We report recent happenings and development in the world of safety.
Gravely concerned by the humanitarian and health situation facing approximately 200 people, including health workers and up to 30 children, abducted from Israel by Hamas and other armed groups on 7 October 2023, the World Health Organization today reiterated its call for the immediate release of all the hostages, along with urgent access to each … Read more
A new public health taxonomy for social listening on respiratory pathogens has been released alongside other useful tools for infodemic management. The public health taxonomy for social listening provides a structure allowing an analyst to align data to a search strategy to better understand how the public conversation is changing in relation to a public … Read more
The National Safety Council welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors and appointed Brian Cook as chair on Oct. 22 during its annual board meeting at the 2023 NSC Safety Congress & Expo in New Orleans. New NSC Board Chair Brian Cook most recently served as vice chair for the NSC Board of Directors. … Read more
Forum Addresses Health Wellness Issues with Black women – Over the weekend, women of color in St. Petersburg shared their experiences with breast cancer, domestic violence and mental health. The program, called “Living Beyond Our Scars,” had speakers who had lived through some of the most challenging issues anyone could face and prevail. One woman … Read more
Two companies have been fined £46,000 in total after a labourer from Runcorn fractured his skull. The man had been working on a new build house when he fell through a stairwell on 3 March 2021. He was working for Total Brickwork (UK) Ltd at a construction site run by Challenger Building Services Ltd on … Read more
More than 220,000 young people under the age of 18 in the U.S. have arthritis, a condition that is most common in the elderly, according to a report from the CDC. The findings are based on an analysis of 2017-2021 data collected through the Census Bureau’s National Survey of Children’s Health. Parents of 173,406 young … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin Suffers Cardiac Arrest – Months of speculation about his health, Russian President Vladimir Putin is believed to have suffered a heart attack, according to General SVR, a whistle-blower organization that claims to have inside information about Kremlin activities from former and current intelligence officers. The SVR posted its claims on social … Read more
More information has come to light about a deadly outbreak of Salmonella in Spain in 2022. The outbreak occurred at the Geriàtric Aragó care home in Barcelona. According to officials, it started in July 2022 and affected 39 residents, of which 15 were hospitalized and eight died. Additional information was revealed in documents from the … Read more
UN inspectors took samples from a fish market near the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Thursday following the release of wastewater from the wrecked facility in August. China and Russia have banned Japanese seafood imports since the discharge began but Japan says it is safe, a view backed so far by the International Atomic Energy … Read more
The boss of a bus firm says safety concerns are behind the decision to remove a bus stop in Cornwall. More than 500 people signed a petition to save Fowey’s Safe Harbour stop. The managing director of bus firm, Go Cornwall, said the decision came after a bus crushed a bench with people sat on it … Read more