July 2011
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OSHA cites 3 Brooklyn, NY, tortilla manufacturers... →
NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited three Brooklyn tortilla manufacturers for a total of 34 alleged violations of workplace safety…
OSHA cites Decatur, Ga., bakery for unguarded... →
DECATUR, Ga. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Earth Grains Baking Cos. Inc., doing business as Sara Lee on Panthersville Road in Decatur,…
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Funny safety photos
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OSHA cites North Suffolk Mental Health Association... →
ANDOVER, Mass. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Massachusetts-based North Suffolk Mental Health Association for failing to provide its…
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Women’s work injuries on the rise
Amplify’d from www.vancouversun.comWomen’s work injuries on the riseJessica Vliegenthart poses at her home in Victoria, B.C. July 28, 2011. Vliegenthart was 21 years old when she broke her back in a vehicle accident while working as a wildfire fighter in northern B.C. She now works in partnership with WorkSafeBC talking about safety on the job, and worker rights.Photograph by: ADRIAN LAM,...
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Woman seeks compensation for 'workplace accident'...
Amplify’d from www.eitb.comWoman seeks compensation for ‘workplace accident’ suffered during sexThe Australian government worker suffered injuries to her nose, mouth and teeth when a glass light-fitting landed on her hotel bed during sexual relations maintained during a work-related trip.The woman suffered injuries to her nose, mouth and teeth after a glass light fitted to the wall...
Two companies in court following a major chemical... →
Two companies have appeared at Chester Crown Court following a major chemical fire in Crewe which sent aerosols rocketing into the air,
At its height, the fire spread to cover more than 10,000…
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Worker dies as trench collapses
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Phuket worker dies as trench collapses
PHUKET: An immigrant worker was killed today when a trench he was working in collapsed following heavy rain. Hla Thein Lana, 40, an ethnic Mon from Myanmar, was working on a project ordered by the Municipality to install a new drainage network in Wichit, just south of Phuket Town....
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Illegal workers rife in construction industry,...
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Illegal workers rife in construction industry, union claims
DOZENS of Sydney construction companies are severely under-paying foreign workers, including illegals, saving tens of thousands of dollars and escaping punishment by federal authorities, the industry’s union says.
Some temporary foreign workers, mostly from China and...
On this day – Romeoville, Union Oil refinery →
July 23, 1984: Romeoville, Illinois, Union Oil refinery explosion kills 19 people.
via List of industrial disasters – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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6 Foreign Ships Under Detention in the UK for June... →
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 6 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during June 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
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Canada's last asbestos mine about to run out of...
Oh dear, they will have to look for some more!Amplify’d from montreal.ctv.caCanada’s last asbestos mine about to run out of asbestosMONTREAL — A confidential federal memo suggests Canada’s last fully functional asbestos mine is about to die, raising the prospect the controversial industry might just disappear on its own. The Natural Resources Canada memorandum, released under the...
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Unclean Ampang Jaya eateries shut
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Unclean Ampang Jaya eateries shut
AMPANG JAYA: No matter how delicious the food is at your favourite eatery, if the environment is unclean, stay away from the outlet.This advice came from the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) environmental health officer Ghazali Ab...
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Another Foxconn worker falls from a great height
Amplify’d from www.thinq.co.ukAnother Foxconn worker falls from a great heightManufacturing giant Foxconn still seems unable to hang on to its workers, as reports emerge of yet another employee having fallen to his death from one of the Taiwan-based outfit’s factory.The 21 year-old apparently jumped to his death from the sixth floor of the factory dormitory in Shenzhen, China, to become the...
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"You're a greedy billionaire"
Amplify’d from order-order.com+ UK Uncut Supporter Attacks Murdoch at Hearing +Protestor said “You’re a greedy billionaire” before hitting Murdoch really hard on the head. Looked like serious assaultRead more at order-order.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a18kc9
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Phone Hacking: botched de Menezes operation...
Amplify’d from www.telegraph.co.ukPhone Hacking: botched de Menezes operation officer now counter-terrorism head
The police officer who led the botched operation that ended with the fatal
shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes has been made head of counter-terrorism
at the Metropolitan Police Service.
Her actions were scrutinised in great detail during an Old Bailey health and
safety...
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Safety@Work Creative Awards Animation Design...
Amplify’d from www.wshc.sgSafety@Work Creative Awards Animation Design Winners 2011Safety at Work: Manual Handling
This video won the First & Judges Choice Award. It is submitted by the following students from Nanyang Polytechnic: Kannan Alagesan, Lee Kok Wei, Zeng ShiChang, Oh Jia Hao.
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Retail giant Marks and Spencer and asbestos
Amplify’d from www.24dash.comM&S and its contractors found guilty of asbestos breaches Retail giant Marks and Spencer and two of its contractors were found guilty today of failing to protect customers, staff and workers from the possibility of being exposed to asbestos during major refurbishment works at two of its stores.Read more at www.24dash.com See this Amp at...
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Sugar's health and safety rant
Amplify’d from www.telegraph.co.ukThe Apprentice Uncut: Lord Sugar’s health and safety rant reveals UK problems
The nice man won, but his “flawed” business plan drew an angry rant from Lord
Sugar over “elf and safety”. Louisa Peacock asks whether inventors can ever
cure the UK’s sickness absence problem.
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Sir Paul Stephenson falls on his sword →
Kit Malthouse AM, chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said:
“Sir Paul Stephenson is the outstanding police officer of his generation; dignified, principled and fundamentally decent.
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food hygiene inspectors panned Paul Rankin’s...
Amplify’d from www.belfasttelegraph.co.ukRevealed: why food hygiene inspectors panned Paul Rankin’s restaurant
One of Belfast’s top restaurants has insisted that major failings identified
by hygiene inspectors have been addressed - as details of the damning report
are today revealed by the Belfast Telegraph.
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Cooks smoking in the kitchen, a patron smoking...
Amplify’d from www.annarbor.comCooks smoking in the kitchen, a patron smoking outdoors at an ice cream parlor and customers lighting up in bars were among the incidents that prompted 17 complaints to the Washtenaw County Health Department in the first year of Michigan’s workplace smoking ban.During the same time period, the Health Department found that 12 restaurants or bars violated the ban. The...
SAS Fire & Security Systems Limited (‘SAS Fire’)... →
John Stuart Davies, a former director of SAS Fire & Security Systems Limited (‘SAS Fire’) in Stockport – the fire alarm sales company wound up in the public interest on 25 March 2011 following…
OSHA cites China Grove, Texas, bakery for 2nd time... →
CHINA GROVE, Texas – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Lone Star Bakery Inc. for 18 serious and three repeat safety and health violations at…
OSHA cites Tyson Foods in Nebraska for process... →
OMAHA, Neb. – Tyson Foods Inc. in Dakota City has been cited for one repeat and nine serious violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These…
OSHA cites Jewel Food Stores for safety violations... →
FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Jewel Food Stores Inc. in Franklin Park for 13 safety violations after an evaluation…
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Salon owner kept robber as sex slave
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Karate black belt Olga Zajac felled Viktor Jasinkski, 32, with a single kick when he entered her shop in Meshchovsk, intending to rob her, the Daily Mail reports. A man who tried to rob a hairdresser in Russia wound up being handcuffed to a radiator, force fed Viagra and kept as a sex slave for three days by the salon owner,...
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Dead mouse stuck in grease at curry shop
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Dead mouse stuck in grease at curry shop
A DEAD mouse stuck in grease and mouse droppings in food have resulted in a £2,600 fine for a Bourne takeaway.Owners of the Curry Palace in North Street appeared at Grantham Magistrates’ Court and they were found guilty of two breaches of food safety.They were fined £2,000 for...
OSHA proposes $354,000 in fines against recidivist... →
ANDOVER, Mass. – A Hyde Park contractor with a long history of violating workplace safety standards faces a total of $354,000 in new proposed fines from the U.S. Department of Labor’s…
Tour de France: Crash could prompt legal action –... →
Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford refused to rule out the possibility of taking legal action as Tour de France organisers and French police today continued investigations into the incident…
On this day – Seveso disaster →
July 10, 1976: Seveso disaster, in Seveso, Italy, in a small chemical manufacturing plant of ICMESA. Due to the release of dioxins into the atmosphere and throughout a large section of the…
OSHA establishes alliance with Consulate General... →
NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today signed an alliance with the Consulate General of Brazil in New York to provide vital workplace…
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Kim Kardashian ate a hearty dose of pavement
Amplify’d from celebs.gather.comKim Kardashian is an ultimate stylista, but the engaged star almost suffered, seriously, for fashion when she nearly ate a hearty dose of pavement on Thursday. Her close call occurred as she was leaving an office building in Los Angeles. Where’s her fiancé Kris Humphries when she needs him?!The culprit for her near tumble? Six-inch, peep-toe platform heels...
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