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• Dundee Firms Fined After a Fall from Height

  
  Health and Safety Consultants News Desk — Authority: 95
  A 23 year old man was seriously injured at work in 2008. He has been left with constant pain and is continuing to make a slow recovery more than 3 years after an accident which could have been prevented while … Continue reading →
  4 days ago

• Selecting Work Work gloves With Security and Comfort on your mind

  
  Holidays To Thailand — Authority: 134
  Please realize that one of the more important cover measures can be safety a pair of glasses, so that particular should PPE wear health and safety goggles, specifically when going through biology testing center safety. OSHA (Occupational Safeness and Wellness Administration) involve that bosses provided appropriate ...
  1 week ago

• Common Rules that Apply to Fire Extinguisher Signs

  
  ModernHealthyLiving.com — Authority: 123
  If you need to install fire extinguishers in a work environment or a public area, in addition to mounting the extinguisher you also have to place a proper sign close to the installation point in a clearly visible position.
  1 week ago

• How Workplace Safety Can Save Your Business Money

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  You may not realize it, but a safe workplace can lead to a decrease in business expenses. Something as simple as installing a security system or video surveillance equipment can save your business money on your insurance premiums, as well as reduce the risk of having to replace items that are damaged or stolen in the ...
  1 week ago

• Manager Fined After Two Workers Are Seriously Burnt

  
  Health and Safety Consultants News Desk — Authority: 95
  A Birmingham company and the manager have been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive. Two of the firms’ employees were seriously burned in a fireball caused by accidently cutting through an electrical cable. The 1000v cable was live when … Continue reading →
  1 week ago

• Workers strike Panama canal expansion project

  
  Capital Land — Authority: 144
  The Associated Press The Associated Press PANAMA CITY About 6,000 workers have gone on strike for higher wages at a $5.25 billion project to widen ...
  1 week ago

• Must the Captain Go Down With His Ship?

  
  The Business Ethics Blog — Authority: 101
  Italian cruise-ship Captain Francesco Schettino is in jail , following an incident that left 6 dead and (at present) 29 missing. Among the accusations levied against is that he fled the foundering vessel before it was empty. (According to maritime law, a captain doesn’t literally have to “go down with the ...
  2 weeks ago

• 7 Reasons Your Employees Will Not Report Workplace Violence

  
  Piggy Bank Finances — Authority: 144
  By Carol Fredrickson Whenever an act of workplace violence rocks an organization to its core, there are almost always people who come out of the woodwork remembering prior incidents leading to the tragedy. Fortunately most workplace violence does not result in tragedy, shootings, or death. Fighting, harassments, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tool Safety

  
  Infolific — Authority: 121
  Types of tools can vary quite a bit, from screwdrivers to chain saws. Other examples include; hammers, saws, cutters, wrenches, snips, chisels, etc. Safety Precautions Never use a tool if you are not trained. Do not use tools, which are damaged in any way. Do not sue a tool other [...] Tool Safety was originally ...
  2 weeks ago

• Avoid Getting Sick This Season

  
  Movin' On Up — Authority: 99
  Cold and flu season is upon us, and if your workplace is fighting off a mass of sick days there are a few things you can do to stay healthy. It’s important to know that germs can live on hard surfaces for up to 48 hours and that fingers carrying the flu virus can contaminate up to seven clean surfaces . So with ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tractor Accident Sees Two Brothers Fined

  
  Health and Safety Consultants News Desk — Authority: 95
  Back in September 2010 an accident involving a tractor occurred at a farm in Higher Nansloe. A 55 year old was working in the field, spreading out some manure using a tractor. Unfortunately when he jumped out of the tractor … Continue reading →
  2 weeks ago

• British Firm Contractor Fined For Worker Fall

  
  Workers Comp Kit Blog — Authority: 115
  A building firm and a contractor in North Yorkshire, Great Britain were recently fined after a worker was injured following a fall while working on the construction of a new farm building, according to a report from The Health and Safety Executive (HSE).     The 36-year-old worker , who asked not to be named, ...
  2 weeks ago

• New Jersey Employer Fined $126,000 for Allowing Worker Hazards

  
  Workers Comp Kit Blog — Authority: 115
  New Jersey-based Supply Plus was recently cited with one willful, 25 serious and two other-than-serious safety violations in response to a complaint alleging imminent danger for failing to guard machines and exposing workers to fall and electrical hazards at the companys Paterson facility, according to an OSHA ...
  2 weeks ago

• Understanding Ergonomics, Part I

  
  Blog SafetyGlassesUSA.com — Authority: 102
  Defining Ergonomics Proper ergonomics will help prevent many repetitive strain injuries. Ergonomics is the science that “addresses human performance and well-being in relation to various types of jobs, equipment, tools and environments.” In other words, it’s the study of the way humans work. The CDC ...
  2 weeks ago

• 10 Companies Awarded $207,000 to Support Workplace Safety

  
  Workers Comp Kit Blog — Authority: 115
  The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) reported recently awarding 10 businesses safety intervention grants totaling more than $207,000 to make Ohio workplaces safer.   BWC designed the Safety Intervention Grant Program to assist Ohio employers in reducing illness and injuries, and create a partnership ...
  2 weeks ago

• CSB Video Report On Series Of Combustible Dust Explosions At Tennessee Powdered Metals Plant

  
  Baghouse.com Dust Collection Blog | The Most Trusted Name In Dust Collection — Authority: 85
  The Chemical Safety Board issued a final report on a series of deadly combustible dust explosions in Tennessee. It highlights dust collection systems as the only way to prevent deadly combustible dust explosions. Recommends OSHA issue new comprehensive dust regulations within one year.  January 6th, 2012 ...
  2 weeks ago

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