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Opinion: Federal leadership needed to enforce worker safety with Westray Law
- April 28, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
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Two corsages placed on a cairn in Campbell River where two men died in the Quinsam Coal Mine accident. The cairn is a tribute to the men that died in the Westray mine accident in 1992.Don MacKinnon / VANCOUVER SUN On May 9, 1992, a community in Nova Scotia was shattered when an explosion at
Make worker health and safety a priority
- April 22, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Tony Del Plato(Photo: Provided photo) The Midstate Council for Occupational Safety & Health (MCOSH), based in Ithaca, serves central New York and joins the nationwide call for workplace health and safety protection on Wednesday, Workers’ Memorial Day. Nearly 5,000 workers in the United States lose their lives on the job every year as the result
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
Washington L&I releases mobile apps for workplace safety, teen worker training
- March 4, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Tumwater, WA – The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has introduced a pair of mobile apps intended to help improve workplace safety. The Good Observation, Near Miss and Accident Reporting app – designed for multi-industry use in training, hazard recognition, risk analysis or process improvement – offers users an interactive avenue for documenting
Fatigue and worker safety
- February 23, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Key points Risk factors for occupational fatigue include long work hours, a heavy workload, lack of sleep, environmental factors and medical conditions. Experts say employers can help combat fatigue by offering breaks, scheduling work when employees are most alert and promoting the importance of sleep. The National Safety Council has launched an initiative about fatigue,
Qld abattoir worker in critical condition
- February 22, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
A 40-year-old man initially declared dead following a workplace accident at an abattoir in Queensland ‘s Wide Bay region is in a critical condition in hospital. Paramedics were called to the Biggenden Meat Works, southwest of Bundaberg, about 8.30am on Tuesday. A Queensland Workplace Health and Safety spokesman told AAP the man had been declared
Colorado Has a New Guide for Worker Health & Safety in the Cannabis Industry
- February 16, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
In another step towards complete and total legitimacy, Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has highlighted employment in the marijuana industry, and released a 78-page handbook detailing the guiding principles for health and safety hazards in different cannabis workplaces. “Slips, trips and falls are hazards common to every industry, but the marijuana industry
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
Goodyear to pay $1.75M after 4 worker deaths at factory
- February 13, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Goodyear file photo DANVILLE, Va. (AP) – Officials in Virginia say Goodyear will pay $ 1.75 million to settle workplace health and safety violations found in inspections after four deaths at its Danville tire plant. The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry announced the penalties Friday. The department says it has agreed to a settlement
NIOSH publishes workbook on Total Worker Health
- February 8, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – NIOSH has released a workbook it calls “a practical starting point for employers, workers, labor representatives, and other professionals interested in implementing workplace safety and health programs aligned with the Total Worker Health approach.” The Total Worker Health concept emphasizes a work environment that is free of hazards and uses “a modern prevention approach”
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