Occupational safety and health

Occupational safety and health (OSH) also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS) or workplace health and safety (WHS) is an area concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goals of occupational safety and health programs include to foster a safe and healthy work environment. OSH may also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, and many others who might be affected by the workplace environment. In the United States the term occupational health and safety is referred to as occupational health and occupational and non-occupational safety and includes safety for activities outside work.

In common-law jurisdictions, employers have a common law duty to take reasonable care for the safety of their employees. Statute law may build upon this to impose additional general duties, introduce specific duties and create government bodies with powers to regulate workplace safety issues: details of this will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

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Workers uncontrolled exposure to hazardous workplace not acceptable – Ngige

Business Day Online 19 Nov 2018

“Combined efforts and resources of relevant stakeholders for prevention of workplace accidents, diseases, injuries or death, is the right way to go, for improvement of occupational safety and health standards that will enable businesses to thrive,” he said ... Akiba opined that occupational health deals with the impact of work related issues on health....

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ENGIE Fabricom UK achieves occupational health and safety standard

Hydrocarbon Engineering 19 Nov 2018

Engineering, procurement and construction company ENGIE Fabricom UK Ltd has attained certification to the ISO 45001 standard for occupational health and safety ... ENGIE Fabricom UK already held the OHSAS 18001 occupational health ......

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Missouri seatbelt use up to 87%

The Oneida Daily Dispatch 19 Nov 2018

JEFFERSON CITY — Safety belt usage in Missouri has climbed to its highest rate ever ... The report showed vehicle passengers and females were more commonly belted, and that occupants of sport utility vehicles and minivans also had a higher rate of safety belt usage at 86.5 percent ... Missouri is one of only 15 states with only a secondary safety belt law....

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Fines proposed over farmworker's death in sweltering heat

Scottsbluff StarHerald 19 Nov 2018

(AP) — A federal safety agency has ... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing penalties of more than $11,600 for Rivera Agri Inc., a provider of temporary farm labor....

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7 firefighters being honored as heroes with state awards

Caledonian Record 19 Nov 2018

Patrick Moran, Firefighter Matthew Kane and Firefighter John Callahan are being lauded for getting occupants to safety in fires last February, March and June ... It's the 29th year that the state Executive Office of Public Safety ......

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4 killed in two-car crash near Rolla had been lifelong friends

Sedalia Democrat 19 Nov 2018

Updated at 10.33 a.m. Monday ... Theiss, 25, of Rolla ... They were all using seat belts or appropriate safety devices, the patrol said ... Occupants of the truck couldn't be reached for comment ... said his son, who lived a few miles from the site of the accident, and at least one of the other occupants of the Cavalier worked in housekeeping at the medical center....

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Federal investigators looking into explosion that killed 1

Sacramento Bee 19 Nov 2018

The company said in a press release Sunday that investigators from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health ......

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Mobile towers must maintain 50-metre buffer zone

Deccan Herald 19 Nov 2018

Keeping in mind public safety, the state government said the new rules have been framed under The Karnataka ... Regulations apart, the telecom companies must also obtain building plan occupancy certificates along with the analysis of the safety measures undertaken by the building....

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Fatality under investigation at Boise Cascade plywood manufacturing facility

Waco Tribune-Herald 19 Nov 2018

For Immediate Release.� November 19, 2018. BOISE, Idaho - Boise Cascade Company (Boise Cascade) (NYSE. BCC) is working with local authorities to investigate a fatal accident that occurred at the company's plywood manufacturing operation in Florien, Louisiana .� ... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been notified of the incident ... � ... �....

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Combining Real, Virtual Worlds Improves Driverless Vehicle Testing

Wireless Week 19 Nov 2018

But testing these new technologies on public roads comes with legal risks, exposure to liabilities, and concern for public safety ... Beyond testing for dependability and occupant safety, driverless vehicles must work to prevent and avoid crashes....

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Labour department warns of fake inspector targeting FS farms

Independent online (SA) 19 Nov 2018

He allegedly charges about R2 000 for such services." ... The department has its own inspectors responsible for administering enforcement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and will therefore never appoint a private individual to assume the role of its inspectors; ... The department can be contacted on Free State number 051 505 6230 or 31....

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Smart homes of the future could adjust to your needs

Suryaa 19 Nov 2018

So when you leave a room, you would not require anyone to tell the that the lights, or the fans needed to be switched off ... Another benefit could be the ability to track and measure a building's structural integrity and safety, based on human occupancy -- which would be critical in an earthquake or hurricanes, for example, Huang said. ....

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BUSINESS NOTES | INDUSTRY NEWS FROM AROUND EAST TEXAS

Tyler Morning Telegraph 19 Nov 2018

... staff with the addition of Cynthia Ball, DO, MS, an occupational medicine physician ... Ball sees patients from various health backgrounds, she is especially interested in occupational health and safety, prevention, lifestyle change, musculoskeletal issues and injury case management....