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The Occupational Health and Safety Authority has welcomed the imposition of €9,156 in fines by a court after deciding a number of cases relating to occupational safety.

The Criminal Court of Malta handed out €9,156 in fines over contraventions of work safety regulations in its most recent session on the issue, the Occupational Health and Safety Authority said on Monday.

Bangalore, Nov 13 : A National Policy on Safety and Occupational Health was in the offing, S K Saxena, Director General, Directorate General Factory Advice, Services and Labour Institutes, Mumbai, said today.

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) recently announced the results of its biennial membership survey that projects the top public policy issues of concern to AIHA members and the occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) profession over the next two years

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a worldwide leading supplier of high-quality sealing and bearing systems, announced it has dramatically cut its accident rate over the past three years and earned the prestigious Voluntary Protection Program Award of Merit from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for its efforts.

The company that led the construction of the Essar Centre has been fined in connection with charges laid under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. [...]

There may still be a month and half to go, but it’s already been a record year when it comes to fines against unsafe employers by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety.

The California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) on Friday, Nov. 7, released its report of citations to Sure Set, the building contactor hired by JTS Construction of Bakersfield as a subcontractor, to remove modular buildings from the Woodrow Wallace Middle School campus in Lake Isabella, as part of the current phase of the school’s ...

Two local employers have received significant fines for safety violations from the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration.

A workplace accident that led to the death of a long time employee has resulted in four violations and a hefty fine from the occupational safety and health administration.