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You Should Actively Encourage Poor Safety in the Workplace

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CDC - Cold Stress - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic

cdc.gov - Photos courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Overview Workers who are exposed to extreme cold or work in cold environments may be at risk of cold stress. Extreme cold weather is a dangerous si... NIOSH

Worker burned by molten metal at Worcester factory

hse.gov.uk - Date: 19 January 2012 Release No: WM570/12 A Staffordshire-based aluminium casting company has been prosecuted after a man was burned by molten metal at its Worcester factory. Asim Qureshi, 41, fro... H_S_E

Our response to Government - IOSH

iosh.co.uk - 16 January 2012 IOSH today publishes its response to the Lofstedt Review of health and safety in the UK, and our views on the Governments own response to it. The Institution broadly welcomed the f... IOSH_tweets

Car wash worker dies in accident

main.omanobserver.om MUSCAT In a freak and tragic accident, an Asian man died when struck by a car at a carwash at Auqad in Salalah. A car wash worker was directing a driver of a vehicle to the wash tracks when he hi... HealthSafety

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iosh.co.uk - Posted 13:54Costa Cruises' parent company has announced plans to review safety and response procedures at all of its cruise lines after the Costa Concordia capsized last week. In response to the ... IOSH_tweets

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cdc.gov - According to 2004 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost 15 million Americans work full time on evening shift, night shift, rotating shifts, or other employer arranged irregular schedules...

Truck Inspection Turns Up Contaminated Tissue Holders -Occupational Health & Safety
ohsonline.com - Truck Inspection Turns Up Contaminated Tissue Holders A routine vehicle inspection -- one of more than 600,000 done annually by the California Highway Patrol -- recently turned up a shipment, leadi... OccHealthSafety

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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

federalregister.gov - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork R... NIOSH

Fine of 26,000 after employee falls from height

lrbconsulting.co.uk - The firm was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a 44-yearold employee fell four metres to the ground while trying to remove waste that had become stuck on the roof of a coll... safety_matters

Chicago Shifts to Risk-Based Food Inspections -Occupational Health & Safety

ohsonline.com - Chicago Shifts to Risk-Based Food Inspections This will replace the current practice by the Department of Public Health of inspecting all food establishments at least once every six months. The Chi...

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2012 - 01/12/2012 - OSHA announces new online Outreach Training Program providers
osha.gov - January 12, 2012 Contact: Office of Communications Phone: 202-693-1999 OSHA announces new online Outreach Training Program providers WASHINGTON -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ... NIOSH

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Recession deals a body-blow to occupational-health research - news-content | SHP

shponline.co.uk - A research body that has funded some of the most important studies in the field of occupational health and safety in the last 20 years has announced it is to wind down because of a lack of financia... SHPOnline

Power Outage Safety - Online Safety Community

safetycommunity.com - In Western Washington yesterday, we have a lot of freezing rain which lead to a lot of power outages across the area. Through my facebook account, I received a set of tips on what to do and what no... safetycommunity

Health and safety gone mad (From Milford Mercury)

milfordmercury.co.uk - Health and safety gone mad 9:43am Friday 20th January 2012 in Dear editor, I WAS taking my recycling to the Pembroke Dock site last Monday and tipping a bit of metal waste. I looked in the skip and... RRCTraining

CHAS 100 Mile Challenge

chas100.blogspot.com - Hi. Welcome along. My name is Alan Harwood. I'd like to say that I am a runner, but it would be a lie! I'm 45 and started running 4 years ago. It's my midlife crisis. I'm not particularly good and ...

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iosh.co.uk - Posted 13:54A maintenance worker has died at the Cemex UK factory in Warwickshire. Following the incident, which occurred shortly before 1.50am on Wednesday, West Midlands Ambulance Service tried... IOSH_tweets

Army statement on MEDEVAC issue | Article

army.mil - U.S. Army Soldiers transport a trauma victim to a U.S. Army medical helicopter in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2007. The Soldiers are from Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th St...

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Worker's Thumb Crushed in Machine, Wis. Firm Fined $105,000 -- Occupational Health & Safety
ohsonline.com - Worker's Thumb Crushed in Machine, Wis. Firm Fined $105,000 On July 25, the employee's thumb was crushed while he was bending a metal part between the unguarded dies of the brake. The thumb had to ...

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Asbestos Removal Case Study for the Education Sector Harris Academy Asbestos News asbestos industry news removal, surveying, waste
asbestosindustrynews.co.uk - Client: ISG Plc Location: Harris Academy, East Dulwich, London Contractor: Deconstruct UK Ltd Completion Date: July 2010 Sector: Education Removal of asbestos insulation board roof soffits from a t... UK_AsbestosNews

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hse.gov.uk - Date: 19 January 2012 Release No: HSE/297/11 A hardwood floor company has been fined after a worker's arm was punctured by a large piece of wood. Paul Murdoch, 40, of New Ollerton, Nottinghamshire,... H_S_E

Norfolk companies prosecuted after worker crushes hand

hse.gov.uk - Date: 19 January 2012 Release No: HSE-E-60-12 Two Norfolk companies have been fined after a cleaner's hand was crushed in machinery. Richard Beane, 34, from Watton in Norfolk was working as a clean... H_S_E

Health and safety used as excuse by harried bordercontrol staff - news-content | SHP
shponline.co.uk - A parliamentary select committee has criticised a major Government agency for using health and safety as a routine excuse for not

Putting Health and Safety into perspective - Acorn response to Cameron announcement
blog.acornsafety.co.uk - Freeing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the stranglehold of health and safety red tape and tackling the compensation culture are part of a series of measures announced

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Garbage Truck Crushes Man

wkyt.com - Late Thursday afternoon, outside the Truitt Brothers plant in Laurel County, just north of London, a man working on his garbage truck ended up being crushed to death inside it. 27 NEWSFIRST did tal... WorkSafeBC

Manufacturer Fined $70,000 After Worker Injured

safetyphoto.co.uk http://news.ontario.ca/mol/en/2012/01/manufacturerfined-70000-after-worker-injured.html St. Catharines, ON Washington Mills Electro Minerals Corporation, a manufacturer of mineral products, was ... safetyphoto

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