Archive for June, 2011

Be Road Safety Aware During School Holidays

June 30, 2011

As thousands of primary schoolchildren around the country prepare for the end of the school year and the beginning of their summer holidays, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is reminding road-users to be on the lookout for children when using the roads....
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Worker’s Fatal Electrocution at Sawmill Carries $41,310 Penalty

June 30, 2011

Two serious safety violations related to the fatality include failing to train employees on work safety practices and allowing unqualified employees to work on energized equipment.
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Link Between Medication Adherence and Workplace Health Studied

June 30, 2011

The study suggests that individual health risks and comorbidity—that is, the presence of more than one chronic disease—remain significant predictors of reduced workplace productivity, even in a population with a high rate of medication adherence.
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DOL Releases Final Rule Updating Procedures for Federal Workers’ Compensation Act Claims

June 30, 2011

The rule adds the skin as a covered organ retroactive to Sept. 11, 2001, under the act's schedule award provision, providing up to 205 weeks of compensation for burns, cancers, and other medical conditions that impair the skin's function.
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EU – Fight against tobacco: European Commission launches a pan-European campaign

"Ex-smokers are unstoppable" is the slogan of the EU-wide campaign launched on 16 June. Tobacco is the single largest cause of avoidable illness in the European Union and the estimated cause of death of over 650,000 people in the European Union every y...
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Doing the Right Thing: Linking Safety, Ethics and Economic Prosperity

June 29, 2011

Safety professionals who strive to do the right thing are more likely to build sustainable safety programs that help the company’s bottom line.
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Be Road Safety Aware During School Holidays

June 29, 2011

As thousands of primary schoolchildren around the country prepare for the end of the school year and the beginning of their summer holidays, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is reminding road-users to be on the lookout for children when using the roads.
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Be Road Safety Aware During School Holidays

June 29, 2011

As thousands of primary schoolchildren around the country prepare for the end of the school year and the beginning of their summer holidays, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is reminding road-users to be on the lookout for children when using the roads.
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FAA Hits Boeing with $1.05 Million Fine

June 29, 2011

Inspectors discovered that spacers in the oxygen delivery system distribution tubing on the aircraft were not installed correctly.
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Workplace Fatalities Rise in UK; Agriculture, Construction Top the List

June 29, 2011

After a record low in the number of people killed at work, provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a rise of 24 fatalities, from 147 in 2009-2010 to 171 in 2010-2011.
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