workplace hazard News
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Lithuania develops OiRA tools for the mining and cleaning sectors
The State Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Lithuania has developed two new OiRA tools for the ‘mining and quarrying’ and ‘cleaning services’ sectors to help companies identify and assess workplace hazards and risks. The ‘mining and quarrying’ tool is particularly addressed at those who perform their activity in mineral surfaces and extractive industries. ...
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New Intelex Checklist/Questionnaire Generator
What’s wrong with paper-based ISO 14001, workplace inspection, and audit checklists or questionnaires? They’ve worked for years, right? Wrong. The reality is that paper-based checklists/questionnaires are a relatively effective means of collecting information, but they’re extremely ineffective in terms of reporting capabilities. Not to mention that human error associated with manually ...
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Preparing Workers for Upcoming Changes to WHMIS
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is changing as Canadians prepare to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). To help educate workers about the upcoming changes, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has released a new e-course, in partnership with the Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau of ...
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In the heat of the moment
'Water, rest and shade’ are the three key components U.S Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis, will be focusing on promoting to outdoor workers in the upcoming summer of 2012. It’s all part of OSHA’s recently launched national outreach initiative to raise awareness over the dangers of working outside in hot weather. Every year, heat exhaustion reaches thousands of outdoor ...
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National WHMIS Website Offers One-Stop-Shop for Canadians
With the recent announcement of the changes to Canada's Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015), a website has been released to help Canadians transition from the old WHMIS system to WHMIS 2015 which implements the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The website, WHMIS.org: Canada’s National WHMIS Portal, provides Canadians ...
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Preparing Workers for Upcoming Changes to WHMIS
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is changing as Canadians prepare to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). To help educate workers about the upcoming changes, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has released a new e-course, in partnership with the Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau of ...
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Compactor Monitoring Promotion - Harmony Enterprises
Harmony’s Insite Compactor Monitoring Business owners around the country are enjoying the cost savings provided by waste compactors. They help to reduce the space needed for waste management, workplace hazards, vermin, odor, and employee pilferage. Whether they are indoor compactors that compact waste at its source and improve the customer experience, or outdoor compactors that reduce the ...
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OSHA Launches National Emphasis Program To Protect Workplace Safety & Room Alert Has You Covered!
In July of 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced their newest initiative aimed at preventing workplace hazards in warehouses, processing facilities, distribution centers, and high-risk retail establishments. This NEP comes as a direct response to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics which revealed considerably elevated injury and ...
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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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Giving back to the small business community, one safety course at a time
SafetySkills™ Direct allows small businesses to experience the benefit online safety training and a learning management system without having to purchase or install software. “Consumers have smartened up. Whether you’re looking for online safety training or music for your iPhone, there are a million companies that all claim to be your end-all solution,” said Trey Greene, CEO of ...
By SafetySkills
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Safe maintenance is good business: 30 pan-European organisations join as official Campaign partners
Companies and associations from the private and public sector, including some of Europe’s most well known companies, have joined forces with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) in the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010/11 on safe maintenance. A wide range of pan-European and international organisations have come together for EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces ...
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Certified Industrial Hygienists Help Prevent Workplace Hazards
Last month, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was interviewed for an article with NBC News. The article, “OSHA Chief: Inequality in America is About Workplace Hazards, Too” discusses workplace challenges that concern more than just what a worker earns. In the article, David Michaels, Ph.D., M.P.H., states, ...
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Affordable, small business safety learning management solutions, from noodleStream
SafetySkills™ Direct allows small businesses to experience the benefit online safety training and a learning management system without having to purchase or install software. “Consumers have smartened up. Whether you’re looking for online safety training or music for your iPhone, there are a million companies that all claim to be your end-all solution,” said Trey Greene, CEO of ...
By SafetySkills
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Forget fines. How about life in prison?
Just as scaffolding and fall protection violations topped OSHA’s recently announced list of most frequently cited violations for 2010, the reality of workplace height hazards hit home in Toronto, Canada. Toronto police have arrested three men in connection with the tragic Christmas Eve deaths of three construction workers. On that day, construction workers were undergoing repair and ...
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WASPS Take Control of GHS
WASPS Take Control of GHS! Many in industry find there are two major issues facing them when dealing with safety in the workplace. Firstly, it is a well-known fact that many find the information on a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) “too technical” to understand. In addition, many are still trying to get to grips with the changes brought about by the introduction of the Globally Harmonised ...
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Canada Publishes UPDATED WHMIS to conform with GHS
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Canada’s national hazard communication standard, is changing to incorporate the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) – an internationally recognized standard for hazard classification and communication. On February 11, 2015, the Government of Canada published the Hazardous ...
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OSHA Opens Grant Solicitation for $1.2 Million in Susan Harwood Training Grants
The US Department of Labor's OSHA has announced that it is seeking applications for two types of training grants, with funds to be awarded totalling $1.2 million. The two types of grants available are Targeted Topic Training and Targeted Topic Training and Educational Materials Development. OSHA has outlined the following topics for the grants: fall protection, grain handling operations, ...
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Be a safety leader with OSHA VPP recognition
So, you’re meeting the status quo and passing your safety inspections. That’s great, but it’s no reason to let your safety program stagnate. Why not aim a little higher? While a no-accident policy is definitely a noble goal and achievable in some industries, it is important to set realistic yet demanding goals. OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) is a great way to ...
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BOHS membership underpins instrumentation service
Instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology has joined the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), in order to ensure that its staff are kept abreast of the latest developments in occupational safety. Branch Manager Alan Hasson says: “Our customers expect us to be able to offer advice on the most appropriate test and monitoring instruments for every job and BOHS membership will ...
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Repeat Mechanical Hazards Penalize Severe Violator
Repeat Mechanical Hazards were cited among 11 other safety violations at Pyongsan America Inc. following a recent inspection in Auburn, Alabama by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These safety violations involved a lack of safety training for employees and a lack of proper machine implements for the prevention of machine operator injury, among ...
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