I was struck by the contrast between two news stories that came out in the last week reporting on occupational injuries and illnesses - one in the United States and one in India.
The first was a press release from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) in which the President of ASSE applauded the apparent drop in workplace injuries and illnesses […]
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Emergency Preparedness is an integral part of an occupational health and safety management system. OHSAS 18001:2007 requires that procedures be put in place to both identify and respond to potential emergency situations.
What is an emergency?
According to the dictionary - it is an unexpected occurence requiring immediate action.
One of the critical parts of being prepared for […]
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Inadequate emergency planning has claimed more victims at the World Trade Center site in New York City.
According to reports in The New York Times and Forbes, two firefighters were killed in a fire and two were injured in a separate construction accident last week at the Deutsche Bank building near Ground Zero. This building has […]
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As mentioned in a previous blog, there are many different OH&S management system standards and guidance documents that have been developed over the years. The 2005 survey conducted by the OHSAS Working Group identified 44 specification and 43 guidance documents in use around the world. There are three factors, when taken together, distinguish OHSAS 18001 […]
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In yesterday’s blog I discussed eliminating business silos - including those that isolate OH&S from the rest of the organization. One of the key ways identified to destroy silos is to facilitate collaboration.
Therefore, my interest was peaked by an article I read today in the June 25, 2007, issue of InformationWeek entitled Beyond E-Mail.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200000229
This article discusses Procter & Gamble’s efforts […]
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