Health and Safety NewsWire from Hazards and LabourStart http://www.labourstart.org/ Syndicated health and safety news from around the world. en 10 ericlee@labourstart.org (Eric Lee) Sat, 4 Jul 2009 00:31:06 +0100 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 00:31:06 +0100 Health and Safety NewsWire from Hazards and LabourStart http://www.labourstart.org/images/logo-rss.gif http://www.labourstart.org/ LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net. 88 31 UK : TUC credit crunch is putting extra pressure on people in both their personal and professional lives http://www.workplacelaw.net/news/display/id/21423 Source: Workplace Law http://www.workplacelaw.net/news/display/id/21423 03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT UK : London buses can’t handle the heat, says Unite http://www.unitetheunion.com/news__events/latest_news/london_buses_can’t_handle_the.aspx?lang=en-gb Source: unite http://www.unitetheunion.com/news__events/latest_news/london_buses_can’t_handle_the.aspx?lang=en-gb 03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT Canada : WorkSafe reports say hospital cleaning contractor violated safety standards http://www.canadaeast.com/wellness/article/717597 Source: Canada East http://www.canadaeast.com/wellness/article/717597 03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT Australia : Child protection officer sues over job horror http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25724293-3102,00.html Source: Brisbane Courier Mail http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25724293-3102,00.html 03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT Australia : AMWU seeks Canadian Consul ban on further exports of asbestos to impoverished nations http://www.amwu.org.au/read-article/news-detail/324/AMWU-seeks-Canadian-Consul-ban-on-further-exports-of-asbestos-to-impoverished-nations/ Source: AMWU http://www.amwu.org.au/read-article/news-detail/324/AMWU-seeks-Canadian-Consul-ban-on-further-exports-of-asbestos-to-impoverished-nations/ 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT Australia : Two injured in workplace falls http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/02/2614712.htm Source: ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/02/2614712.htm 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT Australia : Sleep disorders and workplace safety – new research grant http://tinyurl.com.au/x.php?1vav Source: SafetyAtWorkBlog http://tinyurl.com.au/x.php?1vav 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT Australia : Miners ‘too afraid’ to work after rockfall http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=152339 Source: West Australian http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=152339 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT USA : New research on casino worker risks from secondhand smoke http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/new-research-on-casino-worker-risks-from-secondhand-smoke/ Source: SafetyAtWorkBlog http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/new-research-on-casino-worker-risks-from-secondhand-smoke/ 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT Australia : The economic costs of a heart attack http://tinyurl.com.au/x.php?1vbg Source: SafetyAtWorkBlog http://tinyurl.com.au/x.php?1vbg 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT Canada : Asbestos issue continues to divide labour movement http://www.rabble.ca/news/2009/07/asbestos-issue-continues-divide-canada%E2%80%99s-labour-movement Source: rabble.ca http://www.rabble.ca/news/2009/07/asbestos-issue-continues-divide-canada%E2%80%99s-labour-movement 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT Ireland : Trolley Watch daily figures http://www.ino.ie/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=6030 Source: Irish Nurses Organisation http://www.ino.ie/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=6030 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT French Polynesia : National Assembly in France passes bill to compensate nuclear test workers http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=47464 Source: RNZI http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=47464 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT UK : Employers urged to cool down their offices and their staff http://www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-16677-f0.cfm Source: TUC http://www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-16677-f0.cfm 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT UK : Let workers wear shorts in heatwave http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Let_workers_wear_shorts_in_heatwave&in_article_id=694841&in_page_id=34 Source: Metro http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Let_workers_wear_shorts_in_heatwave&in_article_id=694841&in_page_id=34 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT