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130 delegates from 35 countries join International Conference on Prevention in Banja Luka
17.05.2010 - 18.05.2010 |
Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Over 130 delegates from 35 different countries exchanged information at the conference "Risk Management Social Security / Strategies for better Health and Safety at Work" in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzogowina) on 17 and 18 May, 2010.
Is your mobile plant Safer by Design?
06.05.2010
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Prevention – Risk Management – Social Security: “The Seoul-Roadmap towards Better Safety and Health at Work”
15.03.2010 - 16.03.2010 |
Hanoi, Vietnam
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Mainstreaming OSH into business management
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04.08.2010 |
Feature
How can businesses improve their organisational performance and at the same time create safer and healthier working environments? A new report and factsheet by EU-OSHA gives information on how to incorporate workplace safety and health into general business management, including a literature revi...Read more
Spending on health and safety is an investment not a cost, says EU-OSHA
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04.08.2010 |
News
EU-OSHA's Annual Report states: spending on health and safety is an investment not a cost.
EU-OSHA's 2009 Annual Report emphasizes the long-term value of workplace health and safety in difficult economic times, and encourages employers to find alternatives to redundancy. Highlights of its work i...Read more
Be Safe, Be Seen: Visibility Can Save Lives!
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17.07.2010 |
News
New high visibility work wear for 350 UK QuarriesRead more
In the news: Mine Accidents
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17.06.2010 |
News
Press coverage on mine accidents and incidents world wideRead more
Porcupine Gold Mine rescue team, Canada, wins competition
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01.06.2010 |
News
Firefighting skills, expertise in rope rescue, and ability with lifting bags had to be proven by the competing mine resuce teams in the Hollinger Gold Mine during the 60th annual Ontario Mine Rescue Competition in Timmins in June. But that has not been everything: When an “unexpected” mine emerge...Read more
GHS Conversion: Free Online Tool
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07.05.2010 |
News
| Health, Occupational risks
The GHS converter is a tool of the industry-specific hazardous substances information system GisChem provided by BG RCI and freely accessible in German and English at www.gischem.de.
The programme helps managers especially in small and medium sized enterprises to familiarise themselves with the...Read more
Is your mobile plant Safer by Design?
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06.05.2010 |
News
| Administration & management, Occupational risks
The Safer by Design initiative will reduce injuries and ill-health attributable to poor mobile plant design. Research has shown that even though meeting international safety standards and the requirements of the EU Machinery Directive, a significant proportion of incidents involving mobile plant...Read more
EU-OSHA: Safe maintenance in focus with the launch of the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign
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01.05.2010 |
News
To mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched its new Healthy Workplaces Campaign for 2010/11, promoting safe maintenance across Europe. In some European countries as much as 20% of all workplace accidents...Read more
A new approach in Respiratory Protective Devices: Development of Standards
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01.05.2010 |
News
Existing standards for respiratory protective devices (RPD) worldwide are product or design orientated. The Sub Committee 15 (SC 15) within ISO TC 94 has been founded in 2002 to start performance orientated standardisation based on the demands of wearers in their working environments. Human facto...Read more
Does Safety Pay? Canada's IWH Develops Tool to Measures Benefits and Costs of OHS Initiatives
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01.05.2010 |
News
The Institute for Work & Health, Canada, introduces the Health & Safety Smart Planner – a new, user-friendly tool that is designed to help workplaces understand the full benefits and costs of occupational health and safety programs and interventions.Read more
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Prevention strategies to become "central" for social security, experts predict
ISSA, 01.07.2010 | FeatureTechnical Seminar on Benefits of Prevention >> -
ISSA Secretary General marks World Day of Safety and Health
ISSA, 03.05.2010 | NewsXI Inter-American Conference on the Prevention of Workplace Accidents >> -
The impact of the financial crisis on safety and health at work
ISSA, 26.04.2010 | FeatureResearch confirms deterioration in working conditions >>