Seyfarth Synopsis: Safety and health management systems (SHMSs) may demonstrate a commitment to improving safety and health outcomes, and reduce legal liabilities. The federal OSHA standards mandate a ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Director of the Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marlon Mahon, says every organisation should have in place an ...

As of Oct. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has begun using a new system for weighing and measuring its enforcement priorities that now includes added emphases depending on ...

As new data released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) shows some 2.78m workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases every year, the agency’s Better Work programme is ...

Workplaces can easily become contaminated, exposing workers, their families and communities to the risk of transmission. In addition to infection, workers in all sectors face additional hazards that ...

A two and a half day training programme on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management System in Practice, an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms, kicked off ...

Type of hazards and enforcement initiatives now part of measurement mix. As of Oct. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has begun using a new system for weighing and measuring ...