workplace health and safety News

HSE welcomes Scottish Parliament debate on workplace health & safety

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) welcomed the Member’s Debate on Monday in the Scottish Parliament to recognise the importance of International Workers’ Memorial Day. On Monday 28 April, International Workers’ Memorial Day was marked with the theme 'remember the dead: fight for the living'. The HSE this year supported the aims of the day by enhancing its multi-lingual migrant worker website ...

May 12, 2008

By Health and Safety Executive (UK)

UL Workplace Health & Safety Donates Online Training Courses to Healthcare Organizations

UL Workplace Health & Safety, the industry's leading provider of workplace health and safety solutions, is donating a series of its online training courses to healthcare organizations in the United States. The courses -- which cover infection controls through handwashing, bloodborne pathogens, personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare, and universal precautions -- will be offered free ...

Oct. 21, 2014

By UL EHS Sustainability

Materials processor says safety procedures `ignored` after accident

A metals processor has claimed that an accident at one of its yards was partly due to safety procedures “being ignored by the workforce”. All Metals Recycling (AMS) was fined GBP£12,500 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after Derek Baxter’s right leg was run over by a forklift truck as he knelt at the end of an aisle. Manchester Crown Court heard that the route had been narrowed by stock ...

Apr. 19, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Getting the H&S message across with workplace health and safety posters

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) launched a poster program to help workplaces promote health and safety. CCOHS released the first two in a series of workplace posters: WHMIS Hazard Symbols and Cranes & Hoists Hand Signals. As part of an occupational health and safety program, the posters can illustrate and promote safe work practices and help remind people of ...

Oct. 1, 2008

By Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

Teaching resource puts young workers safety into the classroom

Every year, young workers are critically injured or killed on the job. To help educate young people about workplace healthy and safety and prevent injuries, a new resource has been developed specifically for secondary school teachers. Health and Safety Teaching Tools is a comprehensive tool-kit designed for the classroom by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). This ...

Nov. 18, 2010

By Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

Canadians invited to weigh in on health and safety issues of changing workplaces

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is inviting Canadians to take their web survey and weigh in on the issues emerging from changing workplaces. The workplace and the workforce are changing. The workforce is aging and now includes more women and more ethnically diverse workers. Today's workplace includes more 'precarious employment' - contracting, self-employment, ...

Mar. 5, 2008

By Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

Top Sustainability Professionals Converge to Share Best Practices, Discuss Trends

Next week, decision-makers from companies including Nestlé, Philips and Liberty Global will come together to discuss the latest trends and share best practices in EHS, sustainability and supply chain information management and to find out how UL EHS Sustainability’s tools can be repurposed to measure progress towards the Circular Economy. The one-day event, hosted by UL EHS ...

Oct. 6, 2016

By UL EHS Sustainability

UL EHS Sustainability Announces On Demand eLearning Site

UL EHS Sustainability has just released a new eLearning website that makes it easier to view and purchase any of UL’s thousands of award-winning workplace health and safety eLearning courses: http://ondemand.puresafety.com. UL is currently offering a credit for 15% off a course on the new site (multi-course module packages and OSHA courses are not included in this offer) for customers who ...

Nov. 13, 2017

By UL Environment

National forum to explore strategies on leading workplace change

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) announced that it would host a national forum to discuss the role leadership and responsibility play in improving and building safer and healthier workplaces. CCOHS’ Forum III: Leading Workplace Change will be held March 8 to 9, 2010 in Gatineau, Quebec. This unique event brings together representatives from Canadian, provincial and ...

Jul. 17, 2009

By Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

Metal company fined after forklift truck runs over worker

An international metal-processing company has been fined GBP£12,500 after one of its workers was run over by a forklift truck in Bolton. All Metal Services Limited (AMS) was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following the incident at the company's warehouse on the Wingates Industrial Park in Westhoughton on 8 September 2008. Derek Baxter, from Radcliffe, was kneeling down to ...

Apr. 16, 2010

By Health and Safety Executive (UK)

CCOHS` 2014 Scholarship Winners Announced

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is pleased to announce the two winners for its 2014 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 $3,000, are Jodie Chadbourn (Ontario) and Kathy Lee (Saskatchewan). ...

May 5, 2014

By Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes a report based on ESENER-2 data for the United Kingdom

Under the topic ‘Management of health and safety in the workplace’, the HSE has published the national findings for the United Kingdom from the Second European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks, 2014 (ESENER-2), which was launched on 23 June by EU-OSHA in the European Parliament. ESENER-2 surveyed 4,250 of establishments across all business sizes and activity sectors in ...

Jul. 9, 2015

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

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 ...

May 6, 2013

By Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

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 ...

Apr. 27, 2012

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

Spot checks on UK construction refurbishment sector reveal site dangers

'Over one in three construction sites visited put the lives of workers at risk and operated so far below the acceptable standard that our inspectors served 395 enforcement notices and stopped work on 30% of the sites', Geoffrey Podger, HSE's Chief Executive said last week. This comes after The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) carried out over 1000 spot checks of refurbishment sites across Great ...

Mar. 10, 2008

By Health and Safety Executive (UK)

Revamped Napo website goes live

We’ve given the Napo website a makeover. With a more user-friendly and accessible format, the new website looks great and incorporates interesting additional functionalities. For example, it is now available for mobile devices and tablets, so you can satisfy all of your Napo needs on the go. Whether you want to watch some of Napo’s language-free workplace safety and health films, ...

Nov. 26, 2015

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Health and safety pays, even in difficult times: EU-OSHA’s Annual Report 2011

In its latest annual report, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work continues to argue for investment in workplace health and safety, for economic as well as ethical reasons. ‘Now more than ever we need to make the case for ‘good work’ in safe and healthy workplaces’, according to the head of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). In her ...

Jun. 27, 2012

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Mythbusters join in on OSHA safety challenge, tragic death at tuna plant, EPA`s clean diesel commitment 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: The Mythbusters join in on OSHA's Workplace Safety and Health Challenge. Tragic tuna plant worker's death. EPA ups the ante on clean diesel and more. Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments at paul@ehsthisweek.com. Also, if you are an industry expert ...

Oct. 19, 2012

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

The Business Case for Occupational Health and Safety Programs

According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), it has been estimated that employers pay almost $1 billion per week for direct workers' compensation costs. The 2016 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index recently reported that the most disabling, nonfatal workplace injuries alone cost almost $62 billion annually from direct U.S. workers’ compensation costs. These ...

Mar. 3, 2016

By American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

CCOHS Urges Workplaces to Keep Safety at the Forefront when Taking Kids to Work

On November 6, 2013 more than 250,000 grade nine students across Canada will visit the workplace of a parent, relative or friend as part of the National program, Take Our Kids to Work day. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is calling for all workplaces to make health and safety a priority when welcoming students to the workplace on this day. Take Our Kids to Work day ...

Oct. 30, 2013

By Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)