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Sunday, 25 October 2009 04:44 |
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OSHA yesterday released a report documenting serious shortcomings in Nevada's Occupational Safety and Health Program, including failing to issue appropriate willful and repeat violations, inspectors who were not trained to recognize construction hazards, and lack of follow-up to determine whether hazards were abated. Nevada OSHA is under new leadership that is committed to resolving the concerns raised, the report points out.
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Sunday, 25 October 2009 03:46 |
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Port of Tauranga has been highly commended at this year’s New Zealand Community Safety and Injury Prevention Awards in recognition of its work to make the port a safer place to work.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 25 October 2009 08:50 |
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Friday, 16 October 2009 05:16 |
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A spate of suicides in France is raising new questions about precarious working conditions imposed by authoritarian management models.
The suicides coincide with findings by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) that free trade policies have led to deteriorating working conditions around the world.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 25 October 2009 05:32 |
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 05:26 |
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An advanced nuclear reactor design, touted for its "passive" safety systems that can operate without human intervention, has been sent back to the drawing board because of safety defects.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which oversees reactor safety in this country, said Thursday that the design of the Westinghouse AP 1000 reactor does not meet federal safety standards and will need to be modified and retested. Seven power companies have applications pending with the NRC to build the new AP 1000 reactors, including Raleigh-based Progress Energy and Charlotte-based Duke Energy.
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