Companies on Jurong Island form group to focus on safety and health
- November 27, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
No CommentsSINGAPORE – Twenty-five companies on Jurong Island have pledged to work together to prioritise safety and health in their workplaces. Through the Jurong Island Vision Zero Cluster, these companies will share best practices and innovations with one another. About 100 companies operate on the island. Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said at the
Workplace safety and health committee getting companies to focus on track record of contractors in…
- August 6, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – A committee tasked to chart a comprehensive 10-year blueprint in making Singapore workplaces safer and healthier is studying ways to help companies and developers better understand the track record of contractors when deciding on project tenders. Mr John Ng, chairman of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council, said this is one of
Delivery riders' safety in focus ahead of CNY
- February 10, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Install speed limiters, wear bright clothing and stop work during heavy rainfall. These are among the recommendations made in a new guide launched by the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council, which aims to keep Singapore’s food delivery riders safe. With demand for takeaway food expected to be high over the Chinese New Year period,
Al Gore buys into Facebook co-founder's vision for a workplace where workers can focus on tasks…
- January 31, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) – Justin Rosenstein and Dustin Moskovitz are trying to fix a problem they played a role in creating. In 2008, they co-founded Asana, a San Francisco startup devoted to making project management software that lets employees focus on the task at hand while fighting pesky nuisances like e-mail and app notifications. For years before that
Westray tragedy turned man's focus to health and safety
- May 11, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
For example, he said, if someone starts their own business, chances are they are doing it because they have a passion for work, but probably have little knowledge of accounting, human resources or safety. An easy fix to this would be to have new business owners take a mandatory program that teaches them about emergency
Workplace cancer-causing agents focus of new health campaign
- March 28, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
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In Focus: Will the Trump Administration Roll Back OSHA Enforcement?
- March 27, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
President Donald Trump and GOP members of Congress have promised to cut back on federal regulations, including those that govern the workplace. Actions (or lack thereof) targeting workplace safety rules and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement over the past few weeks have suggested that Republican leaders will keep their promise. U.S. Department of
Safety focus for Rocky low-stress stock handling clinic
- March 23, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Well-known livestock handling educator and cattleman Boyd Holden will deliver a low-stress stockmanship clinic near Rockhampton next month aimed at demonstrating the economic benefits of LSS and safety by design in yards facilities. Boyd Holden The one-day program will happen at the Old Nerimbera School near Rockhampton on Wednesday 12 April. The day will include
Most transit agencies focus on bus incident preventability, contributing factors: report
- February 28, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – A vast majority of transit agencies track contributing factors of bus incidents and assign incident review boards to determine incident preventability, according to a report published online Feb. 13 by the National Academy of Sciences. The report, which focused on successful training initiatives, including those for bus operators, features the results of a