February 2011
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Restaurant owner breached fire safety regulations... →
THE FORMER owner of the Raj Gate restaurant, Ponthir, was given a four month suspended sentence for what a judge called “very grave” offences which put the lives of staff and customers at risk.
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Body of fisherman found floating at sea →
BACHOK: The body of a fisherman, believed to have fallen overboard after his boat was hit by strong waves early today, was found floating in the sea off Pantai Senok.
A group of six fishermen…
Broke contractor escapes huge fine over deaths of... →
A contractor whose health and safety breaches led to the deaths of two farm workers has escaped a five-figure fine because he couldn’t afford to pay it.
Trevor Moore (53), from Townhill Road in…
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Osbourne and Cameron
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Osbourne and Cameron
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Cambodian conviction of Briton’s killers upheld –... →
A Cambodian appeals court has upheld the 2008 conviction of four former Khmer Rouge rebels for involvement in the kidnap-murder of a British mine-clearing expert and a colleague 15 years ago, court…
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Vatican renounces Taliban’ position on pre-marital...
Amplify’d from wakefielddoctrine.comVatican renounces Taliban’ position on pre-marital sex February 25, 2011 by clarkscottroger · Leave a Comment Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine ( the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers )
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Chinese interpreter shot dead at Pasay coffee shop... →
MANILA, Philippines – A Chinese national who worked as an interpreter for a mining firm in Zambales was shot dead at a coffee shop along Macapagal Avenue in Pasay City shortly before midnight…
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Leather football ban safety row
Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukHuyton school leather football ban safety row A school in an area of Merseyside responsible for producing some of Britain’s top footballers has banned leather footballs on safety grounds.Tam Fry, chairman of the Child Growth Foundation, said: “Children must be exposed to risk, otherwise how can they be expected to learn?Read more at www.bbc.co.uk See this...
Nha Trang Bay suffers from pollution – Thanh Nien... →
The pollution of Vietnam’s Nha Trang Bay has created a seriously risky situation, a local official said Tuesday.
via Vietnam latest news – Thanh Nien Daily | Nha Trang Bay suffers from pollution…
Supreme Court to hear case of worker killed... →
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether an employee must be injured on the outer continental shelf to be eligible for workers compensation benefits under the Outer…
Historic Buildings Fail Electrical Safety Test –... →
Two out of 10 national treasures have failed an electrical safety test. Three years since National Treasure No.1, the Sungnyemun or South Gate, burned to the ground in an arson attack, but many…
City, hotel sued after boy’s fall down elevator... →
JOLIET — Lawyers for the 2-year-old who fell down the elevator shaft at the Hotel Plaza want a court order to stop repairs and do their own inspection of the elevator.
The petition for the court…
Eight injured in a workplace accident – Vietnam →
HA NOI — Eight people were injured in an accident at Indochina Plaza’s construction site in Cau Giay District’s Dich Vong Hau Ward on Saturday. The wounded people said building materials fell on…
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All photographers are potential terrorists, say...
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Seven Crew Rescued From Gig Off Port Issac – MCA →
Falmouth Coastguard this afternoon coordinated the rescue of a seven people from the water off Port Issac.
Falmouth Coastguard this afternoon coordinated the rescue of a seven people…
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Not good way how not to use a set of step ladders
Amplify’d from www.safetyphoto.co.ukNot good way how not to use a set of step ladders, one thing
that’s not too clear in the picture is that about 10 feet behind
the electrician was a wall, on the other side was about a 30
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Mass food poisoning feared in Hokkaido | The Japan... →
SAPPORO (Kyodo) A suspected case of food poisoning in Hokkaido caused 840 elementary and junior high school students to miss class after eating lunch last week, local officials said Monday.
Fifteen…
‘Crazy wind’ nearly scalps B’klyn man, topples... →
A powerful 50 mph gust of wind sent a two-by-four piece of lumber whizzing like an arrow through the air piercing a 63-year-old Brooklyn man in the head as he walked home from shopping today.
The…
Five Hurt As Fire Engulfs Palm Oil Factory →
NILAI, Feb 19 (Bernama) — Five workers were injured, two of them seriously, when fire engulfed the oil separation section of a palm oil factory in the Nilai Utama Industrial Area here this morning.
Company, Contractor Fined After Worker Almost Dies... →
Wellington, Feb 18 NZPA – An Otago roofing company and a contractor have been fined and ordered to pay reparations of more than $65,000, after a worker was almost killed by a 11,000-volt power line.
Birmingham firm, Spanclad Construction Ltd fined... →
A Birmingham construction firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for putting its staff at risk when working at height.
An HSE inspection on 16 October 2009 revealed that…
Report reveals fundamental management flaws lay... →
Fundamental safety management failings were the root cause of Britain’s most costly industrial disaster, a new publication reveals.
The report into the explosion and five-day fire at the Buncefield…
Killed worker ‘given poor security’ – Ripley... →
A man from Portsmouth was given “sub-standard” security when he was shot dead while carrying out surveys for a petrol company in a dangerous area of Ethiopia, an inquest has heard.
Jason Read, 39,…
Lounge Bar fined after boy hurt in stair fall –... →
ONE of Tyneside’s leading nightlife firms, the Lounge Bar, on Newcastle’s Neville Street has been fined £10,000 after a six-year-old boy, Jacob Walker fractured his skull in one of their bars.
The…
OSHA cites Safety-Kleen Systems for exposing... →
BURLINGTON, N.J. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. with five workplace health and safety violations at its Burlington…
Store is fined for forklift truck injuries – Luton... →
LUTON Borough Council health and safety officers took legal action after a shopper was struck by a forklift truck inside a local store.
At Luton Magistrates Court on January 31, Bhavins Food…
Woman chases tiger attacking her husband away with... →
A Malaysian woman has rescued her husband from tiger attack by hitting the animal on its head with a wooden ladle and chasing it away.
Tambun Gediu, 60, from an Orang Asli settlement, was hunting…
Tradesman dies after electric shock →
A 67-year-old man has died in hospital after being electrocuted south of Brisbane at the weekend.The tradesman received an electric shock as he worked at an office complex on the Pacific Highway…
Oil drum led to Littlehampton pollution (From The... →
The dumping of a leaking oil drum in a lane has been labelled the worst case of flytipping ever seen by a council.
via Oil drum led to Littlehampton pollution (From The Argus).
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