We report recent happenings and development in the world of safety.
According to a charity, almost one in five (18%) workers worldwide have suffered damage at work, thus there needs to be more frequent, specialized health and safety training as well as improved reporting systems. The figures come from the latest edition of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll and are explored further in its latest … Read more
Sexual Harassment Amendment Regulation 2024 There have been changes in how Queensland businesses need to manage the risk of sexual harassment and sex or gender-based harassment at work. The Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 now requires persons conducting a business or undertaking, or ‘PCBUs’, to adopt a more comprehensive approach—preventing harassment before it happens. … Read more
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has selected three winners for the third and final phase of the Respirator Fit Evaluation Challenge. The Challenge was a $350,000, three-phase contest to enhance respirator fit assessment. It looked for workable options to provide real-time information on filtering facepiece respirator fit. After submitting concept papers detailing … Read more
When determining the underlying causes of musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, non-physical risk factors like work organization and job stress are frequently disregarded, even though work-related physical risk factors like force, posture, and repetition are frequently taken into account in the prevention of these injuries. The National Safety Council published a new white paper, Accounting for … Read more
With over 2,500 fatalities in 2022, car crashes remain the most preventable cause of mortality for teenagers in the United States. This year’s National Teen Driver Safety Week is being observed from Sunday, October 20, to Saturday, October 26. To help stop this trend and keep young drivers safe on American roads, the National Safety … Read more
In Canada’s labor-intensive industries, where long hours and high physical demands are commonplace, substance use—particularly opioids—is becoming a bigger danger. With Level Up, a cutting-edge digital platform created to assist health and safety experts in increasing awareness and providing vital resources to workers in trades, construction, forestry, and mining, Toronto-based organization Digital Public Square (DPS) … Read more
The RED Assist App is the first of its type and was released by emergency medical care provider RED.Health. This all-in-one solution, which was created to revolutionize the way companies protect their workers, provides a full range of emergency management and health services that guarantee security, safety, and peace of mind at every turn. From … Read more
NEBOSH will exhibit at the Safety & Health Expo, which will take place from 2 to 4 December 2024 at ExCeL London. NEBOSH will be on stand SH1814. Visitors to the stand can discover NEBOSH’s range of qualifications and selection of course books and Quick Reference Guides, including the new Quick Reference Guide to Managing … Read more
ASSP and S4NP Announce Partnership Focusing on Workplace Safety. The two organizations have teamed up to improve workplace safety by sharing resources and promoting joint volunteer efforts. To advance worker safety, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and Safety For NonProfits (S4NP), a nonprofit organization that offers environmental health and safety services to nonprofit … Read more
The non-profit Ontario health and safety organization for the mining and forest products sectors, Workplace Safety North (WSN), is winning an Excellence Canada award for its mental health initiatives. Based on the mental health framework developed by the national authority on organizational excellence, WSN has been recognized with the Canada Awards for Excellence program’s Mental … Read more