Archive for June, 2012

UK’s HSE to commence charging for investigations and enforcement matters

June 29, 2012

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed that its cost recovery scheme, Fee for Intervention (FFI), will start on 1 October 2012 subject to Parliamentary approval. Will the Health and Safety Authority adopt a similar approach in the future?
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Stay Safe on the Roads During the Summer Holidays

June 29, 2012

It’s that time of year again, when thousands of primary schoolchildren around the country begin their summer holidays.
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Summary of Workplace Injury, Illness and Fatality Statistics 2011- 2011

June 29, 2012

The Health and Safety Authority’s annual Summary of Statistics presents the most frequently sought information and statistics on occupational injury, illness and workplace fatalities in Ireland.
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Creating your own Safety Statement has got even easier!

June 29, 2012

Over 7,500 small Irish businesses are using the recently improved BeSMART website. BeSMART.ie is a free online risk assessment and safety statement tool provided by the Health and Safety Authority. Sign up now to receive a BeSMART memory key with lots ...
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Strategies for Combating Drowsy Driving

June 29, 2012

Summer is the peak driving season, with almost every family planning a vacation or weekend trips to see friends and family. Many people will not make it to their destinations because of accidents caused by drowsy drivers.
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Free ACA Webinar Offered for Employers

June 29, 2012

Benefits attorneys from Fisher & Phillips LLP, an employment law firm with offices in 27 U.S. cities, will present the webinar July 2.
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NSC Predicts 173 Independence Day Period Traffic Deaths

June 29, 2012

That would be a low total in historical terms. The council's predictions have been very accurate in past years.
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Many Colorado Cities Cancelling Fireworks Events

June 29, 2012

Wildfires are raging in the state and have destroyed hundreds of homes in Colorado Springs alone.
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500-Meter Safety Zone for Shell’s Alaska Drillship

June 29, 2012

It is one of two Shell Exploration & Production Co. drilling rigs en route from Seattle to the Arctic waters off Alaska to drill exploratory wells in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
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CPSC Moves to Limit Animal Tests

June 29, 2012

The amendments it proposes for its testing policy would clarify that any approved test method is acceptable, and a weight of evidence analysis suffices for eye irritants or corrosives.
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