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Making work safety an ILO Fundamental Right at Work

WEBThe ILO Governing Body decision was a ‘significant step’ towards making occupational health and safety a fundamental workers’ right, ITUC said. On 23 March 2021 the …

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Workplace disasters

WEB30 March 2002. Over 20 workers may have been killed after an explosion in a coal mine in central China's Henan province, a local official and state-run media said. The accident …

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Hazards Magazine and WHIN

WEBHazards detective Listen to your body talk - many workplace diseases and symptoms can be caused you work, from bright green urine to curling fingers and floppy ankles. The …

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Hazards magazine

WEBHazards 165, January-March 2024. Limitless. HSE’s deadly capitulation on chemical exposure standards They are there to protect you from everything from drop dead …

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VENTING Coronavirus risks are mostly up in the air

WEBHilda Palmer of the Hazards Campaign explains the critical importance of ventilation and why it is necessary to clear the air. Coronavirus is in the air. It spreads like smoke in tiny …

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About Hazards Magazine

WEBAbout Hazards . 36-44 pages quarterly. ISSN 0267 7296 . Hazards is the only independent, union-friendly magazine to win major international awards. Workplace unions are your …

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DEATH WISH Pressure grows on HSE to act on work-related …

WEBMaking work suicides count. Six simple measures could make action to recognise, record and prevent work-related suicides more effective. Count them Make work-related suicide …

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DUST LIES UK workers face deadly silica exposures while other

WEBWith an estimated 600,000 workers exposed in the UK, this suggests deaths from silica-related cancers, respiratory and other diseases could now number thousands each year. …

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Prevention of Occupational Diseases

WEBINTRODUCTORY REMARKS The International Labor Organization (ILO) declared April 28 as the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Each year this date

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HSE action on suicide could save lives; it just doesn’t want to do it

WEBWORK SUICIDE UPDATES. Job trigger A June 2023 South Australian Employment Tribunal ruled a worker with serious pre-existing mental health problems should still be …

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Women make great safety reps

WEBUnions work best when they represent everyone in the workplace. And they are at their most effective when grassroots union safety reps reflect the make-up of that workforce - …

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Hazards magazine news

WEBHazards news. Britain: Pork pie maker fined after two workers lose fingers. Pork Farms Ltd has been fined £800,000 after two young workers lost fingers just weeks …

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FAST AND FURIOUS Amazon’s high churn, high pace work

WEBAmazon hospitalisations spike as it piles on the pressure. Ambulance callouts for injuries and other health concerns at Amazon warehouses surged almost 50 per cent in the run …

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Shein garment workers face 75-hour weeks in fire traps

WEBSupply chain garment workers for the fast fashion new boy Shein, toiling at six sites in Guangzhou were found to be working 75-hour weeks in the probe by Switzerland-based …

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