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	RSNL1990 CHAPTER O-3 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT
		(i) the occupational health and safety committee at the workplace,
		Where 10 or more workers are employed at a workplace, the employer shall establish an occupational health and safety committee to monitor the health, safety and welfare of the workers employed at the workplace.
		The worker health and safety representative is to be elected by other workers at the workplace or appointed in accordance with the constitution of the labour union of which the workers are members.
	www.hoa.gov.nl.ca /hoa/statutes/o03.htm (4611 words)

	NIH Guide: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING
		In addition, it was clear that the context and technical approaches to safety and health training had undergone a rapid transition since the 1990’s, as computer and telecommunications technology have unleashed a wealth of technical information resources and established innovative modes of training development, delivery and evaluation.
		Health and safety training may be appropriate and necessary for potential private and public health response workers.
		Health and Safety training materials and curricula must be understandable for workers at risk and need to be translated into the workers’ native languages.
	grants.nih.gov /grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-04-005.html (7912 words)

	Health Care Worker Safety (SafeHands) - Faculty of H&BS @ UoW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Health care worker safety in relation to blood borne viruses is integral to but is not the same as Infection Control.
		Health care workers have a right to feel their health is protected when caring for patients.
		Health care worker safety may be a lower priority in developing countries where resources for health care are scarce.
	www.uow.edu.au /health/safehands/healthcare_workersafety.html (646 words)

	International Health Care Worker Safety Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Abstract: A recent citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) shows that facilities that are in the process of converting to safety devices, and have made substantial progress in doing so, are still subject to fines for using conventional devices when safety alternatives are available.
		Safety winged steel needle injuries occurred most often before activation of the safety mechanism was appropriate (39%); 32% were due to the user choosing not to activate the device, 21% occurred during activation, and 4% were due to improper activation.
		The safety feature was activated in 83% of the samples examined during audits of disposal containers.
	www.healthsystem.virginia.edu /internet/epinet/RefManBib.html (5768 words)

	RFA-ES-99-009: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING
		The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor estimates as many as 1.8 million workers may be at risk from exposure to hazardous materials associated with waste operations or an emergency response to a toxic chemical spill.
		The NIEHS hazardous materials worker training program are cooperative agreements from qualified domestic nonprofit organizations with demonstrated access to appropriate worker populations and have experience in implementing and operating model worker health and safety education training programs for hazardous materials or waste workers.
		In addition, it is clear that the context and technical approaches to safety and health training have undergone a rapid transition over the past decade, as computer and telecommunications technology have unleashed a wealth of technical information resources and established innovative modes of training development, delivery and evaluation.
	grants.nih.gov /grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-es-99-009.html (9707 words)

	Worker safety and health - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Worker safety and health is the prevention and reduction of the number of occupational safety and health hazards at the places of employment, providing safe and healthful working conditions.
		Occupational Safety and Health "Standard", this is, a standard which requires conditions, or the adoption or use of one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes, reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe or healthful employment and places of employment.
		Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the OSH Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Worker_health_and_safety (555 words)

	SPI: Worker Safety in the Plastics Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
		Effective management of worker safety and health protection is a decisive factor in reducing the extent and the severity of work-related injuries and illnesses.
		Therefore, the safety considerations for the plastic resin when shipped by the manufacturer are not the same as those required in the workplace where the resin is heated and molded.
	www.plasticsindustry.org /membersonly/public/workersafety/index.htm (2162 words)

	Workers Health & Safety Centre
		In conjunction with the Workers Centre, the Waterloo Regional and Guelph and District Labour Councils are offering a range of occupational health and safety training opportunities.
		Workers exposed to incidents of real or threatened violence face increased risks of developing depression or stress disorders, according to a recent Danish study.
		The labour councils of Eastern Ontario, in partnership with the Workers Centre, invite all interested workers and others to register for their annual fall health and safety educational.
	www.whsc.on.ca (235 words)

	Worker Health/Safety
		Environmental, health, and safety regulations require facility owners and managers to be proactive in their response to protecting individuals, as well as organizational interests.
		Perhaps more importantly, a company with a solid health and safety program can expect to lessen its insurance premiums and to reduce its potential liabilities and associated financial risks.
		We use sophisticated equipment to assess worker exposure to heat under a variety of work and weather conditions.
	www.ehsservices.com /worker_health.htm (572 words)

	HSE - Workers: Home page
		All workers, whether they are permanent staff, agency or contractors, need to be aware of issues that affect their health and safety at work.
		These web pages are about helping workers become more aware of the health and safety issues that affect them and their responsibilities, so they can play their part in improving health and safety in the workplace.
		Workers who contribute to health and safety at work are safer and healthier than those who do not.
	www.hse.gov.uk /workers/index.htm (244 words)

	OSHA Workers' Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		That's why Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, requiring employers to provide workplaces free from serious recognized hazards and to comply with occupational safety and health standards.
		Workers have a vital role to play in identifying and correcting problems in their workplaces, working with their employers whenever possible.
		These standards limit the amount of hazardous chemicals workers can be exposed to, require the use of certain safety practices and equipment, and require employers to monitor hazards and maintain records of workplace injuries and illnesses.
	www.osha.gov /as/opa/worker/index.html (1181 words)

	Young Workers
		OSHA's Teen Workers' Page: An overview of laws affecting teen workers, teen workers' rights on the job, and other useful information presented in a very readable and lively format.
		Background materials on pertinent occupational health and safety topics are included as are resource lists of helpful agencies and organizations.
		This guide is primarily aimed at public health professionals - that is, staff in state and local public health agencies and health care providers working in community settings.
	www.coshnetwork.org /Youngworkers.htm (561 words)

	U.S. Department of Labor -- Find It By Topic -- Workplace Safety & Health -- Youth Worker Safety & Health
		Congress sought to promote the safety, health, well-being, and opportunities for the education of young workers by including the child labor provisions in the
		The FLSA sets limits on the hours youth under the age of 18 may work and the occupations in which such young workers may be employed.
		All Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules also apply to young workers.
	www.dol.gov /dol/topic/safety-health/youthworkers.htm (161 words)

	National Network of Committees on Occupational Safety and Health
		This site is the home of the National (U.S.) COSH —the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (formerly known as the National Network of Committees/Coalitions on Occupational Safety and Health)--a federation of non-profit organizations around the United States that advocate for worker safety and health.
		Each year, nearly 6,000 workers are killed on the job in the U.S. and another 5.7 million are injured or become ill due to workplace hazards.
		Background Information on workplace health and safety in the U.S., including overview statistics and key documents assessing our country's successes and failures in protecting workers' health and safety.
	www.coshnetwork.org (772 words)

	Worker Health and Safety (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-2.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chiquita’s Code of Conduct entitles workers to a healthy and safe work environment and regular health and safety training, in addition to ready access to clean bathrooms and potable water.
		In particular, divisions need to ensure that all workers receive proper health and safety training, observe re-entry periods after agrichemical applications, and have access to and wear proper personal protection equipment.
		In response to both the number of accidents and the wide disparity in the average number of worker days lost by division, the company is developing a new comprehensive accident and injury prevention program for all banana divisions.
	www.chiquita.com.cob-web.org:8888 /chiquitacr02/envirosocial_01c_4a.htm (455 words)

	SPI: Public Policy: Worker Safety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SPI worker health and safety issues are addressed through the Worker Health and Safety Task Group of the Occupational Health and Environmental Issues Committee (OHEIC).
		The mission of the OHEIC Worker Health and Safety Task Group is to provide information and tools for members to continuously improve their safety performance, and to provide input and direction on legislative and regulatory proposals.
		The formal partnering charter establishes a relationship in which the parties will: promote worker safety, conduct stakeholder meetings to discuss pertinent and/or urgent issues, cooperate in the development and improvement of plastics processing training programs and foster a climate in which workplace safety is promoted as a good business practice.
	www.plasticsindustry.org /public/worksafe.htm (449 words)

	Worker Health and Safety
		The Rainforest Alliance audits revealed three issues that challenge Chiquita divisions across Latin America: worker health and safety, agrichemical usage and water consumption.
		In response to the audit findings, Chiquita’s environmental department, in conjunction with all division health and safety coordinators, developed an integrated diagnostic tool and standardized health and safety practices in all divisions.
		This tool will better enable health and safety coordinators to prevent accidents, by providing easy-to-follow guidance to ensure that workers receive and management abides by the results of required medical exams.
	www.chiquita.com /chiquitacr02/envirosocial_01b_4a.htm (260 words)

	International Chemical Workers Union Center for Worker Health and Safety Education
		The immediate educational goal is to continue delivering chemical emergency response training (Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1910.120, paragraph q) to thousands of workers with collateral duty who respond to a variety of emergencies and thousands of DOE workers who are daily exposed to a wide variety of hazardous substances.
		The HWWTP provides environmental health and safety training to workers from a variety of backgrounds—first responders, first receivers and workers who handle hazardous substances.
		The DOE program trains workers who are, or have the potential to be, employed on demolition, decommission, and decontamination projects at the DOE nuclear weapons facilities.
	www.niehs.nih.gov /wetp/summary/icwu.htm (500 words)

	Health Care Without Harm - Tools for Worker Health & Safety
		HCWH works to educate health care workers about the occupational and environmental health and safety risks they may face, and to provide constructive ways to minimize these risks.
		Health care workers include patient caregivers and other in-hospital employees, as well as medical waste transporters and treatment facility workers.
		Health and safety topics are broken down by category below, and resources are offered for each.
	www.noharm.org /us/tools/workersafety (293 words)

	DOE Worker Health Assessment
		On April 12, 2001, the New York State Department of Health Cancer Registry released a report entitled "Distribution of Cancer Among Former and Current Brookhaven National Laboratory Workers." The report compares the distribution of various types of cancers in the Brookhaven work force to the populations of Suffolk, Nassau and upstate New York.
		This Laboratory has made worker health and safety a priority since its earliest days, and we welcome any means of verifying the effectiveness of that policy.
		The assessment verifies that there is no elevation in cases of radiosensitive solid cancers in current and former BNL employees, and that the distribution of cancers among this group of people is similar to that of the broader state and Long Island populations.
	www.bnl.gov /bnlweb/health.htm (630 words)

	Invitation for Nominations for NORA Partnering Award for Worker Health and Safety
		The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA™) Liaison Committee in cooperation with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH/CDC) invites nominations for The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Partnering Award for Worker Health and Safety to be presented at the fourth biannual NORA Symposium to be held in Arlington, VA on June 23-24, 2003.
		Nominations are invited for collaborative research achievements that have advanced prevention, protection, and intervention in occupational safety and health.
		Through a public-private partnership that started with active participation of worker compensation carriers to permit better disease tracking for targeted prevention efforts, the project identified plant-induced dermatitis in the agriculture and forestry industry and latex glove-related dermatitis in non-healthcare workers.
	www2.cdc.gov /NORA/03awardnom.html (1147 words)

	National Safety Council - Making Our World a Safer Place
		While American workers recognize safety as a serious issue, their perceptions about their greatest safety risks do not mirror reality, according to a new National Safety Council survey.
		The agreement is the third, five-year agreement between the two organizations since NECAS was founded to educate and train farmers, ranchers, their families and employees, and emergency rescue personnel, on agriculture safety.
		GEICO officials present the National Safety Council a check for $50,000 in support of the Council’s 2nd Graduated Driver Licensing Symposium, Teen Driving: GDL and Beyond.
	www.nsc.org (658 words)

	Employers' Advisers : Worker Health And Safety Representative
		For workplaces where 10-19 workers are regularly employed, a worker health and safety representative must be elected.
		The worker health and Safety Representative has the same rights and responsibilities of a member of a Joint Committee.
		Consult with workers and the employer on issues related to health and safety
	www.labour.gov.bc.ca /eao/ohs/rep.htm (268 words)

	American Rights at Work: Fact Sheet: Worker Health & Safety
		Where workers are union members, the intensity of an OSHA inspection is increased.
		Why is this? Although the OSHA law gives every worker the right to accompany an OSHA inspector during a workplace tour, pointing out issues that may easily have been overlooked by the inspector, unionized workers are far more likely to participate in the inspections.
		A safer workplace can result when workers’ rights to actively participate in OSHA inspections are promoted and protected.
	www.araw.org /resources/facts/health_safety.cfm (160 words)

	NIOSH Topic: Young Worker Safety and Health: Main page \| CDC/NIOSH
		Summarizes data on young worker injuries and illnesses, provides case reports, and makes recommendations for prevention measures that can be taken by young workers, employers, educators and parents.
		Internationally, NIOSH has provided technical assistance to the International Labour Organization and World Health Organization in their efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor and is contributing several research projects to the five-year work plan of the WHO Global Network of Collaborating Centers in occupational health.
		This Center funded by NIOSH and the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau strives to enhance the health and safety of all children exposed to hazards associated with agricultural work and rural environments.
	www.cdc.gov /niosh/topics/youth (2742 words)

	International Health Care Worker Safety Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia Health System is dedicated to the prevention of occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens.
		For over ten years, the Center has been a leader in conducting epidemiological research on needlesticks and blood exposures, and advocating for a safer health care workplace.
		We are especially interested in hearing from health care workers who have an occupationally acquired illness as a result of a needlestick or other blood exposure.
	www.healthsystem.virginia.edu /internet/epinet (435 words)

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