Monthly Archives: January 2017

Monthly Archives: January 2017

10/01

Isuzu talks boosting safety training for small to medium fleets

Isuzu talks boosting safety training for small to medium fleets.  Available from <http://www.bigrigs.com.au/news/isuzu-talks-boosting-safety-training-for-small-to-/3128629/> [4th Jan 2017 4:36 PM ] Photo Credit:  By Mytho88 (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons ISUZU has commented on the need for a stronger safety focus across transport world, noting road transport's high representation within…
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04/01

Seeing Safety Differently

Seeing Safety Differently by Christopher G. Machut.  Available from <https://ohsonline.com/Articles/2017/01/01/Seeing-Safety-Differently.aspx> [Jan 01, 2017] Safety programs in construction have been shifting focus from reactive assessments to proactive measures designed to mitigate risk in real time. In an industry that accounts for nearly 20 percent of the nation's workplace fatalities, according to the Occupational Health & Safety…
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04/01

Safe Footwear Improves Worker Outcomes

Safe Footwear Improves Worker Outcomes by Richard Kallis.  Available from <https://ohsonline.com/Articles/2017/01/01/Safe-Footwear-Improves-Worker-Outcomes.aspx?Page=1> [Jan 01, 2017] According to statistics gathered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were an estimated 2.9 million private-sector workplace injuries reported in 2015. The same study reported that an estimated 752,600 public workers reported on-the-job injuries. Many of these injuries required…
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04/01

Safe Work releases new hazardous labelling regulations

Safe Work releases new hazardous labelling regulations.  Available from <https://foodmag.com.au/safe-work-releases-new-hazardous-labelling-regulations/> [December 29, 2016] Chemicals manufactured or imported before January 1 2017 will be allowed to be supplied without having to meet Work Health and Safety Regulations’ labelling requirements, according to Safe Work Australia. Safe Work Australia CEO Michelle Baxter said this was decided in response…
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