Union worries about 'potentially dangerous' drug exposure for some …
- July 18, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
No CommentsThe Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says it’s received a number of complaints from front-line health-care workers about exposure to potentially dangerous cytotoxic medications. Mainly used in chemotherapy to fight cancer, cytotoxic medications are also used to treat an increasing number of illnesses, most recently rheumatoid and juvenile arthritis. Story continues below “So far,
Meet the CEO Whose Comments About Mental Health in the Workplace Went Viral
- July 13, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Madalyn Parker, a web developer at Olark Live Chat in Ann Arbor, Mich., recently emailed her colleagues to let them know she would be using two sick days to focus on her mental health. When the CEO of the company, Ben Congleton, responded by thanking her for helping “cut through the stigma” of mental health,
Police reveal details about death of man at worksite | Chinchilla News
- May 6, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
UPDATE: Police has revealed further details about the death of a man at a worksite in Chinchilla this morning. The victim, a man in his mid-30s, was working in a transport yard on Cooper St when a large pipe which was being unloaded by forklift fell and hit him. It is understood the man worked
Farm health and safety about minds and behaviour, not form filling
- March 14, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
pat deavoll Anne, left, and Philip Munro discuss their health and safety plan with Christine Svensson of Worksafe New Zealand.. Farming health and safety isn’t about filling in endless forms, says Worksafe New Zealand inspector Christine Svensson. Svensson said farmers were legally required to fill in only two documents: an accident register and a list of
No room for CEOs to be complacent about health and safety | Scoop …
- March 6, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Monday, 6 March 2017, 9:29 amPress Release: Deloitte No room for CEOs to be complacent about health and safety Survey finds despite solid foundations many organisations face challenges in improving health and safety performance Four in five CEOs say their organisation’s health and safety performance improved in 2016, most rank health and safety as a