International Safety


Distracted Driving Campaign Under Way in British Columbia

Several agencies are participating in the campaign, which takes place throughout September.

Security and Skills Gap Highlighted at London International Shipping Week

One session concerned a global, high-speed broadband service for the maritime industry. A ship could be fitted with CCTV video cameras so that during a security incident, the shipping company could view live feeds and retrieve security logs.

Sharp Drop in London Hoax Fire Calls

The London Fire Brigade cites the traceability of mobile phone numbers for the 48 percent decline since 2007.

Chemical Plants in China Concentrate on Workplace Safety

Companies vow to improve current safety regulations

New Zealand Seminar Explores Workplace Safety

Victoria University hosted a day-long seminar about the country's new workplace health and safety climate.

HSE Begins Nationwide Construction Blitz

Working at height, exposure to harmful dusts, and sanitation are three areas the inspectors will check, according to the agency's Sept. 2 announcement.

London Firefighters Set to Strike

London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson said the department is "ready to operatir during a strike."

EASA Welcomes New Executive Director

Patrick Ky took over Sept. 1 as executive director of the European Aviation Safety Agency.



The camera is mounted in front of the fire truck

Thermal Imagers Added to Argentine Forest Fire Trucks

Orlaco, a Dutch company, provided the cameras, which are waterproof and shock-resistant and mounted on the front bumper of the vehicles.

Bringing All Cars Up to the Safest Standards

By 2020, Global NCAP's goal is for all new cars to meet the UN crash test regulations with airbags, anti-lock brakes, and electronic stability control fitted as standard.

Each of the four steel gates delivered Aug. 20, 2013, is large enough to cover half of an NFL football field.

Panama Canal's Expansion 62 Percent Complete

Four massive steel gates arrived on Aug. 20 from the Italian port of Trieste. They'll be installed in the new locks on the canal's Atlantic side.

Blister Tanks Installed on Costa Concordia

The Titan/Micoperi website for the project now shows preparations to turn the stranded ship upright are 77 percent complete.

Home Visits Significantly Prevent Fires, London Brigade Reports

Results released Aug. 22 by the UK's largest fire department show that disabled and older residents, among others, are 18 times less likely to have a fire after firefighters visit.

In this side-by-side photo, the newer ambulances on the left are much more visible than the older ambulance in Northumberland County EMS

Green Ambulances Stand Out in Ontario Community

The Northumberland County EMS has begun using three new ambulances with lime green coloring and highly reflective prismatic material to make them more visible, especially at night.

London Fire Brigade's Animal Rescues Declining

The biggest UK fire department hopes emergency calls to rescue animals will disappear.

Saudi Aramco Hails Workers' WorldSkills Participation

Two employees from the company competed at the Leipzig event in July, one in electrical installations and the other in aircraft maintenance.

Rail Company in Lac-Mégantic Incident Loses Operating Certificate

The Canadian Transportation Agency suspended the Certificate of Fitness issued to Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd. and Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada Co., a subsidiary, stating they now lack adequate third-party liability insurance coverage.

NZ Government Bent on Cutting Incidents

The new blueprint calls for cutting workplace injuries and fatalities by 25 percent by 2020.

HSE Offering Construction Dust Seminar

About 500 workers in Britain die annually from the effects of inhaling dusts from concrete, wood, sandstone, gympsum, or sandstone.

IOSH Members Elect New Council Representatives

There are 12 new members on the council, the elected body representing the IOSH membership.

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