Alberta government to review occupational health and safety system
- August 20, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
No CommentsEDMONTON – The Alberta government is launching a review of the province’s health and safety system, which has not been revamped since 1976. Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act sets minimum standards for workplace health and safety and lists the roles and responsibilities of both employees and employers. The review will examine the OHS
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
Have you tried the free NSC Safety System Assessment?
- March 30, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
[unable to retrieve full-text content] What you don’t know can hurt you. Just as people should visit their doctor annually, safety systems need regular checkups to gauge how they’re performing. An easy way to do this is by using the NSC Safety System Assessment – free when you sign up for the Journey to Safety