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General health and safety in the workplace ErgoJournal |Ergonomics Software | DSE | Training |Keyboards
ergojournal.co.uk - These regulations are designed to prevent death, injury and ill-health in the workplace including carrying out risk assessments and reporting major injuries. You can find all 51 regulations that re...
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Directors charged after worker roof fall death

bbc.co.uk - 1 July 2011 Last updated at 10:30 ET Three company directors have been charged with manslaughter after an employee fell through a roof in Greater Manchester. Steven Berry, 45, died following the fa...

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Companies fined 640,000 for double fish farm deaths

hse.gov.uk - Date: 4 July 2011 Release No: SCO/063/11 Two companies have been fined a total of 640,000 following the death of two fish farm workers on a barge moored at a salmon farm on Loch Creran, Argyll & B...
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Martin Rowson on the government's overhaul of health and safety 'red tape' | Comment is free
guardian.co.uk - Oh dear! So much to look at and to appreciate. Just a few points out of many possibilities.Little Lord Cameron is leading a merry paper chase with his prep-school chums, among them: Georgie Porgie ...

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Falling for accident prevention | safetygonesane

safetygonesane.wordpress.com The NHS treats elderly patients with broken hips as a low priority by failing to give them prompt and high-quality treatment that could extend their lives, reported the Daily Telegraph on June ...
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Yellowstone river suffers oil spill | Environment Published on The #environment Daily Sulphur from Chinese power stations 'masking' climate change | Environment Published on Sustainable News

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cdc.gov - H1N1 Information NIOSH Science Blog: N95 Respirators and Surgical Masks (10/15/2009) CDC H1N1 Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Personnel (10/14/2009) CDC Questions and Answers Regarding Re...
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WHO Calls for Better Drinking Water Standards -- Occupational Health & Safety
ohsonline.com - WHO Calls for Better Drinking Water Standards The organization wants governments to address chemical contaminants and water safety to prevent waterborne diseases. The World Health Organization issu...
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Study -- Occupational Health & Safety

ohsonline.com - Improved Stepladder Design May Decrease Injuries: Study Compared with a flat surface, stepladders present a smaller and less rigid surface on which to stand, and the narrow steps make it easier for...

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croner-i.croner.co.uk - 04/07/2011 The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published its latest annual report, which argues that the wellbeing of the European workforce is key to a sustainable econ...
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Pet Food Research Firm Fined $167,000 for Failing to Provide Respirators to Workers -- Occupational Health & Safety
ohsonline.com - Pet Food Research Firm Fined $167,000 for Failing to Provide Respirators to Workers Four willful violations, with proposed fines of $161,700, were cited for two instances of allegedly failing to pr...
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Three workers hurt in gas explosion at steel plant

ohscanada.com - Three of the four workers hurt in a gas explosion at the U-S Steel plant in Nanticoke, Ontario, have been released from hospital. The Ministry of Labour says the fourth worker is still in hospital ...

Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd, fined for non-compliance with the Improvement Notice
safetyphoto.co.uk - Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd Description of Breach(es) Being a person to whom improvement notice 22900108 was issued on 5 March 2009, and not having applied for a review of the improvement notic...
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Fire risk warning over faulty Beko fridge freezers

bbc.co.uk - 5 July 2011 Last updated at 03:30 ET Up to 500,000 fridge freezers could be posing serious fire risks in homes and businesses across the country, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has warned. The LFB s...

Playground Safety Inspection Training

safetyrisk.com.au - PlayRight now offer a National TAFE Accredited Playground Inspection Course which will give you the most comprehensive training in playground safety, inspection and compliance. See Full Details and...

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weeklytimesnow.com.au - A TRACTOR skills course in Towong Shire aims to reduce the number of people involved in farm accidents.Mayor Peter Joyce said most businesses in the region were agricultural or forestry-based. "Sta...
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WorkSafe to target states most risky industries

worksafe.vic.gov.au - 04 July 2011 WorkSafe launches a statewide blitz today targeting the states most dangerous industries.WorkSafe General Manager for Operations, Lisa Sturzenegger, said the hard-line approach woul...
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School-trips digest to ease bureaucracy burden

shponline.co.uk - The Government has torn up reams of health and safety guidance for schools and condensed them into eight pages of simplified advice. In a move designed to alleviate teachers fears of legal action ...
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French nuclear power plant explosion heightens safety fears | World news
guardian.co.uk - An explosion sparked a fire at the Tricastin nuclear power plant. Some 74% of Frances electricity comes from nuclear sources. Photograph: C Brisbois/Fedephoto An explosion sparked a fire at a Fren...
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DOL Resolves OSHA Citations Against Explosives Maker Following Blast that Killed Two Workers -- Occupational Health & Safety
ohsonline.com - DOL Resolves OSHA Citations Against Explosives Maker Following Blast that Killed Two Workers OSHA cited Black Mag LLC in October 2010 for more than 50 willful, egregious, and serious

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Cornwall timber firm fined 20,000 after worker's panel saw injury
hse.gov.uk - Date: 1 July 2011 A teenage worker severed part of his hand while operating a vertical panel saw on which he had received little training, a court heard. Lewis Maker, 18-years-old at the time of th...
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blitz today targeting the states most dangerous industries. WorkSafe General Manager for Operations, Lisa Sturzenegger, said the hard-line approach would target eight...
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Britain's rivers 'being ruined by demands of water companies' Environment

independent.co.uk - Study says extraction causing harm, but warns cost of remedy may be passed to consumers Water companies are draining the nation's most at-risk rivers dry, causing environmental damage, death to wil...
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Cornwall caravan site owner operated without gas safety certificate

hse.gov.uk - Date: 1 July 2011 A caravan at a site in Cornwall was rented out without gas safety certificates, a court heard today (1 July). The site's owner, Shirley Cooper, was give a two year conditional dis...
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Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd, fined for non-compliance with the Improvement Notice
safetyphoto.co.uk - Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd Description of Breach(es) Being a person to whom improvement notice 22900108 was issued on 5 March 2009, and not having applied for a review of the improvement notic...
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A commercial tenant and its company director were both personally liable in negligence
safetyphoto.co.uk - Tafa v, (1) Matsim Properties Ltd (2) Gilling-Smith (3) Agora Gynaecology & Fertility Centre Ltd, QBD, 23 May 2011 King J held that a commercial tenant (D3) and its company director (D2) were both ...
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Tractor toll - Weekly Times Now

weeklytimesnow.com.au - A TRACTOR skills course in Towong Shire aims to reduce the number of people involved in farm accidents.Mayor Peter Joyce said most businesses in the region were agricultural or forestry-based. "Sta...
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WorkSafe to target states most risky industries

worksafe.vic.gov.au - 04 July 2011 WorkSafe launches a statewide blitz today targeting the states most dangerous industries.WorkSafe General Manager for Operations, Lisa Sturzenegger, said the hard-line approach woul...
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worksafebc.com - In British Columbia, summer is the perfect time for getting outdoors, playing sports, gardening, swimming, and being active. Unfortunately, some of our favourite summer pastimes - along with some w...

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