More than 960 firms adopt standard to handle staff grievances, including sexual harassment
- May 8, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
No CommentsSINGAPORE – More than 960 companies, that employ nearly half a million workers here between them, have adopted a set of good practices to address workplace unhappiness, including sexual harassment complaints, as of January this year. The scheme – the Tripartite Standard on Grievance Handling – may be voluntary for employers, but the Ministry of
More than 300 election workers, police officers in Indonesia die of exhaustion
- April 30, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
JAKARTA (DPA) – At least 287 polling station workers and 18 police officers have died mainly from exhaustion and illnesses associated with overwork after Indonesia’s elections this month, officials said on Monday (April 29). The world’s fourth-largest country held the legislative and presidential elections in a single day for the first time on April 17,
More than 300 enforcement actions taken against companies for vehicle safety violations since June
- September 14, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – More than 300 enforcement actions have been taken against errant employers for vehicular safety infringements since June, Minister of State for Manpower Sam Tan revealed on Thursday (Sept 14). Vehicular accidents have been the No. 1 cause of workplace fatalities for the past three years, with 22 workers hit and killed by moving
Tiredness killing Aussies with more than 3000 deaths a year linked to lack of sleep
- August 8, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
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More than 400 safety violations found at worksites in June: MOM
- July 19, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) had uncovered more than 400 safety violations at work sites last month, said Minister of State for Manpower Sam Tan on Monday (July 17). This update comes after a structure at a Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) work site in Upper Changi Road East collapsed last Friday and killed one
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
More than 100 firms act to prevent workplace falls
- April 26, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
From Monday to Saturday this week, more than 100 Singapore companies are putting a spotlight on preventing workplace falls. The companies are taking part in a Senior Management Workplace Safety and Health Walkabout, in conjunction with the annual Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) campaign – Target Zero Falls – which was launched last Saturday. Senior
Occupational therapy more than workplace wellness
- April 23, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Lincoln County Medical Center is set to host the 2016 Mid-Winter Medicine Update Conference Feb. 19 to 21 at the Village Lodge, 1000 Mechem Drive.(Photo: Courtesy) When we think of occupational therapy, workplace accidents or injuries are usually the first things that come to mind. But occupational therapy serves a variety of patient and health needs, from
More than 70% of workplaces affected by prescription drug misuse, NSC survey shows
- March 9, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
More than 70 percent of employers reported that prescription drug misuse is having an impact on their workplace, according to the results of a survey recently conducted by the National Safety Council. In addition, 71 percent of employers agreed that prescription drug misuse is a disease, but 65 percent of those employers reported that they
What's Your Opinion: Do you believe some individual workers are simply (and unintentionally) more injury-prone than others?
- February 22, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
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