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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NTN Kuwana Works, Certified as Compliant with the Japanese Occupational Safety and Health Standard, an Industry First

Public Technologies 13 Dec 2018

Acquired Japanese Occupational Health and Safety Management Standard JIS Q 45100 Certification. Kuwana Works, an NTN Corporation (hereafter, NTN) production site, is the first production site of its kind in the industry to acquire Japanese Occupational Health and Safety Management ......

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Alaska investigates death of oilfield worker on North Slope

News & Record 13 Dec 2018

The state Occupational Safety and Health office is investigating the death, and the companies are conducting internal probes, the Anchorage Daily News reported this week ... An investigator with the Alaska Occupational Safety and Health office has visited the worksite, said Claire Pywell of the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development ... ———....

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Man washing windows at Trump hotel in Vegas falls to death

Journal Review 13 Dec 2018

Teri Williams of Nevada's Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed that the state agency is investigating the death ... Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved ... Tags. General News Occupational Accidents Accidents Accidents And Disasters. Locations ... ....

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Construction Safety Summit Coming to Central Oregon

Cascade Business News 13 Dec 2018

Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, encourages employers and workers to attend the 18th annual summit at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes Convention Center in Bend ... The Youngstroms are safety advocates and motivational speakers....

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Agency cites ineffective safeguards in Superior oil refinery explosion

Pioneer Press 13 Dec 2018

In October, another federal agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also said the company’s Process Hazard Analysis — a document explaining risks involved in an industrial process and operating procedures — failed to address what might happen if the valve seal failed....

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Protagonist Therapeutics Initiates Phase 1 Trial of Oral, Gut-Restricted, Alpha-4-Beta-7 Integrin Antagonist PN-10943

Market Watch 13 Dec 2018

The study is designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic parameters of PN-10943 ... We expect to report top-line results from this Phase 1 study in the first half of 2019 which will include safety, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic readouts of target engagement as measured by blood receptor occupancy....

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OSHA, Allentown police investigating man's death at city warehouse

The Morning Call 13 Dec 2018

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and local authorities are investigating the death of 70-year-old man who died in an Allentown warehouse that has been undergoing renovations for the past month. Marwan Hajjar, 70, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 11.28 p.m. Monday at St. Luke’s ... ....

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Name of man killed while cutting down tree released

Boston Herald 13 Dec 2018

AMHERST, Mass ... The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating .......

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Window washer falls to his death from Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas

WPXI 13 Dec 2018

>> Read more trending news  ... Wednesday, according to the Clark County coroner ... The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident. ....

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Man dies after being injured at Allentown work site

Lehigh Valley 13 Dec 2018

A 70-year-old Allentown man died Monday night from injuries suffered hours earlier at an Allentown work site. Marwan Hajjar was working for a painting contractor at 333 W. Court St ... at St ... Occupational Safety and Heath Administration is also involved in the probe, the coroner’s office said ... ....

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Company says worker not struck by equipment

Guam Pacific Daily News 13 Dec 2018

Guam Fire Department units. PDN file. While Guam Fire Department officials said a worker at a construction site was hit by a backhoe bucket, the man's employer said that report is incorrect ... GFD in November said on Sunday, Nov ... More ... More ... Meanwhile, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is still investigating the case. ....

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Elected Officials, Global Citizens Urge Wendt Corporation to Resolve Workers' Rights Issues

Market Watch 13 Dec 2018

In "Risky Business" Western New York Committee on Occupational Safety Health (WYNCOSH) confirmed unsafe and potentially fatal conditions which remain largely unaddressed by the company....

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Collective Medical Partners with the South Carolina Hospital Association

SCNOW Morning News 13 Dec 2018

In addition to supporting care collaboration across care teams, the partnership will help hospitals prioritize workplace safety for providers ... Similarly, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration estimates that 75 percent of the 25,000 workplace assaults that occur annually happen in healthcare and social services settings....