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5 fatal falls from heights at workplaces in 2018, most due to open sides and fragile surfaces
- October 5, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
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SINGAPORE – There have been five fatal falls from heights this year, of which four were due to open sides and fragile surfaces at the workplace, said Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad on Thursday (Oct 4). But there have been fewer injuries caused by such falls from January to July this year –
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.
Revealed: The region's most dangerous jobs
- May 21, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
When the majority of us go to work, the least we have to worry about is getting there on time and meeting targets. But for others, it’s not just a case of heading to the office and sitting behind a desk. In the West Midlands, figures show that the most injuries take place in agriculture,
Cork most dangerous county for workplace deaths
- May 7, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Between the years 2010 to 2016, 353 workplace fatalities took place across Ireland, with a staggering 68 of those occurring in Cork. That figure represents 19.26 per cent of all workplace fatalities that occurred during the six year period. Cork has had almost three times the amount of workplace deaths as Dublin, which was the
Why the Health and Safety at Work Act is perhaps the most important law of a generation
- April 18, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
The statistics don’t lie Whenever we think of health and safety, the inevitable image is of the jobsworth with a clipboard telling you what you can and cannot do. Let’s be honest, it doesn’t get good press! But there is a sound argument that the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASWA) has done
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
Most ‘young millennials’ engage in risky driving, study finds
- February 25, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Aurora, IL – Almost 9 out of 10 “young millennials” between the ages of 19 and 24 engage in at least one risky driving behavior, such as speeding, running red lights or texting, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Researchers analyzed data from 2,511 licensed
Most hospital workers – but not doctors – are overweight or obese, study finds
- February 17, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Houston – Excluding physicians, a majority of hospital workers are overweight or obese and do not take part in vigorous physical activity, according to a recent study from the University of Texas School of Public Health. Researchers surveyed 924 workers, many of whom identified themselves as hospital administrators or technicians, at six hospitals in Texas
