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WSH auditors bound by laws, code of conduct
- May 7, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
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The Association of Safety Auditing Firms (ASAF) is concerned with a viewpoint raised by Mr Yoong Chi Meng, auditor of Ace EHS Singapore (Loopholes in regime to protect workers’ health: Experts, March 31). He said there is potential conflict of interest in the process of appointing auditors. He was quoted in the article as saying:
Spate of workplace deaths despite new health and safety laws
- July 6, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
WorkSafe New Zealand has issued more than 3400 prohibition, improvement and infringement notices to employers in the first year of legislation aimed at cutting workplace tragedies. April marked the one-year anniversary of the tightened regulations coming into force – and despite the legislation, seven people have died in work-related deaths in the past three weeks.
UK businesses still breaking the most basic health and safety laws
- June 11, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Almost two thirds of UK businesses are failing to meet basic health and safety laws and are putting their employees in danger, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 employees, working for businesses that have over five employees, found that 65 percent have not received any information on their company’s health and safety policies.
New workplace safety laws bring drop in accidents
- June 8, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Alden Williams/Fairfax NZ Businesses are reaping the benefits from changes to workplace health and safety legislation. One year on from changes to workplace health and safety legislation, a Nelson compliance expert says the region’s businesses and employees are reaping the benefits. The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 came into force on April 4 last year and
Japan shames firms violating labour laws
- May 13, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
TOKYO • The Japanese government has for the first time released a nationwide list of over 300 companies that have violated labour laws, hoping this name-and-shame tactic would help eliminate abuses and prevent “karoshi”, or death by overwork. In the list published this week on the Labour Ministry’s website, major companies such as advertising agency
OPINION: Enforce, reinforce workplace safety laws 25 years after Westray
- May 7, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
By DANNY CAVANAGH Throughout the world each day, thousands are diagnosed with a terminal illness, become disabled, are injured or die due to workplace conditions. Each year, April 28 is recognized as the Day of Mourning — a tradition that began here in Canada. It is a day when unions, governments and businesses publicly acknowledge workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths. Many
Too early to tell if farm health and safety laws are working | Stuff.co.nz
- February 25, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Andy Jackson/FairfaxNZ Al McCone: The good thing about the new legislations is that it has raised everyone’s awareness and we have been able to build on that and start educating on what appropriate health and safety for a farm looks like. Farm deaths are down but it’s too early to tell if new health and safety
Traffic safety group releases ‘2017 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws’
- February 5, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – Five states and the District of Columbia earned top scores in the 2017 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws from the group Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. The roadmap is an annual report that rates all 50 states and the District of Columbia on the adoption of 15 traffic safety laws. The
