Occupational accidents and diseases

Canada: Several workplace exposures may inCanadian Occupational Safetycrease risk of developing Parkinson’s disease

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Canadian Occupational Safety (12.09.2017) Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s. It is estimated more than 100,000 Canadians have Parkinson’s disease and more than 25 people are diagnosed daily, according to Parkinson Canada.

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$2m fund to tackle traffic fatalities at work

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Straits Times (02.09.2017) A $2 million government fund has been set up to pay for research into technologies that can help reduce the number of wic accidents were the top cause of workplace fatalities between 2013 and last year, claiming 82 lives. More than half, or 57 per cent, of the accidents happened in worksites while the rest occurred on public roads.

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Australian Company reveals new solution for Global Worker Risk

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Markets Insider (04.09.2017) Australian risk advisory firm, Manage Damage presented their innovative approach to reducing costs of worker insurance to global business today in Singapore at the 2017 World Congress on Safety & Health at Work. The Congress is jointly organised by the International Labour Organisation(ILO) and International Social Security Association (ISSA), bodies of the United Nations.

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Framework for improving workplace health, safety in Singapore

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Malay Mail Online (04.09.2'017) Forty-five organisations signed a new accord yesterday to commit to a common framework to sharpen the capabilities of occupational health and safety professionals and practitioners, so they can better guide and lead the creation and sustainability of healthier and safer workplaces.

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Ghana: HESAG to participate in XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work

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Ghana News Agency (30.08.2017) A three member team from Health and Safety Ghana (HESAG), Ghana’s premiere health and safety think tank would be participating in the 2017 XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Singapore from September 3 to 6.

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A+A2017: Arbeitsschutz und Gesundheit im Fokus

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Safety-plus (22.08.2017) Der Internationale Kongress für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin ist die wichtigste Kongressveranstaltung für Sicherheit und Gesundheit bei der Arbeit – und das schon seit Beginn der 1950er Jahre. Zu seinem 35. Jubiläum präsentiert er sich parallel zur A+A 2017 mit neuer Gesamtstruktur.

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