Companies should report near misses to bring down industrial accident rate: Zaqy Mohamad
- January 16, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
No CommentsSINGAPORE – Companies need to report near misses at the workplace and encourage workers to highlight hazards, in order to reduce the number of injuries resulting from industrial accidents. Speaking at the launch of Safe Hands Campaign 2019 on Thursday (Jan 10), Minister of State for Manpower and National Development, Zaqy Mohamad, said such near-miss
Report close shaves to reduce workplace injuries: Zaqy
- January 11, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Companies need to report near misses at the workplace and encourage workers to highlight hazards, in order to reduce the number of injuries resulting from industrial accidents. Speaking at the launch of Safe Hands Campaign 2019 yesterday, Minister of State for Manpower and National Development Zaqy Mohamad said such near-miss reports will plug gaps in
Dreamworld accident: Report cracks down on theme park safety
- August 22, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
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Ohio gets 'D' in safety report on preventable deaths, injuries
- July 1, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
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
Ontario workplaces have become safer, claims WSIB report
- July 1, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario continues to have the lowest lost-time workplace injury rate in Canada, while the number of workers’ compensation claims in the province has steadily decreased, according to the latest annual report from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Released on June 26, By the Numbers: 2016 WSIB Statistical Report revealed 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
Massachusetts workplace fatalities hit 10-year high, report shows
- May 2, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
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Workplace violence prevention training less comprehensive among smaller employers: report
- March 29, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Iowa City, IA – Companies with less than 5,000 employees assess their workplace violence programs less often than larger companies, and apply fewer training topics and external resources, according to a report from the University of Iowa. Researchers from the university’s Injury Prevention Research Center analyzed the results of a survey conducted by the Association
Report: 'Significant Health and Safety Concerns' in Minneapolis Strip Clubs
- March 29, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
“It’s terrible, but it’s not shocking. You hear these stories when you work in the industry,” said Tawnya “Sweetpea” Konobeck, a local entertainer who was part of the study team’s community advisory group. Added Lauren Martin, the director of research at the University of Minnesota’s Urban Research Outreach-Engagement Center: “This is a legal industry, and
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