Sales department
93859592/83328220
Ohio gets 'D' in safety report on preventable deaths, injuries
- July 1, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
No Comments
Mark Williams The Columbus Dispatch @BizMarkWilliams Ohio isn’t a particularly safe place, especially on the road or at home. The situation is a bit better in the workplace. Overall, the state gets a “D” and ranks 38th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for safety policies or actions that could be preventing injuries and
Opinion: Workplace injuries in BC continuing care sector accounts for reduced services
- May 26, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
FILE PHOTO Joy Gaze, 88, a senior who was involved in bringing classical music concerts to her care home through Concerts In Care in B.C.Mark van Manen / Vancouver Sun The continuing care sector is facing a staffing crunch. For the first time in history, Canada’s seniors outnumber children. With this changing demographic comes increasing
Government initiatives to be rolled out to address worksite vehicle safety, prevent falls and amputation injuries
- April 20, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – Preventing falls and amputation injuries, as well as on-site vehicular safety are three priority areas for the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) this year. These priorities were announced by Minister of State for Manpower Sam Tan on Wednesday (April 19). He was speaking at the MOM
NIOSH: Health care worker monitoring system now tracks sharps injuries, body fluid exposures
- March 30, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – NIOSH has released two electronic modules for tracking sharps injuries, as well as blood and body fluid exposures, among health care workers as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Occupational Health Safety Network. OHSN analyzes existing injury data to help identify the jobs at greatest risk for injuries in an
Researchers link increase in eye injuries among kids to laundry detergent pods
- February 23, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Baltimore – An increase in eye injuries among preschool-aged children has been tied to laundry detergent pods, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. Using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, the researchers examined data on eye injuries resulting in a chemical burn or pink eye in children ages 3 to 4 from 2010 to
Workplace injuries on the rise
- February 16, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Every three days last year, a worker lost a body part because of an accident at work. It could have been as major as a leg or just part of a finger. Such major injuries rose last year, despite government efforts to prevent them with stricter enforcement and more frequent inspections. Official figures show that
More non-fatal injuries at workplaces in 2016: Workplace Safety and Health Institute
- February 14, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – The number of non-fatal workplace injuries increased to 13,014 cases last year, a 5.4 per cent increase over the 12,351 cases in 2015, due mainly to an increase in minor injury cases. The fatal injury rate at workplaces in 2016 remained at 1.9 per 100,000 employed persons, according to a report released on
- 1
- 2
