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Company fined after contractor's fatal roof fall

hse.gov.uk - Date: 5 December 2011 A Mid-Wales estate agent has been fined after an elderly maintenance contractor was killed when he fell from a roof. Roger Jary, 79, from Welshpool was a self-employed contrac...

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The European Commission proposes to reduce vehicle noise OSHA European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
osha.europa.eu - On Monday, the European Commission proposed to reduce noise produced by cars, vans, buses, coaches, light and heavy trucks. Noise limit values would be lowered in two steps of each 2 dB(A) for pass... EU_OSHA

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iosh.co.uk - Posted 14:18More people will be able to apply for apprenticeships in the new year as health and safety requirements are reduced to legal minimums. The changes emerged as the Government revealed n... IOSH_tweets OTHER HEADLINES OF INTEREST
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iosh.co.uk - Posted 09:57A drilling rig off the US coast has been shut down after a leak.Royal Dutch Shell said about 7,600 gallons of synthetic and biodegradable drilling fluid had leaked from the rig, which... IOSH_tweets

Whats stressing the stressed? Main sources of stress among workers

statcan.gc.ca - by Susan CromptonIn 2010, slightly more than 1 in 4 Canadian workers described their day-to-day lives as highly stressful, according to the General Social Survey (GSS). This proportion is about the... CCOHS

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cdc.gov - December 2011 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2012-106 This Chartbook provides a summary of fatal and nonfatal injury/illness information describing a large population of understudied workplaces an...

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icontact-archive.com - Featured Websites Sharps Safety - RCN guidance to support implementation of the EU Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of sharps injuries in the health care sector The gu... hsfb

Staff scared to disclose mental ill health | Health and Safety at Work - Health and Safety at Work magazine | HSW
healthandsafetyatwork.com - In a survey of 2000 UK employees, just four in 10 said they would feel confident to disclose a mental health problem at work. Only a quarter of respondents felt their organisations encourage staff ... healthandsafety

Health, Safety and Technical AdvisorWork At Height, London

shp4jobs.co.uk - The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation is the Trade Association which sets the standards for safe scaffolding, workmanship and benchmarks for industry regulation.The job holder will provid... shp4jobs

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cdc.gov - The NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety (NCMVS) was established in December 2010 to coordinate research and prevention activities related to motor vehicle crashes, the leading cause of work-relat...

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Fireworks display goes wrong as rockets injure crowd members

essentialskillz.com - Fireworks display goes wrong as rockets injure crowd members Health and Safety News A Dorset town's annual Christmas firework display went badly wrong when rockets flew into the watching crowd inju... EssentialSkillz

newssafety.org - 17 Dec 2011Journalist Casualties: 0Media Staff Casualties: 0Under Investigation: 0A crime reporter working with a Hindi daily was seriously injured when he was shot at by two unidentified motorcycl... newssafety

Armed men assault CNN cameraman in Iraq

newssafety.org - 16 Dec 2011Journalist Casualties: 0Media Staff Casualties: 0Under Investigation: 0Plainclothes armed men assaulted a CNN journalist covering anti-government protests in Baghdad on Friday and confis... newssafety

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lrbconsulting.co.uk - 07/12/2011 Director prosecuted after worker suffers serious injuries on construction site A Pembroke Dock construction company and its director have been prosecuted after a labourer suffered seriou... safety_matters

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icontact-archive.com - Merry Christmas Everybody Another amazing year for HSfB goes by and thankfully we are stronger than ever. There are a few very special reasons why HSfB continues to provide this fantastic FRE... hsfb

Modified machine created dangerous gap - incourt-content | SHP

shponline.co.uk - A manufacturer must pay 200,000 in fines and costs after a night-shift worker was killed at a toilet-tissue factory in Barrowin-Furness.Christopher Massey, 28, was struck by a piece of machinery ... SHPOnline

Trying to get warm when you live outside

speakingofsafety.ca - December 20, 2011 Sleeping outside on Commercial Drive in Vancouver BC, Nov. 2010. S. Main photo This post is a bit of a departure from my usual topic of workplace safety but its something to th...

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WorkSafeBC safetynetwork.info - OSHA orders Neb.-based Union Pacific Railroad Co. to reinstate whistleblower and pay $300k+ Published on 21 December 2011, 8:08 AM Last Update: 48 minute(s) ago by slowhand SEATTLE The U.S. Depar... safety_network

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worksafe.vic.gov.au - As the nature of industry changes over time, alterations to both the amount and types of waste produced have also occurred. Not only are we making more waste than ever before, the nature of waste i... WorkSafe_Vic

Operator fatigue cause of train derailment: TSB

ohscanada.com - FEDERAL (Canadian OH&S News) A Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) report into a train derailment last year has brought the issue of operator fatigue back into the spotlight. Released on De... OHSCanada

Keeping Kids Out of Silo Deathtraps: Labor Dept. on Verge of Rule Change
inthesetimes.com - OSHA fined a company after two of its employees died on the job at a corn facility in Mt. Carroll, Ill., in July 2010. (Photo from Flickr user Dalton Rowe, Creative Commons) When it's humid durin... hpandpsafety

Blackouts | Ready.gov
ready.gov - The biggest Blackout in U.S. history occurred on August 14, 2003, leaving roughly 50 million people without power. Blackouts can happen anywhere, and to anyone, so being prepared is important.Befor... SafetyCenter

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asbestosindustrynews.co.uk - Asbestos Awareness Training Who is it for? Asbestos Awareness Training is for anyone who is working on the fabric of buildings, which would include anything from putting up a picture hook to larg... UK_AsbestosNews WorkSafeBC

Apple iPad 2 factory explosion caused by aluminum dust again - Computers|Gadgets|Games N Entertaint|Hardware| Software|Tecno News
tywigs.org - The recent explosion of Apples iPad 2 factory operated by Pegatron in Shanghai, China is now being linked to a build up of fine aluminum dust. This is the same culprit in the Foxconn factory explo...

Misdiagnosed man killed by asbestos Asbestos News asbestos industry news removal, surveying, waste
asbestosindustrynews.co.uk - Ronald Goldsworthy, aged 70, worked as a boiler fitter in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in conditions which would have exposed him to asbestos, a coroner heard. Intially Ronald was diagnosed wi... UK_AsbestosNews

Worker killed in crane accident at Ann Arbor park - chicagotribune.com

chicagotribune.com - Associated Press 12:25 p.m. CST, December 20, 2011 ANN ARBOR, Mich. Authorities say a man working on a creek restoration project at a park in Ann Arbor was killed when another member of his crew b... WorkSafeBC

BBC News - Working out the workforce

bbc.co.uk - 19 December 2011 Last updated at 19:00 ET By Stephen Evans BBC News, Berlin Siegfried Wirle going through his paces on the BMW shopfloor. It's not quite what you expect on a relentless production l... Outtakesfilm

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asbestosindustrynews.co.uk - The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 requires asbestos to be managed. This management involves identifying or presuming the presence of asbestos, monitoring and recording its condition and docu... UK_AsbestosNews

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