Workplace safety must go beyond regulations
- September 2, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
No CommentsSingapore can be proud of the improvement in workplace safety since 2004 (Workplace safety: The next frontier; Aug 10). This did not happen by accident but is the result of efforts by the Ministry of Manpower and Workplace Safety and Health Council. The recent Pan-Island Expressway viaduct collapse has raised several questions, especially on the
Groups urge Congress not to pull back worker safety regulations
- February 14, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – A letter signed by 125 organizations urges lawmakers to oppose using the Congressional Review Act to pull back regulations focused on worker safety and other issues. The CRA allows members of Congress to nix multiple regulations in a short amount of time. Congress used the tool during the first few weeks of President
Groups sue Trump over ‘2 for 1’ Executive Order on regulations
- February 9, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – Watchdog groups Public Citizen and the Natural Resources Defense Council, as well as the labor union Communications Workers of America, have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and other government officials over a recent Executive Order requiring federal agencies to eliminate two regulations for each new one introduced. In the lawsuit, filed