By May 11, 2013, member states are required to have requirements in effect that implement Directive 2010/32/EU - prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector.
Christa Sedlatschek of the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is the choice.
Britain's Health and Safety Executive prosecuted two companies and secured guilty pleas July 4 in connection with the deaths in May 2009.
The Globe and Mail reported at least 18 elderly patients have died, including 10 at a single hospital operated by the Niagara Health System.
The organization wants governments to address chemical contaminants and water safety to prevent waterborne diseases.
After a record low in the number of people killed at work, provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a rise of 24 fatalities, from 147 in 2009-2010 to 171 in 2010-2011.
The new field project will make measurements from aircraft in combination with ground-based observations to help scientists better understand how to observe ground-level pollution from space in the future.
The fine is equivalent to $1.6 million in U.S. dollars. The 2008 explosion caused no injuries.
The report details ways in which disaster risk managers can improve their decision making by integrating climate information into their operations.
UK Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations Mike Weightman filed an interim report last month, telling the British government there is no need to curtail operations at the country’s nuclear power plants in light of the Japanese crisis at the Fukushima plant.
The UK Fire Industry Association's Fire Risk Assessment Council wants comments on its draft "Competency Criteria for Fire Risk Assessors" document by Sept. 7.
Construction of venues is ahead of schedule, and the accident rate is below the construction industry norm, according to Stephen Williams, HSE director for the 2012 games.
CSA Standards has recognized Alex Milne for his work on lighting standards, electrical safety standards, and the Canadian Electrical Code Parts I and II.
The Oct. 23-28 executive-led mission will include individual and government meetings to boost exports to an industry on which China will spend billions of dollars in the next five years to improve safety, according to the department.
The memorandum of understanding with the Canadian Council of Occupational Hygiene/Conseil Canadien d’Hygiene du Travail will bring about joint educational programming, including at the AIHce conferences.
Chevron and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating to find the cause of the June 2 explosion at the Pembroke Refinery in southern Wales.
Four times before, the European Food Safety Authority has advised the European Commission that the artificial sweetener is safe for consumers, but the commission wants another review completed by July 2012.
The deal secures a strategic position in a region that is expected to experience significant growth in the industries both companies serve, according to Capital Safety.
Safety 2011, the American Society of Safety Engineers' big conference in Chicago, is the setting for the debut of the Center for Safety and Health in Sustainability -- a collaboration of ASSE, AIHA, and IOSH.
Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, noted that there could be some risk with cell phone use, but the evidence is not strong enough to confirm the link, and needs to be researched further.