released today. The long term trend has seen the rate of fatalities more than halve over the last 20 years. However, provisional figures indicate that 144 people were killed while at work in 2015/2016 – up from 142 in 2014/5. The Health and Safety Executive has called on all sectors to ...
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NAOSH Week now underway in cities across the continent
It’s NAOSH week! In terms of North American Health and Safety, NAOSH week is kind of a big deal. Hot on the heels of the International Day of Mourning for fallen and injured workers (April 28) as well as International Workers Day (May 1), North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week is a great opportunity to raise awareness about occupational health and safety across the ...
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Workplace deaths up in one outlying state, OSHA launches new wind safety team, and lots more on EHS This Week
On this week's edition of EHS This Week we've got the week's top stories in environment, health and safety news: Though U.S. workplace fatalities down, one state belies that trend. Find out which. OSHA is fired-up about safety in the wind energy industry. Learn what they've done. A new report builds the economic case for offshore wind power. Remember to write us with your suggestions, ...
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Honouring those killed and injured at work on Workers` Memorial Day
While it out to be top-of-mind 365 days a year, tomorrow is probably the most important day in the world of workplace health and safety. April 28th is Workers’ Memorial Day and thousands of individuals in cities around the world with attend events honouring workers killed, disabled, injured or harmed at work. As OSHA head Dr. Davis Michaels stated in a recent audio message in honour of the ...
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How Predictive Analytics is Reshaping the Battle Against Serious Injuries & Fatalities
Another Workers’ Memorial Day came and went on April 28. The event, established in 1970, is intended to raise awareness of the lives lost as a result of occupational accidents, and encourage workers and employers to work together to reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities on the job. But in looking at the latest published statistics, there’s some doubt whether the steps ...
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Irish concern at overall increase in workplace deaths for 2007
Figures published by the Health and Safety Authority today (Thursday 3rd of January 2008) show that although there was a significant reduction in agriculture fatalities, 67 work-related deaths were reported in 2007 compared to 50 in 2006. The overall increase in the figures for workplace fatalities was mainly due to an increase in the construction and fishing sectors. There were 18 deaths in the ...
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Slips, trips and falls at the workplace are no joke, say the HSE
A total of 61 people died and more than 14,000 suffered serious injury as a result of a slip, trip or fall from height in British workplaces last year. These shocking statistics have prompted the launch of an awareness raising campaign from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The second phase of the Shattered Lives campaign was launched to highlight the devastating consequences of slips, trips ...
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Anthony Coutinho from the Department of Mineral Resources gives expert insights into mining health and safety
Anthony Coutinho will be addressing health & safety challenges faced by the mining industry at the 3rd Global Health and Safety Forum in Mining on 16-17 September at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton Johannesburg 23 May 2013, Johannesburg: Mining companies recognise the inherent value of its human resource in the mining profession and have been stressing on the need for improved ...
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Clarke Energy Remains Accountable to Workplace Health and Safety on World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day 2022
Each year on 28 April, World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day is observed. This provides an opportunity for Clarke Energy and other companies to reflect on how to prevent occupational deaths, injuries, diseases and illnesses, focus on continuous improvement in this area, and to remember those who have been injured or died due to work-related accidents. This ...
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In 2011, over 4,600 Americans left for work and `never returned home to their families`
So the U.S. Bureau of Labor released 2011 Statistics’ on workplace deaths. Turns out just over 4,600 American workers died from work-related injuries last year. Yes, this does indicate a slight decline from the previous year when more than 4,690 Americans died on the job, but in both cases that represents about 13 workplace deaths a day – and that’s too many. In light of this, ...
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RIDDOR Compliance, 27 Million Lost Working Days Tackled in Online Intelex Presentation
Intelex is extending an invitation to health, safety and environment (HSE) leaders across the UK to attend an exclusive online event, RIDDOR Compliance Simplified: Your Guide to Painless Reporting. With more than one million work-related illnesses, 100,000 injuries and 27 million lost working days every year, UK organisations must comply with Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous ...
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CIHs Help Employers Comply with New OSHA Reporting Requirements
In the past, employers under the federal jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were required to report all workplace fatalities and when three or more workers were hospitalized in the same incident. This all changed on January 1st of this year when new OSHA reporting requirements went into effect. As of 2015, employers are now required to report all ...
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How IOSH training is helping Premier Safety build safer and healthier workplaces in New Zealand
From its vast mountain ranges, its unique wildlife and its rich tourism industry, New Zealand is a country of great natural and cultural splendour. With its largest industries including agriculture, horticulture, fishing and mining – potentially hazardous industries involving dangerous machinery and occupational risks - the need for safety and health training for workers is of paramount ...
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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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Safe maintenance in focus with the launch of the new healthy workplaces Campaign
To mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched its new Healthy Workplaces Campaign for 2010/11, promoting safe maintenance across Europe. In some European countries as much as 20% of all workplace accidents are connected with maintenance and in a number of sectors over half of all accidents are ...
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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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European Agency and the Belgian EU presidency show how safe maintenance can save lives
With statistics showing that between 10 and 15 per cent of all fatal workplace accidents in Europe are linked to maintenance operations, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has joined forces with the Belgian EU Presidency to host a conference in Brussels today which shows how safe maintenance can increase occupational health and safety standards. The conference ...
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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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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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