21 deaths in 10 months in construction sector: IN 10 months, there have been 21 deaths in the construction sector - one short of the total fatalities the whole of last year.
Of these, 12 had occurred between July and October, when incidents such as the Downtown Line scaffolding collapse and a fall from height at a Tuas West Extension Line site happened.
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Federal agency cites upstate NY cement co. in worker's death; employee hit by front-end loader
Federal agency cites upstate NY cement co. in worker's death; employee hit by front-end loader: GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — A federal agency has cited an upstate New York cement company for the death of an employee who was hit by a front-end loader operated by a co-worker.
The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports (http://bit.ly/VC0ZRP ) that the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration cited Lehigh Northeast Cement Co. in connection with the accidental death of 51-year-old Michael Corbett of Moreau (maw-ROH').
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The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports (http://bit.ly/VC0ZRP ) that the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration cited Lehigh Northeast Cement Co. in connection with the accidental death of 51-year-old Michael Corbett of Moreau (maw-ROH').
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Greater Manchester's most urgently unhygienic food outlets revealed – Bolton tops list | Mancunian Matters
Greater Manchester's most urgently unhygienic food outlets revealed – Bolton tops list | Mancunian Matters: If you’re tucking into a bacon butty – don’t read on.
Bolton has the most critically unhygienic food handlers in Greater Manchester, Food Standards Agency ratings have revealed.
A shocking 27 establishments scored the lowest Food Hygiene Rating of 0, and were slammed with the ‘urgent improvement’ demand.
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Bolton has the most critically unhygienic food handlers in Greater Manchester, Food Standards Agency ratings have revealed.
A shocking 27 establishments scored the lowest Food Hygiene Rating of 0, and were slammed with the ‘urgent improvement’ demand.
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Fast food van gets hygiene ultimatum (From Oxford Mail)
Fast food van gets hygiene ultimatum (From Oxford Mail): A PAIR of kebab van owners were warned they were “drinking at the last-chance saloon” after a series of hygiene failures.
Brother and sister Mehdi and Wadeya Karrouchi were told they could be stripped of their street-trading licence for Mehdi’s in Oxford High Street if they carry on breaking food safety rules.
Oven cleaner was used to clean surfaces and raw meat was stored next to drinks cans in a fridge, the city council’s licencing and registration sub-committee was told on Monday night.
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Brother and sister Mehdi and Wadeya Karrouchi were told they could be stripped of their street-trading licence for Mehdi’s in Oxford High Street if they carry on breaking food safety rules.
Oven cleaner was used to clean surfaces and raw meat was stored next to drinks cans in a fridge, the city council’s licencing and registration sub-committee was told on Monday night.
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Gisborne man trapped under roller - national | Stuff.co.nz
Gisborne man trapped under roller - national | Stuff.co.nz: A Gisborne road worker lay pinned beneath a 15-tonne roller for more than half an hour this morning.
The 34-year-old man was trying to get the roller off the back of a trailer when it rolled off sideways on to his foot.
Emergency services attended the accident near Pouawa Beach north of Gisborne just after 11am.
A fire crew used airbags to lift the steamroller and free the trapped man.
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The 34-year-old man was trying to get the roller off the back of a trailer when it rolled off sideways on to his foot.
Emergency services attended the accident near Pouawa Beach north of Gisborne just after 11am.
A fire crew used airbags to lift the steamroller and free the trapped man.
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Labor tribunal hears case of injured Foxconn worker chinadaily.com.cn
Labor tribunal hears case of injured Foxconn worker|Nation and Digest|chinadaily.com.cn: The case of Foxconn engineer Zhang Tingzhen, whose left brain was damaged in a factory accident last year, was heard at Longhua street labor arbitration tribunal in Shenzhen on Tuesday.
Zhang's plight came to light after it was reported that Taiwan firm Foxconn sent text messages to his family, saying it would stop paying for his treatment and other expenses if they did not remove him from a hospital in Shenzhen city and make arrangements for him to undergo a disability assessment 70 km away in Huizhou.
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Zhang's plight came to light after it was reported that Taiwan firm Foxconn sent text messages to his family, saying it would stop paying for his treatment and other expenses if they did not remove him from a hospital in Shenzhen city and make arrangements for him to undergo a disability assessment 70 km away in Huizhou.
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Chicken plant worker killed on the job - The Cherokee Ledger-
Chicken plant worker killed on the job - The Cherokee Ledger-News: Weekly News: The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and local law enforcement continue to investigate what is being called an “industrial accident” that killed a 37-year-old man at Pilgrim’s Pride chicken plant in Canton.�
A spokesperson for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said Christopher Chin, of Canton, was killed Oct. 23 after attempting to remove debris that was lodged into one of the plant’s machines.
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A spokesperson for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said Christopher Chin, of Canton, was killed Oct. 23 after attempting to remove debris that was lodged into one of the plant’s machines.
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Vietnam's cargo ship sinks in Sri Lanka, four sailors missing - News VietNamNet
Vietnam's cargo ship sinks in Sri Lanka, four sailors missing - News VietNamNet: VietNamNet Bridge – Shipping wood from Myanmar to India, the 6,500-ton cargo ship named Saigon Qeen met accident in the waters of Sri Lanka and then lost contact. After more than 10 hours of searching, 18 crew members were rescued, four people are still missing, including the captain.
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30 Arrested in NYC Scaffold, Safety Card Sweep -- Occupational Health & Safety
30 Arrested in NYC Scaffold, Safety Card Sweep -- Occupational Health & Safety: The city's Department of Buildings and its Department of Investigation announced the arrests Oct. 25 and said one of the people arrested is a construction company owner charged with possessing 32 fraudulent scaffold certification cards he had made.
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Five injured in Vancouver scaffold collapse - KHL Group
Five injured in Vancouver scaffold collapse - KHL Group: Five workers were injured in a scaffolding collapse Oct. 25 in Shaughnessy, Vancouver, Canada.
The workers fell almost 10 feet while installing a staircase at a home near the 1500 block of West 28th Ave. near Granville St. in Shaughnessy.
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The workers fell almost 10 feet while installing a staircase at a home near the 1500 block of West 28th Ave. near Granville St. in Shaughnessy.
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Council defends compensation payments - Newtownabbey Times
Council defends compensation payments - Local - Newtownabbey Times: NEWTOWNABBEY Borough Council has defended its safety record after it was revealed as paying out more compensation to staff than the majority of Northern Ireland’s local authorities.
A Sunday newspaper reported that the council had paid out �137,000 to staff injured during the course of their work in the past five years.The figure was the third highest among all of Northern Ireland’s 26 councils. At Monday night’s Policy and Governance Committee meeting councillor John Scott urged the council to examine its working practices.He said: “We need to look at why this happens and how we stop it.”
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A Sunday newspaper reported that the council had paid out �137,000 to staff injured during the course of their work in the past five years.The figure was the third highest among all of Northern Ireland’s 26 councils. At Monday night’s Policy and Governance Committee meeting councillor John Scott urged the council to examine its working practices.He said: “We need to look at why this happens and how we stop it.”
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Children infected with syphilis in kindergarten - pravda.ru
Children infected with syphilis in kindergarten - English pravda.ru: Several children were infected with syphilis in their kindergarten in Berezniki, the Perm region of Russia. The prosecutor's office has already launched investigation into this incident, reports Neva24.
The incident was made public when a member of the online discussion board of the city of Berezniki wrote that at kindergarten No. 58, where her granddaughter goes, the children had to take a Wasserman blood test. The test showed that 10 children were sick with syphilis economica, The Moskovsky Komsomolets wrote. The woman also wrote on the board that all the infected children were receiving stationary medical treatment.
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The incident was made public when a member of the online discussion board of the city of Berezniki wrote that at kindergarten No. 58, where her granddaughter goes, the children had to take a Wasserman blood test. The test showed that 10 children were sick with syphilis economica, The Moskovsky Komsomolets wrote. The woman also wrote on the board that all the infected children were receiving stationary medical treatment.
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Man badly burned in propane accident in Chico - Oroville Mercury Register
Man badly burned in propane accident in Chico - Oroville Mercury Register: CHICO — A man stripped off his clothes and hosed himself off Tuesday in north Chico after propane ignited burning much of his body.
A helicopter flew the propane company employee to UC Davis Medical Center's burn unit for his severe injuries, said Capt. Scott McLean of Cal Fire-Butte County.
About 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, the man was going to refill his propane delivery truck from the large tank at Shasta Vista Almond Huller on Anita Road when the fuel ignited. The huller owner, Bruce McClintock, dialed 9-1-1 and the truck driver in his office ran outside to put out the fire burning the man.
When Cal Fire crews arrived on scene, the truck driver was hosing off the man to cool him down, McLean said.
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A helicopter flew the propane company employee to UC Davis Medical Center's burn unit for his severe injuries, said Capt. Scott McLean of Cal Fire-Butte County.
About 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, the man was going to refill his propane delivery truck from the large tank at Shasta Vista Almond Huller on Anita Road when the fuel ignited. The huller owner, Bruce McClintock, dialed 9-1-1 and the truck driver in his office ran outside to put out the fire burning the man.
When Cal Fire crews arrived on scene, the truck driver was hosing off the man to cool him down, McLean said.
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Drunk Driving Accident Blamed on Employer
Courthouse News Service: BELLEVILLE, Ill. (CN) - A bartender became quadriplegic from a vehicle accident caused by her employer's encouraging her to drink on the job, the woman claims in court.
Latisha Wilson sued WCW Entertainment dba Club Rolex, in St. Clair County Court.
Wilson says the accident happened on Oct. 18, 2010 after she left her job at Club Rolex in East St. Louis.
Wilson claims the club encouraged her "to drink freely with the customers," and as a result she "became very intoxicated over the course of her shift."
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Latisha Wilson sued WCW Entertainment dba Club Rolex, in St. Clair County Court.
Wilson says the accident happened on Oct. 18, 2010 after she left her job at Club Rolex in East St. Louis.
Wilson claims the club encouraged her "to drink freely with the customers," and as a result she "became very intoxicated over the course of her shift."
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Mechanic killed at Port of Oakland identified | www.ktvu.com
Mechanic killed at Port of Oakland identified | www.ktvu.com: OAKLAND, Calif. —
A crane mechanic who was killed at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday after being crushed by a crane was identified today by the Alameda County coroner's bureau as 51-year-old Mark Arnett of Oakland.
The crane crushed Arnett at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Berth 37 of the port, Cal-OSHA spokesman Peter Melton said.
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A crane mechanic who was killed at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday after being crushed by a crane was identified today by the Alameda County coroner's bureau as 51-year-old Mark Arnett of Oakland.
The crane crushed Arnett at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Berth 37 of the port, Cal-OSHA spokesman Peter Melton said.
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Salinas' New Star fined nearly $35K for worker-safety violations - MontereyHerald.com :
Salinas' New Star fined nearly $35K for worker-safety violations - MontereyHerald.com :: The state has fined a Salinas vegetable processing plant nearly $35,000 for serious worker-safety violations.
NewStar Fresh Foods was cited in connection with chlorine leaks that resulted in multiple evacuations and 99 workers seeking medical attention in May. The investigation by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal-OSHA, was prompted by four workers' complaints to California Rural Legal Assistance in Salinas.
CRLA attorney Michael Marsh said workers had been complaining to the company for nearly two weeks about the odor of chlorine in the air and burning in their eyes and throats. The company responded by evacuating and opening windows and turning on fans, he said, but didn't address the root cause until Cal-OSHA arrived May 18.
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NewStar Fresh Foods was cited in connection with chlorine leaks that resulted in multiple evacuations and 99 workers seeking medical attention in May. The investigation by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal-OSHA, was prompted by four workers' complaints to California Rural Legal Assistance in Salinas.
CRLA attorney Michael Marsh said workers had been complaining to the company for nearly two weeks about the odor of chlorine in the air and burning in their eyes and throats. The company responded by evacuating and opening windows and turning on fans, he said, but didn't address the root cause until Cal-OSHA arrived May 18.
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Monday, 29 October 2012
Judge Halts Construction of Buenos Aires’ New Civic Centre�|�The Argentina Independent
Judge Halts Construction of Buenos Aires’ New Civic Centre�|�The Argentina Independent: City judge Patricia L�pez Vergara has ordered to suspend the construction of the capital’s new civic centre in Barracas. Her grounds were threefold: the land’s status as a historical monument, the possible presence of unexplored urban archaeology sites, and a lack of any environmental impact studies.
The projects, slated to eventually house the many of city’s executive offices, border the grounds of the J.T. Borda Mental Hospital, a neuropsychiatry facility. Unionists originally made claims via the public defender to stop construction. “[Mayor Mauricio Macri and his officials] lacked the competence to deliver the acts they issued, published, and executed, without the previous intervention of different organisations and areas that are in charge of applying protection norms.”
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The projects, slated to eventually house the many of city’s executive offices, border the grounds of the J.T. Borda Mental Hospital, a neuropsychiatry facility. Unionists originally made claims via the public defender to stop construction. “[Mayor Mauricio Macri and his officials] lacked the competence to deliver the acts they issued, published, and executed, without the previous intervention of different organisations and areas that are in charge of applying protection norms.”
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Worker dies in pipes tragedy - The Standard
Worker dies in pipes tragedy - The Standard: A construction worker was killed and three others injured, one seriously, in a suspected explosion at a construction site in Wan Chai.The site is part of the Wan Chai Development Phase II - at the crossroads of Hung Hing Road and Wan Shing Street, close to the shoreline.
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Deer Park Dow chemical plant evacuates when a scaffold ignited - Houston Chronicle
Deer Park chemical plant evacuates after fire - Houston Chronicle: A fire at a Deer Park chemical plant early Monday prompted the evacuation of about 30 employees, but the blaze was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported, a company official said.The alarm was pulled about 11 a.m. when a scaffold ignited at Dow Chemical Plant in the 1900 block of Tidal Road near Old Battleground Road, Dow spokeswoman Tracie Copeland said."We're not sure how that happened, but we're going to investigate it," she said
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Man falls down 30-foot hole on Burton Joyce construction site | This is Nottingham
Man falls down 30-foot hole on Burton Joyce construction site | This is Nottingham: A MAN has fallen down a 30-foot hole at a construction site in Burton Joyce.
An air ambulance was sent to the scene and firefighters helped lift him out on a stretcher, using a crane.
The man, who is suspected to have broken bones, was conscious and was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre by air ambulance.
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An air ambulance was sent to the scene and firefighters helped lift him out on a stretcher, using a crane.
The man, who is suspected to have broken bones, was conscious and was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre by air ambulance.
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Crane Accident at One57 in Midtown - NYTimes.com
Crane Accident at One57 in Midtown - NYTimes.com: As the winds in New York City intensified on Monday afternoon, the crane at a luxury skyscraper under construction at 157 West 57th Street was knocked off and was dangling precariously more than 80 stories above the ground.
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One killed in firecracker blast | Business Standard
One killed in firecracker blast | Business Standard: One worker was killed and another seriously injured when the firecracker boxes they were loading into a transport vehicle in Penubaka village in Andhra Pradesh exploded, police said today.
Chikkala Vasudeva Rao (24) died on his way to hospital while Yandmuri Satish (27) sustained serious burn injuries in the mishap when they were loading boxes of firecrackers into a van from a nearby godown yesterday evening, they said.
Another staffer Srinivasa Rao escaped with minor injuries.
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Chikkala Vasudeva Rao (24) died on his way to hospital while Yandmuri Satish (27) sustained serious burn injuries in the mishap when they were loading boxes of firecrackers into a van from a nearby godown yesterday evening, they said.
Another staffer Srinivasa Rao escaped with minor injuries.
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Update: Noose which man accidentally hanged himself with at Pink Punters had been tested by health and safety inspectors - Milton Keynes Citizen
Update: Noose which man accidentally hanged himself with at Pink Punters had been tested by health and safety inspectors - Local - Milton Keynes Citizen: A 25-YEAR-OLD is recovering after accidentally hanging himself on a Halloween prop at Pink Punters nightclub on Saturday night.
Joe McMahon, whose family own the nightclub, said the correct safety measures had been taken.“We have normal Halloween props and thousands have used them for pictures,” he said.
“The device was checked by the health and safety inspectorate and the police prior to the event. We have 200 cameras in the building and the CCTV is clear.”
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Joe McMahon, whose family own the nightclub, said the correct safety measures had been taken.“We have normal Halloween props and thousands have used them for pictures,” he said.
“The device was checked by the health and safety inspectorate and the police prior to the event. We have 200 cameras in the building and the CCTV is clear.”
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14 rescued, 2 missing from tall ship off NC
14 rescued, 2 missing from tall ship off NC: ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - A replica tall ship caught in Hurricane Sandy's wrath began taking on water, forcing the crew to abandon the boat in rough seas off the North Carolina coast. The Coast Guard rescued 14 crew members by helicopter Monday but two people were still missing.
The HMS Bounty, which has been featured in Hollywood films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," had left Connecticut last week, en route to St. Petersburg, Fla.
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The HMS Bounty, which has been featured in Hollywood films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," had left Connecticut last week, en route to St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Construction worker killed at Dubai site | GulfNews.com
Construction worker killed at Dubai site | GulfNews.com: Dubai: A construction worker was killed Monday after a wall collapsed on his head at a Dubai site, according to a senior police official.
Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Humaid Al Merri, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department at Dubai Police, told Gulf News Monday that the Indian worker died on the spot when the wall at the construction site collapsed on his head.
He said: “The worker was excavating the ground under the wall when it fell down on him.
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Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Humaid Al Merri, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department at Dubai Police, told Gulf News Monday that the Indian worker died on the spot when the wall at the construction site collapsed on his head.
He said: “The worker was excavating the ground under the wall when it fell down on him.
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Leisure firm admits charges over swimming poolo death of Michelle Gellard - UK & World News - News - Daily Post North Wales
Leisure firm admits charges over swimming poolo death of Michelle Gellard - UK & World News - News - Daily Post North Wales: A LEISURE firm has admitted health and safety charges over the death of seven-year-old girl at a swimming pool.
Michelle Gellard was pulled unconscious from the pool at Blackwater Leisure Centre in Maldon, Essex, on June 14 2008.
Today at Chelmsford Crown Court Leisure Connection Ltd, which runs the centre, admitted failing to ensure the safety of a member of the public.
The company will be sentenced in March next year
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Michelle Gellard was pulled unconscious from the pool at Blackwater Leisure Centre in Maldon, Essex, on June 14 2008.
Today at Chelmsford Crown Court Leisure Connection Ltd, which runs the centre, admitted failing to ensure the safety of a member of the public.
The company will be sentenced in March next year
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#breaking news - Builder killed in Putney scaffold collapse Ι Construction Enquirer
Builder killed in Putney scaffold collapse Ι Construction Enquirer: One man has died and two others have been injured during a scaffold collapse on an eight-storey building in Putney.
Emergency services have been at the scene on Upper Richmond Road in south west London since 10.15 this morning.
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Emergency services have been at the scene on Upper Richmond Road in south west London since 10.15 this morning.
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Stuntman almost dies as fire show goes wrong - Cologne
Stuntman almost dies as fire show goes wrong - The Local: One of Germany's most successful stuntmen almost died in a freak accident in a fire show in Cologne on Saturday when fire extinguishers malfunctioned after he was set alight with petrol.
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Fears electricians at risk of asbestos exposure - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Fears electricians at risk of asbestos exposure - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Hundreds of electricians around the country are thought to have contracted deadly mesothelioma from working on meter boards which may contain asbestos. The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has issued a warning to its members and says it wants the states to carry out an audit of meter boards in government-owned buildings.
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Sunday, 28 October 2012
Snow catches Swiss unawares- swissinfo
Cold snap : Snow catches Swiss unawares- swissinfo: On the weekend when Europe switched back to winter time, most parts of Switzerland got their first taste of winter weather, with snow falling even in the lowlands. Many motorists were caught out, still driving with summer tyres.
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Asbestos drama highlights role of probing journalist | The Australian
Asbestos drama highlights role of probing journalist | The Australian: WE'VE all heard of the courageous Bernie Banton and his legal battle against James Hardie for compensation for the victims of asbestos, of which he too was one.
Banton, a former employee of James Hardie, died in 2007 from terminal asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.Not many people, however, have heard about Matt Peacock, a journalist who played a pivotal role in uncovering the corruption and spin of the asbestos industry over three decades, from the 1970s until today.
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Banton, a former employee of James Hardie, died in 2007 from terminal asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.Not many people, however, have heard about Matt Peacock, a journalist who played a pivotal role in uncovering the corruption and spin of the asbestos industry over three decades, from the 1970s until today.
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No more peanuts as compensation | Zambia Daily Mail
No more peanuts as compensation | Zambia Daily Mail: I AM beginning with a complaint from a reader, who asked to be identified only as DM, of Kitwe. DM says after what happened at her work place recently, she is convinced that there is need for sensitisation so that workers are not denied their rights and employers are aware of the benefits of complying with the provisions of the law.
“My workmate was involved in an accident at work. The accident was quite serious because he needed 12 stitches on his head and could not work for two weeks,” she writes.
DM says her workmate was not aware that his employer was required by law to report the accident to the Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB)
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“My workmate was involved in an accident at work. The accident was quite serious because he needed 12 stitches on his head and could not work for two weeks,” she writes.
DM says her workmate was not aware that his employer was required by law to report the accident to the Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB)
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Worker killed in Hong Kong bridge building accident | My Sinchew
Worker killed in Hong Kong bridge building accident | My Sinchew: Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2012 (AFP) - A construction worker was killed and 14 others injured in Hong Kong Thursday after they were hit by falling steel rods at the construction site for a massive bridge, officials said.
Rescuers rushed to the scene after the incident on an artificial island where the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge is being built near the city's international airport, the Fire Services Department said.
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Rescuers rushed to the scene after the incident on an artificial island where the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge is being built near the city's international airport, the Fire Services Department said.
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Ed Milibands £200,000-a-year lawyer wife paid by toxic waste barons to help them dump in Africa | Mail Online
Ed Miliband�s �200,000-a-year lawyer wife paid by toxic waste barons to help them dump in Africa | Mail Online: Justine Thornton appeared in the Court of Appeal
on behalf of polluters accused of illegally shipping 158 tons of
hazardous waste to NigeriaJust two weeks after her husband mounted an attack on capitalist ‘predators’
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on behalf of polluters accused of illegally shipping 158 tons of
hazardous waste to NigeriaJust two weeks after her husband mounted an attack on capitalist ‘predators’
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Construction Worker Killed While Putting Up Safety Signs
Construction Worker Killed While Putting Up Safety Signs: A 27-year-old highway construction worker was killed when police say he was trying to put up road safety signs.
The accident happened around 8:30 this morning in Conroe on the I-45 feeder road near State Highway 105.
Police say a Williams Brothers construction truck was pulling an 18-foot trailer loaded with highway safety signs.
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The accident happened around 8:30 this morning in Conroe on the I-45 feeder road near State Highway 105.
Police say a Williams Brothers construction truck was pulling an 18-foot trailer loaded with highway safety signs.
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Virginia players bonded while stuck on a Paris Radisson Hotel elevator for 45 minutes | The Dagger - Yahoo! Sports
Virginia players bonded while stuck on a Paris elevator for 45 minutes | The Dagger - Yahoo! Sports: Of all the teams who traveled abroad this summer for an exhibition tour, few got closer than Virginia during its August trip to Europe.
(via Virginia athletics)Twelve Cavaliers players spent more than 45 minutes stuck between floors on an elevator at a Radisson Hotel in Paris until a maintenance crew finally freed them.
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(via Virginia athletics)Twelve Cavaliers players spent more than 45 minutes stuck between floors on an elevator at a Radisson Hotel in Paris until a maintenance crew finally freed them.
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Saturday, 27 October 2012
Prichard police seek suspects in gas station robbery that killed 1 worker, wounded another
Prichard police seek suspects in gas station robbery that killed 1 worker, wounded another: PRICHARD, Ala. — Prichard police are searching for suspects in a service station robbery in which one clerk was fatally shot and another wounded.
WKRG-TV reports (http://bit.ly/SgGzR1 ) the robbery appears to have been planned in advance. The robbers cut off the electricity to the service station before going inside.
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WKRG-TV reports (http://bit.ly/SgGzR1 ) the robbery appears to have been planned in advance. The robbers cut off the electricity to the service station before going inside.
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16-year-old salesperson crushed to death in moving lift in Salem - The Times of India
16-year-old salesperson crushed to death in moving lift in Salem - The Times of India: SALEM: A 16-year-old salesperson died after getting stuck in a moving elevator at a supermarket in the city on Saturday morning. According to police, the boy's skull was crushed after he got trapped between the side wall and the grill of the open elevator as it moved up. The deceased, identified as M Sathyan, is the son of M Mohan, a resident of Manakkadu near Hasthampatty in Salem town. He has been working as a salesman at Bharathi Super Market, where the incident happened, for the past few months.
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Lift fell down in a newly built building. several victims | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency
Lift fell down in a newly built building. several victims in a result (updating) | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency: YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, ARMENPRESS: The lift fell down and smashed the people working in the lift shaft. The incident took place in the newly built building situated in Yerevan, Sasna Tsrer 2 . Referring to the Emergency Situations Service Armenpress informs that according the preliminary information two people have been injured. Rescue squad and firefighting have been dispatched to the place.
The Ambulance has hospitalized the injured to “Armenia” medical center.
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The Ambulance has hospitalized the injured to “Armenia” medical center.
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Tobacco giant is fined £150k over crush death - - Belfast Newsletter
Tobacco giant is fined �150k over crush death - Local - Belfast Newsletter: NORTHERN Ireland’s best-known tobacco producer has been fined �150,000 for health and safety breaches after an employee was crushed to death while carrying out maintenance work.
Engineer Trevor Allen, 63, was working at Gallaher Ltd’s Ballymena factory when a robot arm weighing a quarter of a ton went into freefall. It trapped his head and shoulders on top of a scaffold bar in July last year and he died four days later.
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Engineer Trevor Allen, 63, was working at Gallaher Ltd’s Ballymena factory when a robot arm weighing a quarter of a ton went into freefall. It trapped his head and shoulders on top of a scaffold bar in July last year and he died four days later.
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Man killed in forklift accident - Omaha.com
Man killed in forklift accident - Omaha.com: A 52-year-old man died Wednesday when the forklift he was operating rolled over at the Martin Marietta limestone quarry near Weeping Water, Neb.Cass County Sheriff William Brueggemann said Darold D. Abbott Jr. of rural Ashland, Neb., was pronounced dead at the scene about 10:15 a.m. Brueggemann said the forklift was carrying an empty trash container downhill toward the entrance to the mine
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Ex-85 C worker’s compensation claim valid: court - Taipei Times
Ex-85�C worker’s compensation claim valid: court - Taipei Times: The coffee chain 85�C must pay an employee NT$74,000 in damages after she developed constrictive tenosynovitis and tendinitis due to long hours of work, the Taichung District Court ruled on Thursday.
The plaintiff, surnamed Wang (王), started working at the company’s centralized factory in Greater Taichung’s Nantun District (南屯) in 2005. Tasked with packaging, Wang said she had to maintain a fixed posture for three to eight hours per day, during which she had to cut 100 to 250 frozen cakes.
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The plaintiff, surnamed Wang (王), started working at the company’s centralized factory in Greater Taichung’s Nantun District (南屯) in 2005. Tasked with packaging, Wang said she had to maintain a fixed posture for three to eight hours per day, during which she had to cut 100 to 250 frozen cakes.
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Swedish officials warn of dyed pork sold as beef | IceNews
Swedish officials warn of dyed pork sold as beef | IceNews - Daily News: Swedes are being warned by the country’s food authority that some 20 tonnes of dyed pork has been sold as beef.
Officials from the National Food Agency told reporters that the meat, which comes from Hungarian producer Filetto, appears to have been injected with pink dye to give it the appearance of red meat.
According to a BBC report, the product, which has been on sale in Swedish markets for nearly a year, was brought into the country via Heat AB, an importer based in Helsingborg.
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Officials from the National Food Agency told reporters that the meat, which comes from Hungarian producer Filetto, appears to have been injected with pink dye to give it the appearance of red meat.
According to a BBC report, the product, which has been on sale in Swedish markets for nearly a year, was brought into the country via Heat AB, an importer based in Helsingborg.
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Vietnam's 1st elevated highway sees fatal crash soon after inauguration
Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | Vietnam's 1st elevated highway sees fatal crash soon after inauguration: Just 10 hours after the opening of Vietnam’s first elevated highway in Hanoi, a man fell off it and died following a collision between his motorbike and a car, Dan Tri reported Monday.
The news website quoted official agencies as saying that the accident on the Mai Dich – Linh Dam overpass occurred because the man not only rode a motorbike on a highway restricted to cars and trucks, but also rode on the wrong side.
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The news website quoted official agencies as saying that the accident on the Mai Dich – Linh Dam overpass occurred because the man not only rode a motorbike on a highway restricted to cars and trucks, but also rode on the wrong side.
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Supermarket Ceiling Collapses in Neuqun Leaving at Least 5 Dead -The Argentina Independent
Supermarket Ceiling Collapses in Neuqu�n Leaving at Least 5 Dead�|�The Argentina Independent: Last night, the ceiling of a supermarket in Neuqu�n collapsed leaving at least 5 people dead and more than a dozen injured. Emergency services are conducting an on-going rescue operation to find a further 10 missing victims, believed to be trapped under the rubble.
The incident took place around 8pm yesterday in the supermarket Cooperativa Obrera, in the western part of the city. Government officials revealed that dozens of customers were shopping at the store at the time of the tragedy, and many were trapped in the vegetables and dairy section.
“So far all we know is that there are five people dead. We are unable to disclose their ages,” said Adri�n Lammel, the director of the Castro Rend�n hospital
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The incident took place around 8pm yesterday in the supermarket Cooperativa Obrera, in the western part of the city. Government officials revealed that dozens of customers were shopping at the store at the time of the tragedy, and many were trapped in the vegetables and dairy section.
“So far all we know is that there are five people dead. We are unable to disclose their ages,” said Adri�n Lammel, the director of the Castro Rend�n hospital
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Data breaches: Verizon report highlights payment security compliance issues for businesses
Data breaches: Verizon report highlights payment security compliance issues for businesses: Almost every small business that was victim to a data security breach last year that was required to comply with payment card processing standards failed to do so, according to a new report by a US telecoms firm
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Work accident case dismissed as judge finds false evidence given - The Irish Times - Sat, Oct 27, 2012
Work accident case dismissed as judge finds false evidence given - The Irish Times - Sat, Oct 27, 2012: A MAN who suffered injuries in a workplace accident has had his action for damages dismissed after a High Court judge found he knowingly gave false and misleading information to the court.Mr Justice Se�n Ryan said no injustice would be done by dismissing the action brought by Se�n Meehan who, the court noted, engaged in a substantial business as a professional ticket tout but had given misleading information about that as well as the circumstances of the accident.
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Gas leak on shopping center roof prompts businesses' evacuation - The Rolla Daily News
Gas leak on shopping center roof prompts businesses' evacuation - Rolla, MO - The Rolla Daily News - Rolla, MO: Kirksville -- Windy conditions, physics and the fact the cut line was outside prevented a gas leak from being more disruptive or significant, despite prompting the evacuation of several business on north Baltimore Street Friday afternoon.
Kirksville --
The Kirksville Fire Department responded to a report of a gas leak on the roof of the former Goody's strip mall at Baltimore Street and Northtown Road shortly before noon.
Kirksville --
A contractor working on the shopping center's roof accidently broke a gas line, leading to an uncontrollable leak. Several of the businesses in the shopping center were evacuated until the leak was stopped, said KFD Cpt. James Snyder.
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The Kirksville Fire Department responded to a report of a gas leak on the roof of the former Goody's strip mall at Baltimore Street and Northtown Road shortly before noon.
Kirksville --
A contractor working on the shopping center's roof accidently broke a gas line, leading to an uncontrollable leak. Several of the businesses in the shopping center were evacuated until the leak was stopped, said KFD Cpt. James Snyder.
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Friday, 26 October 2012
Leap from sinking tug: Crew member jumps to Portsmouth barge before ship capsizes - Fosters
Leap from sinking tug: Crew member jumps to Portsmouth barge before ship capsizes - Fosters: PORTSMOUTH — Two crew members escaped from a rapidly sinking tugboat Wednesday after it became pinned against a barge at the Memorial Bridge construction site and capsized.The U.S. Coast Guard, New Hampshire Marine Patrol and Portsmouth Fire Department responded to the scene when the tugboat began to sink at about 11:45 a.m.
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Five workers in hospital after scaffold collapses in Vancouver
Five workers in hospital after scaffold collapses in Vancouver: Five workers injured when a scaffold collapsed Thursday during the installation of a massive staircase in a Shaughnessy home are still being treated in hospital.The workers — employees of Surrey-based South Fraser Stairs — fell from their scaffold at about 6:35 p.m., plunging three metres into the basement, WorkSafe B.C. spokeswoman Ally Skinner-Reynolds said Friday.
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Worker Dies at Quarry
Worker Dies at Quarry: A 70-year-old man has died while working at a quarry. It happened around 1:30 Thursday afternoon at Staunton Lime. Police say 70-year-old Donald Reese died after being trapped in a rock crusher. A rock crusher is used to crush rocks into smaller pieces, usually for gravel or some other road or building application. The Staunton Lime Company is federally regualated. Anytime there is an accident or even death on site, the company has to report it to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. A check of online records shows that in the last ten years, except for Thursday, there had been no deaths at the Staunton Lime Company.
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4 workers injured, 3 seriously, after scaffolding collapse at Shaughnessy construction site
4 workers injured, 3 seriously, after scaffolding collapse at Shaughnessy construction site: Three construction workers remain in serious condition in hospital after they were reportedly caught in a scaffolding collapse at a site in Shaughnessy.
Another worker was less seriously injured in the accident, which happened around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the British Columbia Ambulance Service.
A�spokeswoman for WorkSafe B.C. cited initial reports saying the workers�were injured after falling around�six metres following the scaffold's collapse at the site on the 1500-block of West 28th Avenue, near Granville Street.
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Another worker was less seriously injured in the accident, which happened around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the British Columbia Ambulance Service.
A�spokeswoman for WorkSafe B.C. cited initial reports saying the workers�were injured after falling around�six metres following the scaffold's collapse at the site on the 1500-block of West 28th Avenue, near Granville Street.
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Kew sausage factory owner fined after failing food hygiene inspection - Southport Visiter
Kew sausage factory owner fined after failing food hygiene inspection - Southport Visiter: THE managing director of a family-run sausage factory was fined for breaching food hygiene regulations.
Inspectors discovered shocking scenes at KWTJ Products during a routine investigation of the premises.
MD Stephen Hunter said standards had dropped after a major customer went into liquidation, forcing him to get a second job.
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Inspectors discovered shocking scenes at KWTJ Products during a routine investigation of the premises.
MD Stephen Hunter said standards had dropped after a major customer went into liquidation, forcing him to get a second job.
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Globally Greener's directors to deny charges linked to Fforestfach tyre fire | This is South Wales
Globally Greener's directors to deny charges linked to Fforestfach tyre fire | This is South Wales: THREE people have appeared in court to face charges in relation to the Fforestfach tyre fire in June 2011.
Scott Phillips, 43, Dorothy Thomas, 59, and her husband Peter Thomas, 65, who are all directors of Globally Greener Solutions Limited, appeared at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
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Scott Phillips, 43, Dorothy Thomas, 59, and her husband Peter Thomas, 65, who are all directors of Globally Greener Solutions Limited, appeared at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
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Banana skins and picking daffodils: The most ridiculous council fines - Comment - Voices - The Independent
Banana skins and picking daffodils: The most ridiculous council fines - Comment - Voices - The Independent: It’s easy to forget the good work local councils do and just moan about them: the ridiculous rules; the crazy fines; the ludicrous health and safety measures; the apparent love of mindless bureaucracy.
It’s all too easy to just write them off as a bunch of petty-minded Napoleons with an unhealthy penchant for micro-management.Yes, it is all too easy, which is why I’m going to do it some more.
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It’s all too easy to just write them off as a bunch of petty-minded Napoleons with an unhealthy penchant for micro-management.Yes, it is all too easy, which is why I’m going to do it some more.
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Large fire at shisha cafe- the need for inspection on sme's
BBC News - Large fire at shisha cafe in Leicester factory building: "The owner of the business was advised to carry out the necessary works and a re-visit was being planned to ensure that the business was compliant."
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Large fire at shisha cafe in Leicester factory building - previous H&S concerns
BBC News - Large fire at shisha cafe in Leicester factory building: Firefighters are damping down a large fire in Leicester which has damaged a shisha cafe.
They were called to the Curzonia Knitwear building, in Birstall Street, at about 11:20 BST.
Leicester City Council said it had previously raised health and safety issues with the owner of a shisha cafe on the third floor.
The fire service said the majority of the burning was in the shisha cafe, but the cause has not been established yet.
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They were called to the Curzonia Knitwear building, in Birstall Street, at about 11:20 BST.
Leicester City Council said it had previously raised health and safety issues with the owner of a shisha cafe on the third floor.
The fire service said the majority of the burning was in the shisha cafe, but the cause has not been established yet.
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Thursday, 25 October 2012
What the devil? Plastic Halloween tridents and broomsticks banned from school party 'for safety reasons' | Mail Online
Ban on costume props despite poster telling parents that under 5s had to be accompanied by an adultOrganisers feared that youngsters might hurt themselves
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Tenant takes revenge on Foxtons with hit Facebook rant -
Faced with a leaky roof, a TV that didn’t work and a broken vacuum cleaner, William Brown contacted his letting agent Foxtons expecting the problems to be fixed reasonably quickly.
Tenant takes revenge on Foxtons with hit Facebook rant - London - News - London Evening Standard
Widow Sues Contractor for Garage Collapse
MIAMI (CN) - A Miami Dade College parking garage collapsed, killing four, including a father of three, because the general contractor chose the "cheaper, faster construction process," a widow claims in court.
At least eight workers were injured in the Oct. 10 collapse, according to the complaint in Miami-Dade County. Laurel Budhoo say her husband Robert's body was trapped under the rubble for 9 days, and it is impossible to know how long he suffered before he died.
Laurel Budhoo sued Ajax Building Corp., Coreslab Structures (Miami), Harvard Jolly Inc., Bliss & Nyitray, SIMS Crane & Equipment Co., and Solar Erectors U.S.
Budhoo says that Ajax, the general contractor, chose a precast concrete construction, in which large slabs of concrete are made off-site and then brought to the site to be installed, "because it was a cheaper, faster construction process."
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
OSHA for safety hazards at New Hampshire brewery following fatality caused by April keg explosion
CONCORD, N.H. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Portland, Ore.-based Craft Brew Alliance Inc. with 14 alleged serious violations of workplace safety standards following the April 24 death of an employee at the company's Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth.
The employee was using a compressed air line to purge liquid from the interior of a plastic keg when the keg exploded and fatally struck him.An investigation by OSHA's Concord Area Office determined that the explosion resulted from excess air pressure introduced into the keg from the keg cleanout line. The line lacked an air regulator that would have limited its air pressure to less than 60 PSI, or pounds per square inch, which is the maximum air pressure limit recommended by keg manufacturers.
In this case, OSHA also found that other employees who used the cleanout line were exposed to the same hazard while cleaning out steel kegs.
OSHA fines Northeastern Wisconsin Wood Products more than $184,000 after follow-up inspection finds 16 violations
POUND, Wis. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Northeastern Wisconsin Wood Products for 16 alleged health and safety, including four willful and six repeat, violations after conducting a follow-up inspection at the company's Pound facility April 25. Many are for exposing workers to amputation hazards.
Proposed penalties total $184,800. "Northeastern Wisconsin Wood Products has a history of failing to comply with OSHA standards dating back to 2006. Even after being placed in OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program and working with the Wisconsin state consultation service, the company has yet to abate many violations cited in previous inspections," said Nick Walters, OSHA's regional administrator in Chicago. "When employers knowingly ignore safety and health requirements, they are unduly placing their workers at risk for illnesses and injuries, and that is unacceptable."
Severn Trent Water fined £20,000 for polluting Gloucestershire brook
Yesterday, Severn Trent Water Limited, pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court to one charge of breaching a condition of their Environmental Permit.This led to a discharge of untreated sewage to a tributary of the Ley Brook in Huntley, Gloucestershire.The company was fined £20,000, ordered to pay £3,322.75 in costs, along with a £15 victim surcharge.The charge was brought by the Environment Agency under Regulation 38(2) of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010.
Severn Trent Water fined £20,000 for polluting Gloucestershire brook
OSHA renews alliance with Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, ND
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has renewed an alliance with Lake Region State College in Devils Lake that focuses on safety training for workers in the wind power industry.OSHA will provide consultation and course instruction on working safely while exposed to hazards inherent to the wind power industry. Lake Region State College will offer training for students and on-site contractors regarding the commissioning, operation and maintenance of the electrical generation equipment and controls for wind turbine generation systems."This is a great opportunity for OSHA and LRSC to continue working together to heighten awareness of the hazards associated with the wind power generation industry and to train workers accordingly," said Greg Baxter, OSHA's regional administrator in Denver.
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OSHA finds 14 safety and health violations during follow-up inspection of Miami Valley Polishing in Piqua, Ohio
PIQUA, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Miami Valley Polishing LLC for 14 – including seven repeat – safety and health violations at the company's Piqua facility. OSHA conducted an inspection in July as a follow-up to a May 2011 inspection that resulted in citations for failing to evaluate workers' exposure to chromium and lock out the energy sources of machinery, among other violations. Proposed fines for the most recent inspection total $57,144."Miami Valley Polishing is compromising the health and safety of its workers by allowing previously cited deficiencies to continue without correction," said Bill Wilkerson, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati. "Training employees and evaluating their exposure to hazardous chemicals such as chromium is vital to their long-term safety and health. OSHA is committed to protecting workers on the job."
Gillingham worker pays price for London and South Scaffolding Ltd safety failings
A Dartford Scaffolding firm and its director have been prosecuted for failing to provide a safe way of working on a fragile roof after a worker fell and suffered serious injuries.
Mr James Froud, 22, from Gillingham, was hospitalised for ten days and had to take several months off work whilst wearing a back brace and using crutches as a result of the incident at Siemans Windpower Compound at Ramsgate Port on 12 October last year.
Canterbury Magistrates heard yesterday (23 October) that Mr Froud, a scaffold labourer working for London and South Scaffolding Ltd, was fitting hand rails on a fragile rooftop when he fell seven metres through the skylight.
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Drunken Scandinavian airline pilot cleared by district court -
Drunken airline pilot cleared by district court - The Local: A Scandinavian Airlines pilot who failed a breathalyzer test prior to be scheduled to fly a plane out of Arlanda airport in May this year, has been cleared by the Attunda District Court.
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10 charged for scrap metal scam | Philippine News
10 charged for scrap metal scam � Nation � News | Philippine News | philstar.com: MANILA, Philippines - Five foreigners and five Filipinos are facing charges for their alleged involvement in a 10-year-old scam in which an international syndicate shipped junk instead of scrap metal for which the buyers paid millions.
Director Samuel Pagdilao Jr., chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, said yesterday the syndicate is headed by two Singaporeans and a Briton based in Hong Kong. He said the other members include Filipinos, Taiwanese and Chinese.
“We believe we’ve done a great job in identifying those involved and establishing bank account and financial activities of the syndicate, which has been operating for about 10 years now and victimized foreign businessmen,” Pagdilao said in a press conference.
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Director Samuel Pagdilao Jr., chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, said yesterday the syndicate is headed by two Singaporeans and a Briton based in Hong Kong. He said the other members include Filipinos, Taiwanese and Chinese.
“We believe we’ve done a great job in identifying those involved and establishing bank account and financial activities of the syndicate, which has been operating for about 10 years now and victimized foreign businessmen,” Pagdilao said in a press conference.
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Fire engulfs Fujairah shopping centre - gulftoday.ae |
gulftoday.ae | Fire engulfs Fujairah shopping centre: FUJAIRAH: A massive blaze completely gutted two floors of the Emirates Shopping Centre in Fujairah on Monday morning. Meanwhile, flames extended to the upper floor of Al Ahli Printing Press, the biggest and most famous printing house in the emirate and gutted valuable contents. The Civil Defence squads controlled the fire after 3 hours. It caused damage estimated at over Dhs100 million, while no casualties were reported, official sources revealed
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Second worksite accident in two weeks - Bhutan
kuenselonline � Blog Archive � Second worksite accident in two weeks: The expat worker, who fell four floors, did not have on any protective gear
Work-Related Mishaps: A 40-year-old expatriate construction worker is recovering at the Thimphu referral hospital from multiple injuries suffered in a fall at a construction site in Lungtenphug.
The incident occurred at around pm last week, when workers at the site were plastering the walls of a four-storied building under construction.
The worker, who slipped and fell from a verandah on the fourth storey while plastering the wall, was not wearing any protective gear, such as a hardhat, harness or boots, that became mandatory from October 1 in keeping with the occupational health and safety (OHS) regulation.
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Work-Related Mishaps: A 40-year-old expatriate construction worker is recovering at the Thimphu referral hospital from multiple injuries suffered in a fall at a construction site in Lungtenphug.
The incident occurred at around pm last week, when workers at the site were plastering the walls of a four-storied building under construction.
The worker, who slipped and fell from a verandah on the fourth storey while plastering the wall, was not wearing any protective gear, such as a hardhat, harness or boots, that became mandatory from October 1 in keeping with the occupational health and safety (OHS) regulation.
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Compensation for former Phurnacite staff in lung cancer fight - Wales News
Compensation for former Phurnacite staff in lung cancer fight - Wales News - News - WalesOnline: Scores of former workers at the notorious Phurnacite plant in the South Wales Valleys are now likely to receive compensation following a High Court ruling.
A judge in London has awarded four claimants�between �4,500 and �119,310�for diseases they contracted after working at the filthy Abercwmboi Plant.
The�claims of�another 166 former workers at the plant�who�took part in the legal action against the site's former owner British Coal will now be assessed on the same criteria.
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A judge in London has awarded four claimants�between �4,500 and �119,310�for diseases they contracted after working at the filthy Abercwmboi Plant.
The�claims of�another 166 former workers at the plant�who�took part in the legal action against the site's former owner British Coal will now be assessed on the same criteria.
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Construction firm banned from Switzerland - Germany
Construction firm banned from Switzerland - The Local: A leading German construction company that underpaid its workers by nearly €75,000 has been banned from operating in Switzerland for two years, a Swiss court said on Tuesday in the first ruling of its kind.
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Factory fire firm offers less than €1,500 a death - Germany
Factory fire firm offers less than €1,500 a death - The Local: German discount clothing firm Kik, which was the main contractor at a Pakistani factory where more than 259 people died in a fire last month, has set up a fund for the victims – offering less than €1,500 per dead worker.
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Experiments to start in heating cycle lanes -DutchNews.nl -
DutchNews.nl - Experiments to start in heating cycle lanes: Tests are about to start with heated cycle lanes in two parts of the Netherlands in an effort to reduce winter accidents, the Telegraaf reports on Tuesday.
By stopping snow settling and ice forming, cycle lanes will become safer and there will be thousands fewer accidents, the paper says.
The tests, an initiative led by civil engineering group Tauw, will start in the town of Zutphen and in parts of Utrecht.
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By stopping snow settling and ice forming, cycle lanes will become safer and there will be thousands fewer accidents, the paper says.
The tests, an initiative led by civil engineering group Tauw, will start in the town of Zutphen and in parts of Utrecht.
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Worker died at Chepstow quarry helping to free stones in machine, inquest told (From South Wales Argus)
Worker died at Chepstow quarry helping to free stones in machine, inquest told (From South Wales Argus): A PLANT operator was killed while trying to help a colleague clear a blockage in a machine at a Chepstow quarry, an inquest heard yesterday.
Gordon Thompson suffered serious head injuries when a metal pulley smashed through the windscreen of the cab of a loading shovel he was operating at Livox Quarry on March 22 last year.
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Gordon Thompson suffered serious head injuries when a metal pulley smashed through the windscreen of the cab of a loading shovel he was operating at Livox Quarry on March 22 last year.
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Contractor killed in MSP airport accident was operating backhoe | Duluth News Tribune |
Contractor killed in MSP airport accident was operating backhoe | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota: MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities say a worker who died in an accident on Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport property was operating a backhoe when he was killed.
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Cleethorpes restaurant owner fined for food hygiene offences | This is Grimsby
Cleethorpes restaurant owner fined for food hygiene offences | This is Grimsby: A CLEETHORPES restaurant owner pleaded guilty to eight charges of food hygiene offences.
Husam Hassan, food business operator of La Bella, in the Market Place, pleaded guilty to food hygiene offences following a failure to comply with a series of food safety management issues, including weaknesses in cleaning and food handling practices.
Grimsby Magistrates’ Court heard that, due to repeated failures to act on the advice and instruction given by North East Lincolnshire Council to fully implement a documented food safety management system, weaknesses in cleaning, structural maintenance and food handling practices were apparent.
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Husam Hassan, food business operator of La Bella, in the Market Place, pleaded guilty to food hygiene offences following a failure to comply with a series of food safety management issues, including weaknesses in cleaning and food handling practices.
Grimsby Magistrates’ Court heard that, due to repeated failures to act on the advice and instruction given by North East Lincolnshire Council to fully implement a documented food safety management system, weaknesses in cleaning, structural maintenance and food handling practices were apparent.
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OSHA finds 14 safety and health violations during follow-up inspection of Miami Valley Polishing in Piqua, Ohio
2012 - 10/23/2012 - US Department of Labor's OSHA finds 14 safety and health violations during follow-up inspection of Miami Valley Polishing in Piqua, Ohio: PIQUA, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Miami Valley Polishing LLC for 14 – including seven repeat – safety and health violations at the company's Piqua facility. OSHA conducted an inspection in July as a follow-up to a May 2011 inspection that resulted in citations for failing to evaluate workers' exposure to chromium and lock out the energy sources of machinery, among other violations. Proposed fines for the most recent inspection total $57,144.
"Miami Valley Polishing is compromising the health and safety of its workers by allowing previously cited deficiencies to continue without correction," said Bill Wilkerson, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati. "Training employees and evaluating their exposure to hazardous chemicals such as chromium is vital to their long-term safety and health. OSHA is committed to protecting workers on the job."
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"Miami Valley Polishing is compromising the health and safety of its workers by allowing previously cited deficiencies to continue without correction," said Bill Wilkerson, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati. "Training employees and evaluating their exposure to hazardous chemicals such as chromium is vital to their long-term safety and health. OSHA is committed to protecting workers on the job."
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Monday, 22 October 2012
Italian Scientists Convicted of Manslaughter in Earthquake Case
Italian Scientists Convicted of Manslaughter in Earthquake Case: The BBC is reporting that six Italian scientists and a former government official have been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to six years each in prison for giving false reassurance to the public prior to the L'Aquila earthquake. The quake killed 309 people.
In 2010, more than 5000 scientists protested the charges in an open letter the president of Italy, Grigorio Napolitano:
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In 2010, more than 5000 scientists protested the charges in an open letter the president of Italy, Grigorio Napolitano:
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Worker killed in Fort Snelling State Park accident - KTTC Rochester
Worker killed in Fort Snelling State Park accident - KTTC Rochester, Austin, Mason City News, Weather and Sports: FORT SNELLING STATE PARK, Minn. (AP) - A worker was killed when a backhoe tipped over at Fort Snelling State Park.
Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman Pat Hogan says a crew was dredging a drainage pond on MAC property near the park entrance when the backhoe tipped over onto the driver and killed him about 10 a.m. Monday.
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Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman Pat Hogan says a crew was dredging a drainage pond on MAC property near the park entrance when the backhoe tipped over onto the driver and killed him about 10 a.m. Monday.
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Inquest held into death of man crushed by a fuel tank (From Braintree and Witham Times)
Braintree: Inquest held into death of man crushed by a fuel tank (From Braintree and Witham Times): Desperate attempts were made to save the life of a company boss who was crushed by a fuel tank.
Martin Channon, 54, owner and director of Modular Building Systems in Bocking, died on May 30 when a fuel tank containing 45 gallons of red diesel toppled off a forklift truck and fell on top of him.
An inquest heard today he had been trying to tilt the container with colleague, Vincent Hills, to empty it at the site in Convent Lane when it became unsteady on the forks of the truck.
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Martin Channon, 54, owner and director of Modular Building Systems in Bocking, died on May 30 when a fuel tank containing 45 gallons of red diesel toppled off a forklift truck and fell on top of him.
An inquest heard today he had been trying to tilt the container with colleague, Vincent Hills, to empty it at the site in Convent Lane when it became unsteady on the forks of the truck.
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Victory Unlikely for Widows of Killed Miners
(CN) - The 9th Circuit questioned if it has the jurisdiction to hear the claims of three widows whose husbands died in a methane explosion at a Mexican coal mine.
Yolanda Gonzalez Diaz, Elizabeth Castillo Rabago and Tomasita Martinez Almaguer claim in a 2010 federal complaint that Grupo Mexico and its subsidiaries, Americas Mining Corp. and Southern Copper Corp., "failed and refused to take the necessary steps - steps which they were informed by the Mexican government as well as the miners themselves that they needed to take to prevent an imminent, fatal catastrophe of the type which transpired."
The Feb. 19, 2006, explosion at Pasta de Conchos mine in Coahuila, Mexico, trapped and killed 65 miners.
Court Won't Lift Order Against Waste Hauler
ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) - A Bronx waste hauler who dumped construction materials on a farm upstate cannot overturn an injunction, a New York appeals court ruled.
The town of Copake in Columbia County had sued 13 Lackawanna Properties and its owner, Salvatore Cascino, for violating a 2010 temporary restrainingorder that prohibited nonagricultural activities on their 310-acre Copake Valley Farm.
Copake has alleged for years that the defendants used the farm, located about an hour south of Albany, as a dumping ground for garbage, refuse and demolition debris.
New concerns for BC teachers involved in extracurricular activities | Vancouver Sun
New concerns for BC teachers involved in extracurricular activities | Vancouver Sun: A recent workers compensation ruling could be another blow against extracurricular activities in schools.
In a decision this month, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) rejected a claim from a teacher who was injured while playing baseball with high-school students during lunch break. The tribunal decided that the game did not arise from his employment�(he teaches social studies, not physical education) and his involvement was strictly voluntary.
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In a decision this month, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) rejected a claim from a teacher who was injured while playing baseball with high-school students during lunch break. The tribunal decided that the game did not arise from his employment�(he teaches social studies, not physical education) and his involvement was strictly voluntary.
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Fire crews working to rescue people trapped in downtown elevator following two-alarm fire | abc13.com
Fire crews working to rescue people trapped in downtown elevator following two-alarm fire | abc13.com: HOUSTON (KTRK) --
A fire at a building in downtown Houston is out, but a rescue is still underway.
According to the Houston Fire Department, the fire broke out in or around the elevator shaft. People inside the building were evacuated.
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A fire at a building in downtown Houston is out, but a rescue is still underway.
According to the Houston Fire Department, the fire broke out in or around the elevator shaft. People inside the building were evacuated.
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Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, doctors say
Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, doctors say: CHICAGO - Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms -- it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading group of pediatricians says.
The number of cheerleaders injured each year has climbed dramatically in the last two decades. Common stunts that pose risks include tossing and flipping cheerleaders in the air and creating human pyramids that reach 15 feet high or more.
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The number of cheerleaders injured each year has climbed dramatically in the last two decades. Common stunts that pose risks include tossing and flipping cheerleaders in the air and creating human pyramids that reach 15 feet high or more.
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Lifeboats launched after 'helicopter ditches in North Sea'
BBC News - Lifeboats launched after 'helicopter ditches in North Sea': Lifeboats have been launched after reports a helicopter has ditched in the North Sea.
It is believed the incident is about 20 miles south of Sumburgh Head in Shetland.
It is not yet known if there are any casualties.
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It is believed the incident is about 20 miles south of Sumburgh Head in Shetland.
It is not yet known if there are any casualties.
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Projector catches fire at NUS lecture hall, no one injured
Projector catches fire at NUS lecture hall, no one injured: A projector burst into flames at a lecture theatre at National University of Singapore this afternoon. During an engineering physics lecture
No one was injured in the incident that took place in Lecture Theatre 7A at the Kent Ridge Campus.
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No one was injured in the incident that took place in Lecture Theatre 7A at the Kent Ridge Campus.
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Binmen can't empty bins because of health and safety (From Southend Standard)
Binmen can't empty bins because of health and safety (From Southend Standard): ANGRY neighbours have been left down in the dumps after forking out for wheely bins that dustbin men are not allowed to empty.
Nicola Litman, 49, of St Mary’s Road, Benfleet, spent �150 on three bins that used to be emptied by Castle Point Council, but now she has been told waste workers cannot empty them due to health and safety reasons.
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Nicola Litman, 49, of St Mary’s Road, Benfleet, spent �150 on three bins that used to be emptied by Castle Point Council, but now she has been told waste workers cannot empty them due to health and safety reasons.
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Worker dies at New World's Czech mine | ShareCast
Worker dies at New World's Czech mine | ShareCast - News you can use: LONDON (SHARECAST) - One of New World Resources' employees was fatally injured at a mine in the Czech Republic at the weekend, the Central Europe-focused coal and coke producer revealed on Monday morning.
The incident took place on Saturday October 20th, where a 48-year-old miner was killed around 900m underground at the Paskov Mine of New World's Czech subsidiary, OKD.
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The incident took place on Saturday October 20th, where a 48-year-old miner was killed around 900m underground at the Paskov Mine of New World's Czech subsidiary, OKD.
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Government rights 'trade in' scheme too complex and expensive to work, warns expert
Government rights 'trade in' scheme too complex and expensive to work, warns expert: OPINION: The Government's plans to allow employees to 'trade in' some of their rights in return for company shares are misguided and ineffectual. Worse, they will prove costly and confusing for companies that try to implement them.
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Man killed protecting his girlfriend, worker (with CNC3 video) | The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
Man killed protecting his girlfriend, worker (with CNC3 video) | The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper: A 31-year-old El Socorro contractor was murdered on Saturday night as he attempted to protect his girlfriend and one of his employees from two armed men. The victim, Shannol Mahabir, of Mohammed Trace, El Socorro, and his employee Mukesh Ramcharitar, were liming at his girlfriend’s bar around 8 pm.
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Botanic gardens asbestos clean-up - ABC Darwin -
Botanic gardens asbestos clean-up - ABC Darwin - Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The clean-up is part of an $86,000 government contract to remove asbestos from the Gardens, after scraps were found by Gardens staff earlier this year.
Staff had since banned mowing the lawns to avoid contact and to leave the material undisturbed until removalists were employed.
Parks and Wildlife acting chief executive Andrew Bridges said the Botanic Gardens may have been a dump site for asbestos after Cyclone Tracy in 1974.
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Staff had since banned mowing the lawns to avoid contact and to leave the material undisturbed until removalists were employed.
Parks and Wildlife acting chief executive Andrew Bridges said the Botanic Gardens may have been a dump site for asbestos after Cyclone Tracy in 1974.
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Sunday, 21 October 2012
2 killed in Malaysian mansion collapse
2 killed in Malaysian mansion collapse: MALAYSIA'S Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof was reading a newspaper on Thursday morning when he heard a crash.
Hetold The Star: "I went out and saw a concrete slab hanging from the top floor of a house. When I heard people screaming for help, I immediately called the authorities."
Two Indonesian workers were killed and four others injured after a concrete slab collapsed at a bungalow under renovation in Shah Alam.
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Hetold The Star: "I went out and saw a concrete slab hanging from the top floor of a house. When I heard people screaming for help, I immediately called the authorities."
Two Indonesian workers were killed and four others injured after a concrete slab collapsed at a bungalow under renovation in Shah Alam.
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Over 2,000 die in accidents every year - Sri Lanka [Pop: 20,869,000 (2011)]
Daily News: News |: Around 80,000 road, industrial and other accidents occur annually in
Sri Lanka and over 2,000 people die in these accidents. Around 1,500 are
maimed for life with spinal cord injuries, a Health Ministry spokesman
said.
He said around 1.2 million persons die following accidents in the
world annually while 50 million suffer various disabilities.
The majority of these victims are between the ages of 20 and 50.
These also breadwinners contributing to the family economy, the
spokesman said.
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Sri Lanka and over 2,000 people die in these accidents. Around 1,500 are
maimed for life with spinal cord injuries, a Health Ministry spokesman
said.
He said around 1.2 million persons die following accidents in the
world annually while 50 million suffer various disabilities.
The majority of these victims are between the ages of 20 and 50.
These also breadwinners contributing to the family economy, the
spokesman said.
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Construction worker killed by speeding milk van
Construction worker killed: A speeding milk van knocked down a construction worker, killing him on the spot, near Attur Gate on Sunday. Raju, 34, the victim, used to work at a construction site in Attur and hailed from Chikmagalur. Raju was crossing the Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road when the accident occurred. The driver of the van belonging to the Karnataka Milk Federation, abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene.
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Across the Pond: A Loon s View of English Gardening - Canada Free Press
Hell, it was once suggested, is a place where the police are German, the bureaucrats French and the cooks English. Some recent events would seem to indicate that such Gaulish ingenuity has been overtaken across La Manche by British bungleaucrats.
There they are known as the jobsworth, who encourage the over-zealous enforcement of dreaded Elf n Safety regulations, actual or otherwise. In a nation celebrated for its gardeners and gardens, the jobsworth find fertile ground.
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Men arrested for cooking tiger skeleton in central Vietnam
Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | Men arrested for cooking tiger skeleton in central Vietnam: Police in the central province of Thanh Hoa said Thursday they had arrested two men for possessing a tiger skeleton illegally, just before they were about to cook the bones down into a "medicinal:" paste.
Tran The Thu, 48, and Dinh Van Kien, 44, were busted at Thu’s house in Thanh Hoa Town with the skeleton one day earlier, Vietnamnet news website reported.
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Tran The Thu, 48, and Dinh Van Kien, 44, were busted at Thu’s house in Thanh Hoa Town with the skeleton one day earlier, Vietnamnet news website reported.
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Nirmala Bonat seeks $13k compensation from convicted ex employer | The Jakarta Post
Nirmala Bonat seeks $13k compensation from convicted ex employer | The Jakarta Post: Tirelessly seeking justice, abused Indonesian maid Nirmala Bonat has filed a lawsuit with a Malaysian court in an attempt to seek compensation from her former employer who was just sent to jail for assaulting her in 2004.Indonesian Foreign Minister spokesman Michael Tene confirmed on Sunday that the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has been providing legal assistance to Nirmala in the lawsuit.
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Restaurant firm facing hygiene rules charges | This is South Wales
Restaurant firm facing hygiene rules charges | This is South Wales: THE company behind a city centre restaurant and a member of its staff have appeared in court charged with breaching food hygiene rules.
One World Buffet Ltd, which runs the Peachy Keens restaurant in Little Wind Street, Swansea, faces nine charges under the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 Act.
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One World Buffet Ltd, which runs the Peachy Keens restaurant in Little Wind Street, Swansea, faces nine charges under the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 Act.
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Fireworks organiser charged with manslaughter over M5 motorway deaths | Mail Online
Fireworks organiser charged with manslaughter over M5 motorway deaths | Mail Online: Geoffrey Counsell, 50, from Somerset, will appear at Bristol Magistrates Court next month accused of seven counts of manslaughter
Counsell was operating fireworks display at Taunton Rugby Club at the time of the smash on the M5 last November
Collision described as one of the worst British motorway crashes in memory
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Counsell was operating fireworks display at Taunton Rugby Club at the time of the smash on the M5 last November
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Japan rescues 64 Chinese seamen from their burning cargo ship
Japan rescues 64 Chinese seamen: Japan's Coast Guard has saved all 64 Chinese seamen from their burning cargo ship, around 150 kilometres southeast of Okinawa.
The coast guard was alerted by Taiwan authorities last night about a fire on the 12,000-ton Ming Yang and sent patrol vessels and aircraft to the scene.
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The coast guard was alerted by Taiwan authorities last night about a fire on the 12,000-ton Ming Yang and sent patrol vessels and aircraft to the scene.
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Dentists told old magazines are a health and safety risk - Telegraph
Dentists told old magazines are a health and safety risk - Telegraph: Dentists have been told to throw away old magazines from their waiting room
for fear of breaching health and safety rules.
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for fear of breaching health and safety rules.
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Saturday, 20 October 2012
Toilet fumes affect more than 50 at airport after cleaners mix wrong chemicals - Berlin
Toilet fumes affect more than 50 at airport - The Local: More than 50 people were badly affected by fumes from a toilet at a Berlin airport on Saturday – after cleaners working overnight used the wrong mixture of disinfectant.
“Since around 7 am police officers from the forensic department have been at Tegel testing the air quality,” police spokesman Martin Dams told the website of Der Spiegel magazine. “A high level of ammonia was measured early this morning,” he added.
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“Since around 7 am police officers from the forensic department have been at Tegel testing the air quality,” police spokesman Martin Dams told the website of Der Spiegel magazine. “A high level of ammonia was measured early this morning,” he added.
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Fire broke out at Hard Rock Cafe Phuket - The Nation
Fire broke out at Hard Rock Cafe Phuket - The Nation: Phuket : Fire broke out at Phuket's Hard Rock Cafe on Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Road in Patong at about 9am Thursday after a spark reportedly jumped from the iconic electric guitar neon sign and started the blaze, Phuket Gazette online reported.
No injuries have been reported so far. However, early estimates of the damage have been reported at about Bt6 million.
The fire was discovered by a security guard, who said he saw a spark leap from the big guitar neon sign that is known worldwide as the Hard Rock Cafe icon.
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No injuries have been reported so far. However, early estimates of the damage have been reported at about Bt6 million.
The fire was discovered by a security guard, who said he saw a spark leap from the big guitar neon sign that is known worldwide as the Hard Rock Cafe icon.
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$2.5-million Sandy Lane mall fire blamed on meat smoking equipment
$2.5-million Sandy Lane mall fire blamed on meat smoking equipment: EDMONTON - A two-alarm fire that damaged six businesses in a strip mall Oct. 12 started in vent pipes connected to a meat shop’s smoke generator, fire investigators said Friday.The blaze at Sandy Lane Shopping Centre, 15616 95th Ave., caused $1.5 million in damage to the building and $1 million in damage to contents, a spokeswoman for Edmonton Fire Rescue said in the release.
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Souris teenager dies at Alberta work site - Prince Edward Island - CBC News
Souris teenager dies at Alberta work site - Prince Edward Island - CBC News: "A 19 year old man was crushed by a ramp as he was moving the ramp during a rig-move," said Brookes Merritt, a spokesperson for Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Branch. "He was determined deceased at the scene so occupational safety investigators are currently investigating and that will be ongoing."
White was an employee of Nabours Drilling. The company was contracted by the Harvest Energy Group.
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White was an employee of Nabours Drilling. The company was contracted by the Harvest Energy Group.
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Woman dies after LA wheelchair-escalator accident - The Sacramento Bee
Woman dies after LA wheelchair-escalator accident - AP State News - The Sacramento Bee: LOS ANGELES -- Transportation officials say a woman in a wheelchair died after she and her attendant attempted to use an escalator at a Hollywood subway station because the elevator was out of service.
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Total Fire Protection employee killed on job | WOOD TV8
GR construction worker killed on job | WOOD TV8: BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WOOD) - A construction worker employed by a Grand Rapids company was killed Thursday in Benton Harbor after being trapped in a pit. The Total Fire Protection employee was installing a water tank at the Point-O-Woods golf course around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Berrien County Sheriff's Department.
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Council furniture claims dismissed - - The Southern Reporter - "bogus health and safety claims"
Council furniture claims dismissed - Business - The Southern Reporter: THE local authority has been accused of using bogus health and safety claims to partly justify the possible spending of more than �50,000 to replace tables and chairs used in its council chamber at Newtown St Boswells.
The accusation comes from the panel set up by the Health & Safety Executive to challenge dubious claims that decisions have been taken due to health and safety rule
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The accusation comes from the panel set up by the Health & Safety Executive to challenge dubious claims that decisions have been taken due to health and safety rule
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Friday, 19 October 2012
Company covers up dam breakage, floods fields - Vietnam - Thanh Nien Daily
Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | Company covers up dam breakage, floods fields: The company operating an unfinished hydropower plant in the north-central province of Quang Tri has come under fire after it was found covering up a break in the dam and preventing local authorities from inspecting the facility.
On October 7, a section of the Dakrong Hydropower Plant 3 dam, located in Ta Long Commune, Dakrong District, broke, flooding nearby fields.
However, it was not until October 13 that the Truong Son Hydropower Joint Stock Company, which owns the plant, admitted that the incident had even occurred.
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On October 7, a section of the Dakrong Hydropower Plant 3 dam, located in Ta Long Commune, Dakrong District, broke, flooding nearby fields.
However, it was not until October 13 that the Truong Son Hydropower Joint Stock Company, which owns the plant, admitted that the incident had even occurred.
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3 children electrocuted in northern Vietnam
Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | 3 children electrocuted in northern Vietnam: A power utility in the northern province of Quang Ninh Tuesday denied responsibility for an electrical leak that killed three 12-year-old children this week.
Do Xuan Hai, director of the Dong Trieu District Power Company, speaking to Thanh Nien a day after the tragic accident said the cable suspected of leakage was the responsibility of Tran Thi Le, one of the utility's customers.
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Do Xuan Hai, director of the Dong Trieu District Power Company, speaking to Thanh Nien a day after the tragic accident said the cable suspected of leakage was the responsibility of Tran Thi Le, one of the utility's customers.
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Passenger jet gets stuck in mud during takeoff in Russia - English pravda.ru
Passenger jet gets stuck in mud during takeoff in Russia - English pravda.ru: In Kamchatka, the Far East of Russia, the plane with 11 passengers on board failed to take off after the chassis of the aircraft got stuck in the mud. The L-410 aircraft was supposed to fly from the village of Ust-Bolsheretsky to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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Worker gets industrial injury compensation after 12 years - DutchNews.nl - chronic painter's syndrome
DutchNews.nl - Worker gets industrial injury compensation after 12 years: A 12-year fight over a compensation claim has finally been settled with the payment of €345,000 to a man who became ill following lengthy exposure to paint solvents, website nu.nl reports.
The man was declared 100% unfit for work after developing a neurological disease known as chronic painter's syndrome at the age of 34. It is the highest compensation package ever made in the Netherlands for this particular illness.
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The man was declared 100% unfit for work after developing a neurological disease known as chronic painter's syndrome at the age of 34. It is the highest compensation package ever made in the Netherlands for this particular illness.
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X Factor's Union J Apologise To Fans After Meet And Greet Is Cancelled Over Safety Fears
X Factor's Union J Apologise To Fans After Meet And Greet Is Cancelled Over Safety Fears - Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions - Entertainmentwise: Union J's appearance that was set to take place at London's Brent Cross shopping centre was cancelled last night over safety precautions when staff decided the crowd was a health and safety risk.
The boyband tweeted: 'We are SO sorry, just about to leave BUT the security have told us we r not allowed 2 come as its a security risk. We feel awful. So sorry.X'
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The boyband tweeted: 'We are SO sorry, just about to leave BUT the security have told us we r not allowed 2 come as its a security risk. We feel awful. So sorry.X'
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Forklift accidents on the rise - Industrial Compliance
Forklift accidents on the rise - Industrial Compliance: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reported an industry wide increase in serious forklift truck accidents, prompting Briggs Equipment to urge fleet managers not to lose sight of the importance of health and safety in a tough economic environment.
Latest figures from the HSE reveal a four percent increase in serious accidents involving forklift trucks, the first rise in two years, and Briggs believes that this may be due to some businesses cutting corners to reduce costs.
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Latest figures from the HSE reveal a four percent increase in serious accidents involving forklift trucks, the first rise in two years, and Briggs believes that this may be due to some businesses cutting corners to reduce costs.
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Barrock farmer killed in tragic roof fall - John O'Groat Journal
John O'Groat Journal | News | Friends pay tribute to Barrock farmer killed in tragic roof fall: AN investigation is being carried out by the Health and Safety Executive after a Caithness farmer died following a roof fall.
John Jack, 71, was working at his farm at Inkstack, Barrock, on Sunday when the accident happened.
A spokeswoman for the HSE said: “All we can say is that we are investigating this incident along with Northern Constabulary.”
Mr Jack was taken to Caithness General Hospital in Wick but medics were unable to save him. His funeral will take place tomorrow and he will be buried in Olrig cemetery.
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John Jack, 71, was working at his farm at Inkstack, Barrock, on Sunday when the accident happened.
A spokeswoman for the HSE said: “All we can say is that we are investigating this incident along with Northern Constabulary.”
Mr Jack was taken to Caithness General Hospital in Wick but medics were unable to save him. His funeral will take place tomorrow and he will be buried in Olrig cemetery.
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Abattoir blood floods onto street - General News - Austrian Times
Abattoir blood floods onto street - General News - Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper: Fire brigade officials were left to clear up a bloody mess after a tanker taking blood from an abattoir in Austria to a recycling centre in Slovenia sprung a leak.
The driver had forgotten to open up a ventilator allowing gas from the blood to escape causing the lorry to spring a leak – pouring a large quantity of the 24,000 litres it was carrying of bloody liquid onto the road before police managed to stop the vehicle.
Locals said that the stench was so bad that many people were instantly sick.
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The driver had forgotten to open up a ventilator allowing gas from the blood to escape causing the lorry to spring a leak – pouring a large quantity of the 24,000 litres it was carrying of bloody liquid onto the road before police managed to stop the vehicle.
Locals said that the stench was so bad that many people were instantly sick.
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Alberta sees four fatal workplace accidents in one week
Global Edmonton | Alberta sees four fatal workplace accidents in one week: �Since Monday, October 15th, at least four people have lost their lives in five different workplace accidents across our province. Four of those incidents have resulted in deaths. On Monday, October 15th, a 56-year-old worker was working on a scaffolding about 20 feet above the ground at a Hammers Construction Ltd.
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3 labourers die in accident at Gadani ship-breaking yard | The News Tribe
3 labourers die in accident at Gadani ship-breaking yard | The News Tribe: Karachi: At least three labourers were killed when heavy iron rubble fell on them from a ship’s deck in the Gadani ship-breaking yard, world’s third largest ship breaking yard located at Balochistan coast.
Sources said that the incident occurred when heavy iron rubble fell on the labourers — busy in their work the breaking yard about 50 kilometres northwest of Karachi — killing three of them on the spot and injuring several others. “The labourers were immediately shifted to Karachi,” they added.
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Sources said that the incident occurred when heavy iron rubble fell on the labourers — busy in their work the breaking yard about 50 kilometres northwest of Karachi — killing three of them on the spot and injuring several others. “The labourers were immediately shifted to Karachi,” they added.
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Estate worker dies in wasp attack | Breaking News
Estate worker dies in wasp attack | Breaking News: A 32-year-old estate worker was killed at Darawalawatte in Hatton following a wasp attack in the area, Hatton hospital sources said.
They said the victim came under attack while working on the field.
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They said the victim came under attack while working on the field.
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Huddersfield pie company to go on trial for oven blast death - Local West Yorkshire News - News - Huddersfield Examiner
Huddersfield pie company to go on trial for oven blast death - Local West Yorkshire News - News - Huddersfield Examiner: A HUDDERSFIELD pie company is to go on trial for alleged health and safety breaches after a worker was killed in a factory blast.
Andrew Jones Pies Limited is being prosecuted for the oven explosion that killed father-of-two David Cole on April 10, 2009.
An inquest into his death found he was killed because the wrong bolts were used to secure the door of the 30-year-old oven.
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Andrew Jones Pies Limited is being prosecuted for the oven explosion that killed father-of-two David Cole on April 10, 2009.
An inquest into his death found he was killed because the wrong bolts were used to secure the door of the 30-year-old oven.
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Hi-vis jackets and safety boots for all councillors? (From Echo)
Hi-vis jackets and safety boots for all councillors? (From Echo): FLUORESCENT jackets and steel-capped boots should be issued to all councillors the moment they are elected.
That’s the view of Stephen Aylen, an Independent councillor for Belfairs ward in Southend.
Mr Aylen spoke out after several councillors visited the site of the new Belfairs Woodland Centre, in Belfairs Park, where building work is getting under way on the �1.5million visitor centre.
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That’s the view of Stephen Aylen, an Independent councillor for Belfairs ward in Southend.
Mr Aylen spoke out after several councillors visited the site of the new Belfairs Woodland Centre, in Belfairs Park, where building work is getting under way on the �1.5million visitor centre.
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In 2 lawsuits, OSHA obtains back wages and corrective action for Connecticut workers fired for filing OSHA complaints
HARTFORD, Conn. – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained consent judgments requiring two Connecticut employers to pay back wages and take corrective action on behalf of two workers who the department claims were fired in retaliation for filing complaints alleging unsafe or unhealthful conditions with the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The department's regional Office of the Solicitor simultaneously filed complaints and consent judgments in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut on behalf of a former employee of Parker Medical, an East Bridgewater manufacturer of X-ray devices, and an employee of Scott Bialik, a Brookfield dentist.
Rotten meat at butcher shops simply the wurst - Munich
Rotten meat at butcher shops simply the wurst - The Local: Grisly details of rotten, bacteria-ridden meat and other serious hygiene deficiencies at a leading Munich chain of butchers were revealed on Thursday - nearly 18 months after inspectors fined but did not close the company.
The Vinzenzmurr butcher shop chain has fought for months to keep the results of the reports under wraps, and until now, the public have been kept in the dark about what food inspectors found when they visited two dozen branches of the chain last March.
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The Vinzenzmurr butcher shop chain has fought for months to keep the results of the reports under wraps, and until now, the public have been kept in the dark about what food inspectors found when they visited two dozen branches of the chain last March.
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Cromer Kebab manager who failed to make sure property was kept clean left with total bill of nearly £14,000 - News - Norwich Evening News
Cromer Kebab manager who failed to make sure property was kept clean left with total bill of nearly �14,000 - News - Norwich Evening News: A kebab shop manager has been left with a total bill of nearly £14,000 after admitting 10 charges of failing to keep the property clean and in proper repair.
A court heard yesterday that an environmental protection officer who visited Cromer Kebab in the town’s Prince of Wales Road found that the thermometer used to test whether food was properly cooked was kept in a first aid box and chicken was stored in a fridge without a use by date, among other offences.
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A court heard yesterday that an environmental protection officer who visited Cromer Kebab in the town’s Prince of Wales Road found that the thermometer used to test whether food was properly cooked was kept in a first aid box and chicken was stored in a fridge without a use by date, among other offences.
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Penarth boxing and gym closed on health and safety grounds by Vale Council (From Penarth Times)
Penarth boxing and gym clubs say they feel 'betrayed' by Vale Council (From Penarth Times): PENARTH Amatuer Boxing Club (ABC) members say they feel “betrayed and shocked” by the Vale Council’s decision to put the future of their 36-year home, St Paul’s Church, out to public consultation.
Along with Penarth Gymnastics Club - who had hoped to jointly use the Arcot Street facility as their base after vacating their 17-year home at Penarth Pavilion - the boxing club say they feel ‘duped’, after the run-down council-owned property was closed on health and safety grounds in February 2011.
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Along with Penarth Gymnastics Club - who had hoped to jointly use the Arcot Street facility as their base after vacating their 17-year home at Penarth Pavilion - the boxing club say they feel ‘duped’, after the run-down council-owned property was closed on health and safety grounds in February 2011.
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Islington Council ‘hedge spies’ pounce, armed with HSWA | Islington Tribune
Garden lovers cut up rough as Islington Council ‘hedge spies’ pounce | Islington Tribune: AN official “hedge snooper” employed by the Town Hall has been ordering residents in Holloway to cut back front-garden trees and bushes or face on-the-spot fines.
Armed with a camera to take photos of overgrown hedges – and copies of the Health and Safety Acts – he has been accused of “spying” on front gardens in Mayton Street, off Seven Sisters Road.
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Armed with a camera to take photos of overgrown hedges – and copies of the Health and Safety Acts – he has been accused of “spying” on front gardens in Mayton Street, off Seven Sisters Road.
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Insurers Want $132 M From Metrolink Crash - text-messaging Metrolink engineer
Courthouse News Service: LOS ANGELES (CN) - Claiming a text-messaging Metrolink engineer voided liability coverage, insurance companies sued railroads for a big chunk of the $146 million the insurers paid after the 2008 train crash that killed 25 people near Chatsworth.
Underwriters at Lloyd's London, Indian Harbor Insurance Co., Steadfast Insurance Co., and Aspen Insurance UK Ltd. sued policyholders Connex Railroad LLC, Veolia Transportation Inc. and Connex North America in Superior Court.
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Underwriters at Lloyd's London, Indian Harbor Insurance Co., Steadfast Insurance Co., and Aspen Insurance UK Ltd. sued policyholders Connex Railroad LLC, Veolia Transportation Inc. and Connex North America in Superior Court.
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Wastewater-handling facilities in Britain violate European law and must be upgraded regardless of cost, the Court of Justice ruled
Courthouse News Service: (CN) - Wastewater-handling facilities in Britain violate European law and must be upgraded regardless of cost, the Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
Regulators from the European Commission first began investigating U.K. wastewater-collecting services in 2003 after receiving complaints about excessive storm water overflows in Whitburn, a coastal community near the North Sea. Authorities informed the commission that improvements to the pumping station would be completed by 2004.
In 2005, the commission informed the U.K. that London-area wastewater facilities dumped untreated storm water into the River Thames even in periods of moderate rainfall. Authorities there agreed there were problems with the system that handled domestic, industrial and storm discharges, and announced the launch of the Thames Tideway Strategic Study to assess the environmental impact of the discharges.
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Regulators from the European Commission first began investigating U.K. wastewater-collecting services in 2003 after receiving complaints about excessive storm water overflows in Whitburn, a coastal community near the North Sea. Authorities informed the commission that improvements to the pumping station would be completed by 2004.
In 2005, the commission informed the U.K. that London-area wastewater facilities dumped untreated storm water into the River Thames even in periods of moderate rainfall. Authorities there agreed there were problems with the system that handled domestic, industrial and storm discharges, and announced the launch of the Thames Tideway Strategic Study to assess the environmental impact of the discharges.
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500 million working days a year lost to pain sufferers in Europe - Austrian Times
500 million working days a year lost to pain sufferers - General News - Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper: One in five Europeans suffers from chronic pain, and one in eleven on a daily basis according to a report released in Vienna to highlight a campaign for more help for sufferers.
A large number of those affected receive inadequate treatment, say the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), who claim that across the EU chronic pain accounts for nearly 500 million lost working days every year.
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A large number of those affected receive inadequate treatment, say the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), who claim that across the EU chronic pain accounts for nearly 500 million lost working days every year.
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Health and Safety: Removal of automatic civil liability among Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill regulatory changes
Health and Safety: Removal of automatic civil liability among Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill regulatory changes: Changes to the 'strict liability' regime that makes companies automatically liable for some workplace injuries regardless of fault have been confirmed by the Government.
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Ezeemo and Others -v- Regina - "intended trsnsporting of waste materials to Nigeria"
lawindexpro: The defendants had been charged with offences relating to their intended trsnsporting of waste materials to Nigeria. They appealed, complaining that the judge had directed that the offence under regulation 23 was an offence of strict liability. Held: The appeals failed. Once a substance or object has been discarded (and has therefore become waste) the question whether it has changed its status is one of objective fact. However, the fact of which the jury must be sure (by regulation 23 applying Art 2 of the EC 2006 Regulation) is that the substance or object is one which the "holder discards or intends . . to discard".
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Thursday, 18 October 2012
OSHA cites Texas-based Symmetry Turf Installations for worker's heat-related death at Fayetteville, Ark., work site
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Symmetry Turf Installations LLC of Mount Pleasant, Texas, with two serious safety violations for failing to protect employees working in excessive heat.
OSHA conducted an inspection after a forklift operator died of complications from heat stroke that occurred in June while resurfacing the football practice field at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville."This tragedy underscores the need for employers to take proactive steps to keep workers safe in extreme heat," said John Hermanson, OSHA's regional administrator in Dallas.
"If this employer had provided water, rest and shade, and had been familiar with the symptoms of heat stroke, this unfortunate incident could have been avoided."
Water Park Faces Trial Over Guest's Slide Crash
(CN) - A man who crashed out of a waterslide pool at an amusement park will have the chance to prove that his weight did not cause the accident, the New York Court of Appeals ruled.
Anthony Mussara sued Mega Funworks Inc. for an injury he suffered on the Pirate's Plunge ride at the Splashdown Park in Fishkill, N.Y. He also sued the designers of the waterslide and the 50-foot splash pool at the bottom.
Since some riders reached the end of the splash pool during testing, Splashdown instituted a 200-pound weight limit for riders. It also instructed guests to slow themselves down by pulling back on the inner-tube handles. Before he rode the Pirate's Plunge, Mussara, who weighed more than 200 pounds, checked to see if his son was tall enough to ride it, but he did not read the other warnings.
Christmas is early by order of safety police | Express.co.uk
A TOWN has become the first in Britain to put up its Christmas decorations – so it has enough time to comply with EU health and safetyrules.The lights in Coleford, Gloucestershire, take months to put up because each bulb and fitting has to be rigorously tested by a team of volunteers.
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Irony of the Day
CHICAGO - A black female attorney accuses the Illinois Human Rights Commission of discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower violations and wrongful firing, in Federal Court.
OSHA cites auto parts supplier TFO Tech for exposing workers to amputation hazards at Jeffersonville, Ohio, facility
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited TFO Tech Co. Ltd with 13 safety violations at the company's auto parts manufacturing facility in Jeffersonville.
The violations include a lack of machine guarding and allowing workers to perform maintenance on machinery without first isolating the equipment's energy source. OSHA opened an inspection in July under the agency's National Emphasis Program on Amputations after receiving a complaint alleging hazards.
Proposed fines total $51,000."TFO Tech has a responsibility to ensure that employees are properly protected from known workplace hazards – such as machinery becoming unintentionally energized during maintenance – that can result in amputations and other serious injuries," said Bill Wilkerson, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati. "OSHA is committed to protecting workers, especially when employers fail to do so."
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Firms’ illegal wastewater is threatening rare reefs - Taipei Times
Firms’ illegal wastewater is threatening rare reefs - Taipei Times: After a five-month investigation of wastewater discharges at Taoyuan County’s industrial parks, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday said violations were frequent and that some firms could face fines of up to NT$10 million (US$343,000).
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US admits to radiation incident : Norway
US admits to radiation incident : Views and News from Norway: The Norwegian military reported on Tuesday that the US Navy had now confirmed that one of its vessels emitted radiation that injured crew members on board a Norwegian vessel while both were taking part in exercises in the Arctic last summer.
The Norwegian Coast Guard vessel “KV Nordkapp,” shown here off Svalbard, was indeed hit by radiation from a US Navy vessel in late August, according to military officials. PHOTO: Wikipedia
“The American authorities have confirmed to us that they are responsible for what happened,” Arne Morten Gr�nningseter of the Norwegian military’s operational headquarters in Bod�northern Norway, told Norwegian Broadcasing (NRK).
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The Norwegian Coast Guard vessel “KV Nordkapp,” shown here off Svalbard, was indeed hit by radiation from a US Navy vessel in late August, according to military officials. PHOTO: Wikipedia
“The American authorities have confirmed to us that they are responsible for what happened,” Arne Morten Gr�nningseter of the Norwegian military’s operational headquarters in Bod�northern Norway, told Norwegian Broadcasing (NRK).
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