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Articles Tagged with ''workers''

Q&A with United Steelworkers safety and health expert

ISHN engages Jim Frederick, assistant director of health, safety and environment department, United Steelworkers
December 11, 2012

Can OSHA survive annual budget cuts of 8% as projected in the cliff scenario? Like any organization, budget cuts at OSHA will be difficult.  Cuts to OSHA are likely to have a disproportionate effect on workers in small workplaces, workers with English as a second language and non-union workers.  All workers have the right to a safe workplace and OSHA’s job is to make certain that workplaces are safe from recognized hazards.


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SMG announces 2012 award winners

Labor group recognized for efforts to improve workplace health and safety

December 4, 2012

The United Steelworkers’ (USW) Health, Safety and Environment Department has been awarded the Tony Mazzocchi Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health for its efforts to improve workplace health and safety.


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ASSE, sustainability pros urge corporations to improve supply chain safety management

"It’s not enough to condemn local factory owners"
November 29, 2012

With workplace tragedies such as the recent factory fires in Bangladesh killing more than 100 people last weekend and in Pakistan killing more than 300 workers in September, the American Society of Safety Engineers  (ASSE) and the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (the Center) urge corporations to implement effective safety management programs and practices in their supply chains to help prevent these disasters from happening.


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Fatal crane accident in Texas nets company citations

November 21, 2012

A crane collapse in Dallas that killed two workers has resulted in citations for a half dozen safety violations against Harrison Hoist, Inc.


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Safety advocate: Latest Gulf tragedy should be a “wake up call” for oil & gas industry

November 19, 2012

A search-and-rescue-dog will be brought in today to assist searchers who are still trying to find a worker missing in the Gulf of Mexico after a fire and explosion on an oil platform last week.


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Honeywell Safety Products offers “Mold Remediation Overview” to advise hurricane cleanup workers on protection from mold exposure

November 9, 2012

Flood waters caused by hurricanes, rising rivers from torrential rains, and other natural disasters leave a wake of destruction. After the immediate cleanup, workers are left a major health hazard — mold.


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ISHN Weekly News Round Up

Weekly news round-up

October 13, 2012

Here were the top stories related to occupational health and safety featured this week on www.ishn.com:


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European nano safety review slammed as inadequate

October 9, 2012

A nanomaterial review meant to quell concerns raised by European legislators fails to propose a strategy for protecting nanotechnology workers, says the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI).


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Hyatt boycott gains momentum

Housekeeping staff has injury rate among highest in industry
October 5, 2012

High ergonomic injury rates among the workers who clean the guest rooms at Hyatt Hotels are at the center of a global boycott of the chain – a boycott that picked up a new coalition member last month.


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Workers Memorial Day 2012

ASSE president asks, "Where's the concern?"

September 25, 2012

With the recent release of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data on fatal occupational injuries report showing 4,609 people died from on-the-job injuries in the U.S. in 2011, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Richard A. Pollock, CSP, said people should be concerned.


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