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Lincoln University fined for asbestos failings

healthsafety.jigsy.com - Lincoln University has been fined for putting staff, students and contractors at risk of exposure to asbestos. The failings came to light on 24 February 2010 when a lecturer became trapped in a roo...
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Puma completes environmental impact costs

bbc.co.uk - 16 November 2011 Last updated at 12:38 ET Chief executive Jochen Zeitz says the Earth's natural resources can no longer be taken for granted Sportswear firm Puma says it has become the first major ...
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Scunthorpe firm in court after worker scarred for life

healthsafety.jigsy.com - A construction company has been prosecuted for safety failings after a young worker was left permanently scarred when he struck an underground cable during digging work. Richard Baisley, 26, of Scu...
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CDC - NIOSH Publications and Products - Rig SMART

cdc.gov - August 2011 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2011-204c Rig SMART was developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in partnership with safety experts from the oil an...

CDC - NIOSH Publications and Products - Simple Solutions Ergonomics for Construction Workers (2007
cdc.gov - October 2006 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2007-122 This booklet is intended for construction workers, unions, supervisors, contractors, safety specialists, human resources managers-anyone with a...
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iosh.co.uk - Posted 13:30Oil giant BP has repeatedly broken environmental laws on the North Slope of Alaska, federal prosecutors in the US have suggested.As a result of a 2007 conviction which involved the ne...
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Safe Chemicals Act Hearing Builds Momentum for Reform : Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families

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cdc.gov - Current Evaluation Efforts NIOSH is currently reviewing its cancer (carcinogen) and related Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) policies to ensure that they reflect current scientific and risk manage...
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saferchemicals.org - Newsroom > Press Releases November 17, 2011 For Immediate Release November 17, 2011 Safe Chemicals Act Hearing Builds Momentum for Reform Washington, DC Today's Senate hearing on the Safe Chemi...
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Pass the Safe Chemicals Act! New guidance for escalators and moving walkways launched | Health and Safety at Work - Health and Safety at Work magazine | HSW
healthandsafetyatwork.com - The document focuses on selection and design considerations, safe operation, maintenance, management, thorough examination and supplementary testing of all escalators and moving walkways in servic...
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huffingtonpost.com - Thursday is a big -- and long overdue -- day. And American moms, like me, will be tuned in and watching.Usually, hearings in Congress get little attention from the general public, let alone busy mo...
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How to Calculate the OSHA Incident Rate

safetycommunity.com - Need to calculate your company's incident rate? Here's how it's done: Collect all OSHA 300 Forms from your company for the given year Add the numbers from column H (days away from work), column I (...
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Photojournalist attacked by protesters in Oakland, U.S.

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newssafety.org - 16 Nov 2011Journalist Casualties: 0Media Staff Casualties: 0Under Investigation: 0Journalists covering protests face threats from both sides By Nisha Thanki A photojournalist taking a video after...
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Journalists under attack in fresh wave of violence

newssafety.org - 16 Nov 2011Journalist Casualties: 0Media Staff Casualties: 0Under Investigation: 0Fresh attacks against media outlets in Mexico highlight the authorities failure to take measures to protect journa...
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Not all toys are created equally safe USATODAY.com

usatoday.com - Linda Bump saved all her son's toys in hopes of passing them onto her grandchildren. But her son Austin, now 29, says his new baby can't play with them because of the small parts and other safety c...
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Death threats to the Sunday Leader newspaper's editor must be investigated

newssafety.org - 17 Nov 2011Journalist Casualties: 0Media Staff Casualties: 0Under Investigation: 0According to information that Asian Human Rights Commission has received, Ms. Frederica Sandra Carmela Jansz, edito...
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Classic Leadership Quotes

safetyrisk.com.au - Georges Safety Reflections see more of Georges insights HERELeadership is the often forgotten key to excellence in most facets of business and life. Formal and informal leaders in business need...
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A BROKEN CHRISTMAS
safetyrisk.com.au - New and timely Safety Poem sent in by a reader:Twas the night before Christmas and now shes all alone.Because her husband had an accident at work and didnt come home.He was killed because he too...

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Unsecure scaffold collapsed into road - incourt-content | SHP

shponline.co.uk - The director of a roofing company has admitted failing to ensure that a sub-contractor was competent at erecting scaffolding prior to the structure collapsing on to a road in Nottingham.David Knowl...
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Gas Safe information leaflets | Know how to keep yourself Gas Safe
gassaferegister.co.uk - Browse our selection of free gas safety information leaflets and posters which can help to educate your customers, relatives or even yourself on the importance of gas safety. What literature does...
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Hire Medical Billing Specialist to Reduce Outsource Medical Billing Cost

industrytoday.co.uk - Categories Medical Billing Outsource delivers high quality and accurate medical billing services with 60% low cost. Get quick reimbursements by hiring our medical billing experts. Posted via Indust...
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essentialskillz.com - Electrical explosion as worker drills through 415v cable Health and Safety News A construction firm in Scunthorpe has been fined after a worker suffered severe burns after drilling through a 415v c...

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OSHA investigates accident: Investigator en route from Honolulu | Pacific Daily News
guampdn.com - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a forklift accident that claimed the life of a man in Harmon Wednesday afternoon.Deanne Amaden, regional director of public a...
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NASC withdraws safe height tables for Vol 2 of TG20:08

scaffmag.com - Due to the impending review of TG20:08 Volume 2, which is necessary following the introduction of the European Wind Code and the publication of BS EN1991-1-4:2005 A1:2010 (European Wind) and the N...
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Worker Killed by Falling Concrete Beam

nbcchicago.com - A construction worker was killed Wednesday morning by a falling concrete beam or wall at a south side demolition site. advertisement A

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scaffmag.com - Two scaffolding business partners that erected unsafe scaffolding were sentenced on Wednesday 16 November. Scaffolding Systems South West bosses were fined a total of 13,000, Terrence Foster was...
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Cigarette safety standards tightened across EU

bbc.co.uk - 16 November 2011 Last updated at 22:47 ET All cigarettes sold in the European Union must now burn themselves out if left unattended New cigarette safety standards have come into force in an attempt...
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Accidents in the Workplace

wiki.injuryboard.com - Common Injuries in the Workplace Sprains and strains remains the most common injury in the workplace. In recent studies, they accounted for 41 percent of all workplace injuries requiring days out ...
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