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Articles Tagged with ''EU''

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Industrial Scientific meets restriction of hazardous substances standard

Industrial Scientific has met the European Union’s Directive 2011/65/EU for hazardous substances
July 11, 2017
Industrial Scientific, the global leader in gas detection, is pleased to announce that effective immediately, all products will be manufactured according to European Union Directive 2011/65/EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Standard. All products shipped from Industrial Scientific manufacturing facilities to European customers will meet RoHS compliance standards.
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Report from Europe

Scientists denounce the ‘manipulation of science’

December 7, 2016
In an op-ed article featured in the French daily newspaper Le Monde on November 30, some 100 scientists condemn the strategies employed by the chemicals industry in order to influence European Union (EU) legislation on endocrine disruptors.
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European Union

Report: European handling of workplace violence is uneven

October 18, 2016
Last month, the European Commission published a report aimed at assessing the framework agreement on harassment and violence at work adopted in 2007 by the European social partners. The document reports wide disparities between countries with regard to the implementation of the agreement and its real impact at company level.
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European Union

Europe grapples with asbestos issue

47K deaths per year v. billions to remove the substance
July 20, 2015

The total number of asbestos-related deaths in Europe could peak at 47,000 per year -- 50% higher than previously believed and double the number of deaths caused by road accidents – according to an expert who spoke last month at a conference entitled, Freeing Europe Safely from Asbestos.


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Europe on track to reach 2020 climate goals

October 29, 2014

European Union (EU) greenhouse gas emissions fell almost 2 % between 2012 and 2013, putting the EU very close to its 2020 reduction target, according to new analysis from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The EU is also on track to meet two other targets to boost renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2020.


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ISHN Weekly News Round Up

Weekly news round-up

June 28, 2014

NTSB names blame in Asiana crash, Europe surveys its aging workforce about hours and the stiffer penalties for texting while driving are favored. These were among the top EHS-related stories featured on ISHN.com this week.


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