Injured workers get help to be back on job sooner
- November 2, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
No CommentsInjured workers are going to get help to return to work more swiftly under a new programme introduced yesterday. The “return to work” scheme – for those who suffer permanent injuries – will require public hospitals to appoint staff to coordinate with doctors and employers on the best way to get these workers back on
Injured tradie passes lesson on to trainees
- August 4, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
TRADIES are not heroes. It’s the message Tradies National Health Month will be drilling into workers this month to remind them about the importance of staying safe on the job. The trades sector consistently has the highest rate for workplace injuries across any Australian workforce and Tradies National Health Month is all about changing that
Report shows Tesla's Fremont plant workers injured more than average
- May 25, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
FREMONT, Calif. (KGO) — Workers at Tesla’s Fremont plant are getting injured at a much higher rate than the average auto industry worker, according to a new report that the automaker disputes. Worksafe, a Bay Area nonprofit that specializes in workplace health and safety issues, created the report by analyzing public data from Tesla. Their
Dead and injured Longford workers remembered on third Workers' Memorial Day
- May 3, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
The day is the national and annual commemorative event to remember people killed, injured and bereaved through workplace accidents. In the 10 year period between 2007 and 2016, 520 people were killed in work-related accidents in Ireland and many thousands more badly injured. Seven workers were killed in work-related accidents in Longford during 2010-16. This year’s
Man seriously injured after fall at Outremont work site
- February 20, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
A 29-year-old man is in serious condition in hospital after a fall at an Outremont construction site Monday morning. Urgences Santé spokesman Stéphane Smith said a call came around 7:25 a.m. for the incident, which took place at a Université de Montréal work site on Durocher Street. The man fell from roughly two storeys up, Smith said. He sustained injuries to his back and legs