Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | Senior official ordered to reforest 10 hectares: In a rare punishment meted out in Vietnam, a senior government official has been ordered to replant ten hectares of forest trees that he had wrongly sold to a local company.
The Binh Phuoc Party Unit’s Inspection Committee said Monday it has ordered Doan The Nam, deputy director of the provincial Department of Science and Technology, to replant ten hectares of cajuput forest near the Thac Mo Hydropower Reservoir in Phuoc Long District.
The committee has also asked Nam to pay the state exchequer VND100 million (US$4,900) for underselling exploitation rights to the trees, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.
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Monday 31 December 2012
Cruise Dancer Can't Sue Over Amputation Mishap
Courthouse News Service: (CN) - A Canadian dancer whose toes were amputated after an accident aboard the cruise ship where he was working must arbitrate his claims, a federal judge ruled.
Anthony Yuzwa, a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts, worked for the Burlington School of Dance, appeared on Canadian television and had entertained passengers aboard cruise lines traveling the world over.
While performing on the M/V Oosterdam in March 2012, however, a stage lift allegedly collapsed and crushed his right foot, resulting in the amputation of two of his toes and parts of others.
Yuzwa filed a federal complaint against the owners of the Dutch ship in Los Angeles, seeking damages under maritime law from Stiletto Entertainment, Stiletto Television and HAL Maritime, which he improperly identified in his complaint as Holland America Line.
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Anthony Yuzwa, a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts, worked for the Burlington School of Dance, appeared on Canadian television and had entertained passengers aboard cruise lines traveling the world over.
While performing on the M/V Oosterdam in March 2012, however, a stage lift allegedly collapsed and crushed his right foot, resulting in the amputation of two of his toes and parts of others.
Yuzwa filed a federal complaint against the owners of the Dutch ship in Los Angeles, seeking damages under maritime law from Stiletto Entertainment, Stiletto Television and HAL Maritime, which he improperly identified in his complaint as Holland America Line.
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$100 Million Claim Filed, for a 6-year-old client who heard the gunfire and screams in Newtown School Massacre
Courthouse News Service: NEW HAVEN (CN) - A New Haven attorney has asked for permission to sue Connecticut for $100 million, for a 6-year-old client who heard the gunfire and screams of her classmates at the Newtown school massacre.
Attorney Irving Pinsky filed a Notice of Claim and Request for Permission to Sue with Connecticut Claims Commissioner J. Paul Vance Jr.
The claimant, 6-year-old Jill Doe, and her John and Jane Doe parents all live in Newtown.
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Attorney Irving Pinsky filed a Notice of Claim and Request for Permission to Sue with Connecticut Claims Commissioner J. Paul Vance Jr.
The claimant, 6-year-old Jill Doe, and her John and Jane Doe parents all live in Newtown.
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Shoppers evacuated from Burgess Hill shopping centre - Mid Sussex Times #kfcfire
Shoppers evacuated from Burgess Hill shopping centre - Local - Mid Sussex Times: Shoppers had to be evacuated from the Market Place shopping centre in Burgess Hill on Sunday (December, 30) during a fire scare.
The incident happened on one of the busiest Sunday shopping days of the year.
It was later confirmed that an alarm in Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) had gone off and shopping centre staff were able to evacuate people quickly and in an orderly fashion.
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The incident happened on one of the busiest Sunday shopping days of the year.
It was later confirmed that an alarm in Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) had gone off and shopping centre staff were able to evacuate people quickly and in an orderly fashion.
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BBC News - Euticals, Sandycroft: Explosive chemicals to be removed
BBC News - Euticals, Sandycroft: Explosive chemicals to be removed: A large quantity of potentially explosive chemicals which was found at a Flintshire pharmaceuticals factory is to be removed.
A team of experts will dispose of isosorbide dinitrate, known as ISDN, from the Euticals plant in Sandycroft, which has been shut down for more than a month.
ISDN is used to make angina medication.
It was discovered during an inspection after three workers were hospitalised following a chemical spill.
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A team of experts will dispose of isosorbide dinitrate, known as ISDN, from the Euticals plant in Sandycroft, which has been shut down for more than a month.
ISDN is used to make angina medication.
It was discovered during an inspection after three workers were hospitalised following a chemical spill.
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HDB lift ceiling falls and hits resident's kids - STOMP - Singapore Seen -
STOMP - Singapore Seen - HDB lift ceiling falls and hits resident's kids: STOMPer Henry got the shock of his life when the ceiling board of a lift he was in fell and hit his kids on their heads and necks at his HDB flat.
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STOMPer Henry said:
"I got the shock of my life when the whole ceiling of block lift A fell and hit my kids' necks and heads.
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Low price: How the government has put a low price on your life - Hazards magazine
Low price: How the government has put a low price on your life - Hazards magazine:
INSPECTIONS DOCKED
Dock work has been declared low risk and preventive Health and Safety Executive inspections have been for the most part stopped. In March 2012. Hazards asked if the docks are so safe, how come the death rate is running at several times the national average? It turns out HSE’s docks strategy is informed by dud data.
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INSPECTIONS DOCKED
Dock work has been declared low risk and preventive Health and Safety Executive inspections have been for the most part stopped. In March 2012. Hazards asked if the docks are so safe, how come the death rate is running at several times the national average? It turns out HSE’s docks strategy is informed by dud data.
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Phuket worker dies from electric shock, fall
Phuket worker dies from electric shock, fall: PHUKET: A metal worker died on Tuesday in Vachira Phuket Hospital after he received an electric shock and then fell from the top of a four-metre-high archway where he had been working.
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Electric shock as Christmas light collapses - Wishaw Press
Electric shock as Christmas light collapses - Wishaw Press: Fortunately no-one in Overtown was around when this particular cluster fell to earth – otherwise they would have undoubtedly been seeing stars.
This collapsed Christmas decoration came loose from its lamp post lodging after – according to the local authority – being struck by a “high-sided vehicle”.
As it occurred last week Santa’s sleigh has been ruled out as the culprit.
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This collapsed Christmas decoration came loose from its lamp post lodging after – according to the local authority – being struck by a “high-sided vehicle”.
As it occurred last week Santa’s sleigh has been ruled out as the culprit.
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Homes evacuated as blaze wrecks factory used by Arden Direct and Digital in Barwell | This is Leicestershire
Homes evacuated as blaze wrecks factory used by Arden Direct and Digital in Barwell | This is Leicestershire: A factory containing hundreds of thousands of brochures has been destroyed in a huge inferno.
Flames could be seen for miles around as more than 50 firefighters battled the blaze in the centre of Barwell for about seven hours on Saturday.
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Italy: Workman killed at troubled southern steelworks - Adnkronos Security
Italy: Workman killed at troubled southern steelworks - Adnkronos Security: Taranto, 30 Oct. (AKI) - A worker was on Tuesday found dead at the troubled Ilva steel plant in Taranto, southern Italy, which a court has ordered to close owing to heavy pollution at the site.
An investigation has been opened after 29-year-old worker Claudio Marsella's body was found next to an engine that was being connected to locomotive transporting materials between the plant and Taranto's port.
Unions condemned the Marsella's death and declared a strike though Wednesday in protest.
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An investigation has been opened after 29-year-old worker Claudio Marsella's body was found next to an engine that was being connected to locomotive transporting materials between the plant and Taranto's port.
Unions condemned the Marsella's death and declared a strike though Wednesday in protest.
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Elderly man in critical condition after being trapped in Harlem elevator | 7online.com
Elderly man in critical condition after being trapped in Harlem elevator | 7online.com: EAST HARLEM (WABC) --
An elevator accident sent an 85-year-old man to the hospital Sunday night.
The incident happened at the Wilson Houses on 105th street in East Harlem just after 5 on Sunday evening. Firefighters say the elderly man was trapped in an elevator between the first and second floors, and is suffering from a leg fracture. Most of his body was trapped inside the elevator as his feet dangled outside between floors.
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An elevator accident sent an 85-year-old man to the hospital Sunday night.
The incident happened at the Wilson Houses on 105th street in East Harlem just after 5 on Sunday evening. Firefighters say the elderly man was trapped in an elevator between the first and second floors, and is suffering from a leg fracture. Most of his body was trapped inside the elevator as his feet dangled outside between floors.
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3 Hospitalized in Knott's Berry Farm Ride Accident | NBC Southern California
3 Hospitalized in Knott's Berry Farm Ride Accident | NBC Southern California: Three people were hospitalized on Sunday after a stagecoach tipped when a rear wheel came off at Knott’s Berry Farm, a park under scrutiny for malfunctions of another ride earlier this year.
The incident happened before 1:30 p.m. at the amusement park in Buena Park.
The left rear wheel detached from a stagecoaches that was carrying 14 passengers, said Jennifer Blazey, a park spokeswoman.
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The incident happened before 1:30 p.m. at the amusement park in Buena Park.
The left rear wheel detached from a stagecoaches that was carrying 14 passengers, said Jennifer Blazey, a park spokeswoman.
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Two Pittsburgh asbestos lawyers liable in fraud cases - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Two Pittsburgh attorneys, as well as a doctor they hired to read X-rays, were found liable by a federal civil jury in West Virginia for violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and for state-law fraud over 11 fraudulent asbestos claims by railroad employees against CSX Transportation.
On Friday, the jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia awarded $429,240.47, which was the amount CSX said it spent to defend 11 claims it said exemplified a wider practice.
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Tired Australians risk accidents, mood disorders - Yahoo!7
A national survey has found about 20 per cent of Australians have fatigue and exhaustion due to lack of sleep.
The Sleep Health Foundation's study of the sleeping habits of 1500 adults showed that one in five of respondents said poor sleep affected their mood and ability to perform daily activities.
The Foundation's chairman Professor David Hillman says sleepiness can significantly increase the risk of an accident on the road or in the workplace.
"A lot of the population work under the misapprehension that they can get by with less sleep than they actually need," he said.
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Quad bikes criticised following child death - Yahoo!7
The death of a seven-year-old girl in a South Australian quad bike accident has triggered more debate about the safety of the vehicles, including a call for children's quad bikes to be recalled.
The girl was a passenger on the quad bike when it crashed on Sunday afternoon on Thistle Island, about 40 kilometres south-east of Port Lincoln.
She sustained serious head injuries and died at the scene.
The Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health has been studying quad bike safety and says the vehicles are the leading cause of death in Australian agriculture.
The centre's director, Professor Sabina Knight, says mandatory crush protection is needed for adult-sized bikes and is a proven way of reducing deaths and serious injuries.
"It's still possible to be injured, it's still possible to be killed, but the modelling to date suggests that serious harm and fatality reduction could be up to 70 per cent and that is significant," she said.
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Sunday 30 December 2012
17 companies blamed for man’s asbestos exposure, death | Southeast Texas Record
17 companies blamed for man’s asbestos exposure, death | Southeast Texas Record: Sherri Hall, as the executrix of the estate of Arlis Hall, is suing AMF and 16 other companies, alleging they negligently exposed her benefactor to asbestos.
The suit was filed Dec. 21 in Jefferson County District Court.
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2012 Recap: Record number of journalists killed in 2012: Voice of Russia
2012 Recap: Record number of journalists killed in 2012: Voice of Russia: War in Syria, chaos in Somali, violence by Taliban in Pakistan and rampant crime in Mexico and Brazil have converted 2012 into a year of tragedy, with a�record number of journalists killed across the world. The international organization “Reporters Without Borders” says that the outgoing year was the deadliest year for reporters in the world. The number of deaths has increased by one third compared to last year that also registered a very big toll.
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5 Iraqi journalists killed in line of duty in 2012 – press syndicate : Aswat Al Iraq
5 Iraqi journalists killed in line of duty in 2012 – press syndicate : Aswat Al Iraq: BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi press Syndicate said on Saturday that five journalists have been killed in Iraq in 2012 by armed group raising the number of media men who have been killed since 2003 to 373.
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13 journalists killed in Pakistan, five in India this year | NDTV.com
13 journalists killed in Pakistan, five in India this year | NDTV.com: New Delhi: Pakistan saw the highest number of journalists losing their lives in South Asia with 13 of them dying in the line of duty, followed by India with five among a total of 25 media-persons falling victim to violence.
"In 2012, South Asia- the most volatile region- mourned the murder of 25 media persons, with Pakistan again remaining in the lead. 13 journalists lost their lives in Pakistan, followed by five in India, three in Bangladesh, and two each in Nepal and Afghanistan," a report of the South Asia Media Monitor said.
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"In 2012, South Asia- the most volatile region- mourned the murder of 25 media persons, with Pakistan again remaining in the lead. 13 journalists lost their lives in Pakistan, followed by five in India, three in Bangladesh, and two each in Nepal and Afghanistan," a report of the South Asia Media Monitor said.
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Injury can't keep brave baker from success | Illawarra Mercury
Injury can't keep brave baker from success | Illawarra Mercury: The nut-grinding machine at the cake shop where Jessica Timpano works is from the old school of kitchen gadgetry - reliable and surprisingly strong, capable of reducing an almond to little more than a pile of dust.
See your ad hereSee your ad hereEarlier this year, Jessica was cleaning the machine when it snatched in her tea towel and took both her hands with it, deforming eight fingers from the knuckles down.
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Elderly woman's maggot-filled leg amputated - The Local
Elderly woman's maggot-filled leg amputated - The Local: A Stockholm nursing home has been accused of severe neglect after a 95-year-old resident was rushed to hospital with a maggot-infested wound.
The 95-year-old woman lived in the Rosengården nursing home in Midsommarkransen, a Stockholm suburb. She was taken by ambulance to the Karolinska University hospital last summer.
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The 95-year-old woman lived in the Rosengården nursing home in Midsommarkransen, a Stockholm suburb. She was taken by ambulance to the Karolinska University hospital last summer.
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'Human fireball' man thanks women who saved his life in Stockport | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
'Human fireball' man thanks women who saved his life in Stockport | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk: A�man who was turned into a human fireball has thanked the women who saved his life.
John Beswick exploded into flames when he dropped burning paint thinner in his workshop at Cabinet Makers in Davenport, Stockport.
Quick-thinking Ruth Barber and Diane Greenwood, who work at a nearby cafe, ran to the rescue and put� out the flames by� pouring� jugs of water over John.
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John Beswick exploded into flames when he dropped burning paint thinner in his workshop at Cabinet Makers in Davenport, Stockport.
Quick-thinking Ruth Barber and Diane Greenwood, who work at a nearby cafe, ran to the rescue and put� out the flames by� pouring� jugs of water over John.
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Woman finds note from Chinese labor camp prisoner in Kmart decorations - Seattle Political Buzz | Examiner.com
Woman finds note from Chinese labor camp prisoner in Kmart decorations - Seattle Political Buzz | Examiner.com: Oregon resident Julie Keith was shocked when she opened her $29.99 Kmart Halloween graveyard decoration kit to find a letter, folded into eights, hidden between two Styrofoam tombstones.
Coming all the way from unit 8, department 2 of the Masanjia Labor Camp in Shenyang, China, the letter written mostly in English read,
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Coming all the way from unit 8, department 2 of the Masanjia Labor Camp in Shenyang, China, the letter written mostly in English read,
"Sir: If you occasionally buy this product, please kindly resend this letter to the World Human Right Organization. Thousands people here who are under the persicution of the Chinese Communist Party Government will thank and remember you forever."
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Fujairah hotel employees ordered to pay blood money for death of child, two maids | GulfNews.com
Fujairah hotel employees ordered to pay blood money for death of child, two maids | GulfNews.com: Fujairah: The Fujairah Court has ordered a hotel manager and two hotel employees to pay Dh400,000 as blood money for the deaths of an Emirati child and two housemaids in a swimming pool accident.
The court also ordered the suspects to pay Dh500 each for causing the death of the three deceased during their stay in the hotel.
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The court also ordered the suspects to pay Dh500 each for causing the death of the three deceased during their stay in the hotel.
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South Hadley Board of Health says state DEP should fine landfill operator | masslive.com
South Hadley Board of Health says state DEP should fine landfill operator | masslive.com: SOUTH HADLEY – The town Board of Health is asking the state to fine it’s landfill operator over the town’s claim that banned material has been dumped at the facility.
In a recent letter to Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Ken Kimmell, the Board of Health said the agency has shown “blatant indifference” to the dumping of banned material and urged DEP to fine the company.
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In a recent letter to Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Ken Kimmell, the Board of Health said the agency has shown “blatant indifference” to the dumping of banned material and urged DEP to fine the company.
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Loyal pet stays by the side of woman trapped in dunny hole | Bundaberg NewsMail
Loyal pet stays by the side of woman trapped in dunny hole | Bundaberg NewsMail: THE excruciating pain of being trapped down a 2.5m backyard toilet hole with a fractured knee may have been made all the more bearable for Susan Saunders by hearing the whimpers of her 10-year-old blue heeler, named Dog.
The presence of her loyal companion reassured the 65-year-old she was not alone, as she waited in the makeshift dunny with her leg twisted in an "unimaginable" position for hours on her property, near Baffle Creek, until help arrived.
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The presence of her loyal companion reassured the 65-year-old she was not alone, as she waited in the makeshift dunny with her leg twisted in an "unimaginable" position for hours on her property, near Baffle Creek, until help arrived.
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Saturday 29 December 2012
Civil servants to work nine to five - Spain #easylife
Civil servants to work nine to five: PUBLIC sector employees will see a large chunk of their freedom curtailed from the start of next year as their working hours are set to get longer and their lunch hours and time off reduced.
They will be expected to work 37 hours a day, normally 09.00hrs to 17.00hrs with half an hour for lunch, but this may be flexible and allow certain employees to start work at 07.30hrs or finish at 18.30hrs, depending upon their role.
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They will be expected to work 37 hours a day, normally 09.00hrs to 17.00hrs with half an hour for lunch, but this may be flexible and allow certain employees to start work at 07.30hrs or finish at 18.30hrs, depending upon their role.
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Worker killed, another injured in explosion at Cincinnati waste disposal company
Worker killed, another injured in explosion at Cincinnati waste disposal company: CINCINNATI — An explosion at a waste disposal company in Cincinnati has killed one man and left a co-worker injured.
The University of Cincinnati Medical Center says Zachary Henzerling died early Saturday a day after the explosion at Environmental Enterprises Inc.
He was one of four workers shredding an industrial filter when chemicals ignited early Friday
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The University of Cincinnati Medical Center says Zachary Henzerling died early Saturday a day after the explosion at Environmental Enterprises Inc.
He was one of four workers shredding an industrial filter when chemicals ignited early Friday
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26 injured in Macau-Hong Kong ferry collision - Channel NewsAsia
26 injured in Macau-Hong Kong ferry collision - Channel NewsAsia: HONG KONG: Twenty-six people were injured on Saturday in a collision between a Hong Kong-bound passenger ferry and a buoy in Macau, authorities said.It was initially reported that 27 people were injured.The ferry crashed into the buoy in Macau's Outer Harbour around 10 minutes after it left the ferry terminal at approximately 12:15 pm (0415 GMT), Macau Maritime Administration senior technical officer Lam Son told AFP.All of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the ship was towed back to the terminal, Lam said."It was said that the boat went off course, so it crashed into a buoy," Lam said, adding the ferry was not speeding and that the visibility was poor at only 0.8 nautical miles.
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BC Ferries is still dealing with asbestos on several vessels
Two years after concerns were raised locally, BC Ferries is still dealing with asbestos on several vessels, including the Queen of Burnaby serving Comox and Powell River, as well as the North Island Princess sailing between Powell River and Texada Island.
In emails and reports unveiled through a Freedom of Information request, Manager of Occupational Safety and Health for BC Ferries, Kathleen Aslett indicated she has concerns about proper asbestos signage on the Burnaby, saying in an email "I am concerned re the decaling issue on the ship not reflecting the inventory report."
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Alberta rail safety questioned after workers hit by train - Edmonton - CBC News
The company that employed the three men who were struck and injured by a train while cleaning tracks east of Edmonton on Wednesday says changes will be made in light of the accident.
The three men — aged 20, 28 and 32 — work for A&B Rail Services, which was contracted by CN Rail. All three remain in hospital with serious injuries, according to Alberta Occupational Health and Safety.
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Safety check put on hold, mayor wants HSE to inspect council buildings! | This is Gloucestershire #nocompetentsafetyadvice
Safety check put on hold | This is Gloucestershire: COUNCILLORS have put plans to check on the health and safety status of Tewkesbury Town Hall on hold.
Town mayor Ken Powell wanted the town council to ask the Health and Safety Executive to carry out a survey of the building to ensure it complied with legislation.
He doubted that the building would be up to scratch.
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Town mayor Ken Powell wanted the town council to ask the Health and Safety Executive to carry out a survey of the building to ensure it complied with legislation.
He doubted that the building would be up to scratch.
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Two killed, six injured in construction site accident - The Hindu
The Hindu : Cities / Bangalore : Two killed, six injured in construction site accident: Two construction workers died and six suffered injuries when a portion of a wall of a water tank under construction collapsed on them on the military school campus near Anepalya on Hosur Road on Friday.
The incident occurred at around 2.30 p.m. when a group of eight construction workers were at work on the Corps of Military Police Centre and School campus.
The Army personnel managed to rescue four workers trapped under the debris before the Fire and Emergency Services personnel reached the spot.
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The incident occurred at around 2.30 p.m. when a group of eight construction workers were at work on the Corps of Military Police Centre and School campus.
The Army personnel managed to rescue four workers trapped under the debris before the Fire and Emergency Services personnel reached the spot.
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Workers rescued from elevator at Tower of the Americas - San Antonio Express-News
Workers rescued from elevator at Tower of the Americas - San Antonio Express-News: All three elevators at the Tower of the Americas, where several employees were trapped early Friday in one of the cars about 400 feet in the air, were behind schedule on state-mandated annual inspections, records show.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation sent notices in May to Landry's Inc., the company that operates the city-owned landmark, warning that inspections due in April were late. The licensing department oversees elevator safety.
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The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation sent notices in May to Landry's Inc., the company that operates the city-owned landmark, warning that inspections due in April were late. The licensing department oversees elevator safety.
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Friday 28 December 2012
Beachwood Shopping Center Owner Being Fined $40,000 A Day For Numerous Violations - Berkeley, NJ Patch
Beachwood Shopping Center Owner Being Fined $40,000 A Day For Numerous Violations - Berkeley, NJ Patch: Beachwood Shopping Center owner Priscilla Oughton is now facing fines of $40,000 a day for the condition of the battered plaza on Route 9 South in Bayville.
The entire perimeter of the shopping center is now fenced in, so vehicles and pedestrians cannot get near the battered stores and parking lot with sinkholes.
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The entire perimeter of the shopping center is now fenced in, so vehicles and pedestrians cannot get near the battered stores and parking lot with sinkholes.
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Evansville man dies in machinery accident in Alexandria | Alexandria Echo Press | Alexandria, Minnesota
Evansville man dies in machinery accident in Alexandria | Alexandria Echo Press | Alexandria, Minnesota: A 50-year-old Evansville man died in work-related machinery accident at the Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management facility Thursday night.Alexandria police officers responded to the scene at 2115 Jefferson Street at about 9 p.m. The initial report was that a man had fallen from a ladder.
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On the streets roundup: 2 workers killed on job - - Waste & Recycling News
On the streets roundup: 2 workers killed on job -Safety, Police & Fire - Waste & Recycling News: Editor's note: On the Streets is a roundup of mishaps, crashes and other news from the frontlines of the industry. Its purpose is not to make light of misfortune, but to remind us all to remain diligent about safety.The driver of a white minivan struck and killed a garbage worker in Kiryas Joel, N.Y., Dec. 11 and then speeded away from the scene.Anastacio Vasquez of Spring Valley, N.Y., was collecting trash for the village's sanitation department when the accident occurred just before noon. Kiryas Joel sits 55 north of New York City and has a population of about 20,000.
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Steel supply customer suing after forklift allegedly backed into truck | Louisiana Record
Steel supply customer suing after forklift allegedly backed into truck | Louisiana Record: GRETNA – A Kenner-based steel supplier is being sued by one of its customers who was allegedly injured when a forklift backed into his vehicle.
Oscar Mendez filed suit against the Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company and Melco Steel, Inc. in the 24th Judicial District Court on Nov. 5. Mendez claims he was a customer at Melco Stell in Kenner when he was told by employees of the company to back his truck up to a loading dock and that while he was doing so a forklift operated by one of the company’s employees backed into his vehicle at a high rate of speed. The plaintiff alleges that he was seriously injured in the collision
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Oscar Mendez filed suit against the Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company and Melco Steel, Inc. in the 24th Judicial District Court on Nov. 5. Mendez claims he was a customer at Melco Stell in Kenner when he was told by employees of the company to back his truck up to a loading dock and that while he was doing so a forklift operated by one of the company’s employees backed into his vehicle at a high rate of speed. The plaintiff alleges that he was seriously injured in the collision
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Silicosis class action motion filed against South Africa gold firms | Reuters
Silicosis class action motion filed against South Africa gold firms | Reuters: (Reuters) - A South African lawyer has moved to file a class action suit against over 30 gold firms on behalf of 17,000 former miners who say they contracted silicosis, a debilitating lung disease, due to negligence in health and safety.
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Dental drill fell into patient's lung - Sweden
Dental drill fell into patient's lung - The Local: A dental implant surgery turned into a nightmare as the dentist’s drill came unstuck, fell down the patient’s throat and landed in her right lung, an accident which has now been reported to the authorities.
The patient, a 60-year-old woman, was having dental implant surgery at Västmanland County Hospital in Västerås, in central Sweden.
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The patient, a 60-year-old woman, was having dental implant surgery at Västmanland County Hospital in Västerås, in central Sweden.
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Frustration at fire cover cuts - "lack of objections from Halifax residents" - Halifax Courier
Frustration at fire cover cuts - Local - Halifax Courier: A fire brigade union chief has hit out at a “heartbreaking” lack of objections from Halifax residents against plans to lose a fire engine in the town.
Last Friday, members of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority approved plans to reform fire cover across West Yorkshire - including removing a fire engine from Halfiax.
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Last Friday, members of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority approved plans to reform fire cover across West Yorkshire - including removing a fire engine from Halfiax.
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Coal is a killer, just like asbestos - Comox Valley Echo
Coal is a killer, just like asbestos: The pros and cons on the subject of opening a new coal mine in the Beaufort Range have been written about by many of your readers.Some have discussed job creation which on balance seems to a net zero issue.Others discuss stream and groundwater pollution and the detrimental effects on the local shell fish industry.What might be be missing from the bigger picture is that coal use is a dirty and intrinsically polluting activity that in environmentally conscientious societies is being phased out.
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British polluter, Rochdale Spears ignores closure - - VietNam News
British polluter ignores closure - Social Issues - VietNam News: BINH DUONG (VNS)— British wooden furniture maker Rochdale Spears in Binh Duong Province has ignored a second order by authorities to suspend operations on Wednesday until it improves its waste treatment system.
The company, whose second unit is situated in the Dong An Industrial Park, had first been ordered to shut by November 16 and also fined VND250 million (US$12,000) for causing pollution.
Following its failure to comply, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment gave it a fresh deadline of Wednesday.
Bui Manh Lan, director of the Dong An IP Authority, told Viet Nam News yesterday that Rochdale Spears has defied orders again and continues to operate.
The company's workers continued spraying chemicals on furniture items in an open workshop.
The area near the factory smelled of sawdust and chemicals.
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The company, whose second unit is situated in the Dong An Industrial Park, had first been ordered to shut by November 16 and also fined VND250 million (US$12,000) for causing pollution.
Following its failure to comply, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment gave it a fresh deadline of Wednesday.
Bui Manh Lan, director of the Dong An IP Authority, told Viet Nam News yesterday that Rochdale Spears has defied orders again and continues to operate.
The company's workers continued spraying chemicals on furniture items in an open workshop.
The area near the factory smelled of sawdust and chemicals.
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Daughter finds father dead after 'tree-cutting accident' - - Independent.ie
Daughter finds father dead after 'tree-cutting accident' - National News - Independent.ie: A daughter found her father dead after he went to trim trees and failed to return yesterday.Father-of-four Norman Frizzell died after suffering injuries on land close to his home in Drumkeen, Co Donegal.Mr Frizzell (66) was using a chainsaw and may have fatally injured himself while using the machinery.
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Several Water Bottling Firms Banned : allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe:
allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Several Water Bottling Firms Banned (Page 1 of 2): GOVERNMENT has banned several water bottling companies for failing to meet basic hygienic requirements. Fifteen out of 49 companies that had applied for licences were registered. Ministry of Health and Child Welfare food control deputy director Mr Freddy Chinyavanhu yesterday said only 21 water brands from 15 companies supplying bottled water had been certified by the Food Standards Advisory Board.
FSAB is the regulatory board that makes random checks on the quality and safety of water for domestic and commercial use.
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"Health and safety officials banned ladders" | Stoke-on-Trent City Council - This is Staffordshire #badresearch
LOFTY IDEA TO CUT �1M REPAIR BILL | This is Staffordshire: HOUSING workers are to use an industrial cherry-picker for repairs at council houses – to help cut an annual bill of almost �1 million for scaffolding.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Kier have agreed to invest in the 'mobile platform' to allow contractors to carry out work on security lights and roofs without forking out for scaffolds.
Health and safety officials banned ladders after a worker was seriously injured in a fall.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Kier have agreed to invest in the 'mobile platform' to allow contractors to carry out work on security lights and roofs without forking out for scaffolds.
Health and safety officials banned ladders after a worker was seriously injured in a fall.
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Two workers killed in landslip | The Malay Mail
Two workers killed in landslip | The Malay Mail: TWO workers were killed after they were buried in a landslip at the Ambangan Heights construction site yesterday.The victims — P. Mogan (pic), 39, from Bedong, and S. Saravanan, 25, from Sungai Lalang — were laying sewerage pipes in the new housing project when the soil suddenly gave way, burying them alive during the 10.30am incident.The contractor, Ng Jun Chuan, 45, suffered minor injuries, while another worker, identified as Ming Wei Toh, 51, and the excavator operator escaped unhurt.
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Thursday 27 December 2012
Fox 12 To Go: Forklift accident leads to weed killer spill
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - A forklift accident inside a local business led to a spill of more than 100 gallons of weed killer.
It happened at 3:30 a.m. Thursday at 9026 N.E. 13th Ave. Firefighters arrived, assessed the situation and worked to ensure the leak was contained until a hazardous materials cleanup crew arrived.
Investigators said a forklift punctured a container holding 240 gallons of weed killer. Firefighters estimated about half of it leaked out.
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Cottage Food Act, new for 2013, lets home producers sell their goods, cuts red tape | Off-Ramp | 89.3 KPCC
Most states allow people to make and sell food from their homes with minimal regulation. Starting Tuesday, California joins them. Off-Ramp played a small role in getting the "Homemade Food Act" passed.
We need public health laws to regulate food. I mean, you don't really want Grandma making pork sausage at home, smoking her Newports, with who-knows-what on the cutting board, and the cats jumping up on the counter. And you sure don't want her to be selling it.
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Hull City Council environmental health team issues warning to takeaways | This is Hull and East Riding
MANY of Hull's takeaways need to make major hygiene improvements, health inspectors have warned.
Takeaways make up most of the dozens of businesses that inspectors have ruled need to make urgent or major improvements.
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Airline pilots falling asleep in cockpit because of fatigue - Telegraph
Airline pilots falling asleep in cockpit because of fatigue - Telegraph: The findings of a study by Simon Bennett of Leicester University, has
rekindled fears that passenger safety could be put at risk by pilot fatigue.
While the Federal Aviation Administration in the USA has tightened rules
governing flying hours following a crash in Buffalo, New York in which 50
people died, the European Aviation Safety Agency is looking to relax British
regulations to bring them into line with other parts of the EU.
Two pilots speaking to the Daily Telegraph on condition of anonymity, admitted
they had nodded off in the cockpit.
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rekindled fears that passenger safety could be put at risk by pilot fatigue.
While the Federal Aviation Administration in the USA has tightened rules
governing flying hours following a crash in Buffalo, New York in which 50
people died, the European Aviation Safety Agency is looking to relax British
regulations to bring them into line with other parts of the EU.
Two pilots speaking to the Daily Telegraph on condition of anonymity, admitted
they had nodded off in the cockpit.
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Kankakee man killed in forklift accident | abc7chicago.com
Kankakee man killed in forklift accident | abc7chicago.com: December 27, 2012 (ST. ANNE, Ill.) --
A 21-year-old consignment auction worker from Kankakee died Wednesday after becoming trapped in a forklift.
The Daily Journal in Kankakee reports that Jacob Dluzak of Kankakee died Wednesday morning. A coworker at St. Anne Farmers Consignment Auction found Dluzak trapped in the bars of a boom forklift. The Kankakee County coroner says Dluzak was pronounced dead in the emergency room at a Kankakee hospital.
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A 21-year-old consignment auction worker from Kankakee died Wednesday after becoming trapped in a forklift.
The Daily Journal in Kankakee reports that Jacob Dluzak of Kankakee died Wednesday morning. A coworker at St. Anne Farmers Consignment Auction found Dluzak trapped in the bars of a boom forklift. The Kankakee County coroner says Dluzak was pronounced dead in the emergency room at a Kankakee hospital.
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OSHA Investigating Fall That Killed Construction Worker: News: SFAppeal
OSHA Investigating Fall That Killed Construction Worker: News: SFAppeal: A construction worker who fell more than a dozen feet at a house under construction near San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital this morning has died, a fire department spokeswoman said.
The fall was reported at 10:37 a.m. at 40 Edgehill Way, where contractors were building a new three-story home.
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Russian fishing boat sends SOS signal in Sea of Japan - English pravda.ru
Russian fishing boat sends SOS signal in Sea of Japan - English pravda.ru: The fishing trawler Alanet with 24 fishermen on board gave a distress signal. The ship stays in the responsibility of Japan, and Japanese rescuers rushed to help the Russian fishermen.
The main engine of the trawler failed in the area of South Kuril Islands in the Sea of Japan.
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Man dies from eating 28 raw eggs in a bet - Tunisia - English pravda.ru
Man dies from eating 28 raw eggs in a bet - English pravda.ru: In Tunisia, a local man died after he had eaten 28 raw eggs in a bet with his friends.
The incident occurred in the city of Kairouan, in the northeast of the country. Dau Fatnassi, a 20-year-old man, concluded an unusual bet with his friends. The amount, for which the man agreed to risk his health is unknown, Tunisian radio Shems FM said.
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The incident occurred in the city of Kairouan, in the northeast of the country. Dau Fatnassi, a 20-year-old man, concluded an unusual bet with his friends. The amount, for which the man agreed to risk his health is unknown, Tunisian radio Shems FM said.
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Drunken Brit drives stolen car on Schiphol airport runway - DutchNews.nl -
DutchNews.nl - Drunken Brit drives stolen car on Schiphol airport runway: A drunken British man was arrested on Tuesday after driving a stolen car on a Schiphol airport runway for a few minutes, news agency AFP reported.
Police said the unnamed passenger was on his way home for Christmas when he pushed an emergency exit button on an airport gate, went onto the tarmac and stole a car belonging to an airport contractor.
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Police said the unnamed passenger was on his way home for Christmas when he pushed an emergency exit button on an airport gate, went onto the tarmac and stole a car belonging to an airport contractor.
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One in five imported fireworks are 'too dangerous' to sell - DutchNews.nl -
DutchNews.nl - One in five imported fireworks are 'too dangerous' to sell: Almost one in five fireworks imported into the Netherlands for sale to the general public failed to meet safety standards, according to a report by government inspectors.
The main problems inspectors identified are inflammable packing, fireworks which fall over easily and fireworks which go off too quickly, broadcaster RTL reported.
This year 18% of imported fireworks were rejected on safety grounds, down from 21% last year and in 2010. Over the past eight years, on average one in four fireworks is considered too dangerous to sell.
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The main problems inspectors identified are inflammable packing, fireworks which fall over easily and fireworks which go off too quickly, broadcaster RTL reported.
This year 18% of imported fireworks were rejected on safety grounds, down from 21% last year and in 2010. Over the past eight years, on average one in four fireworks is considered too dangerous to sell.
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Fire guts fish and chip shop (From The Northern Echo)
Fire guts fish and chip shop (From The Northern Echo): A BUSINESS owner has been left devastated after a blaze badly damaged his fish and chip shop this morning (Thursday, December 27).
Shop staff and residents had to be evacuated from adjoining buildings when Flippers went up in flames in a Middlesbrough shopping centre.
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Shop staff and residents had to be evacuated from adjoining buildings when Flippers went up in flames in a Middlesbrough shopping centre.
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Two workers killed in landslip at housing construction site - Nation | The Star Online
Two workers killed in landslip at housing construction site - Nation | The Star Online: SUNGAI PETANI: Two workers were killed, another escaped unhurt while their employer was injured in a landslip at the Ambangan Heights housing construction site here Thursday. The bodies of the dead workers, P. Morgan, 39, and S. Saravanan, 25, were removed from the rubble by fire and rescue personnel, said Sungai Petani Fire and Rescue chief Deputy Supt Rosdi Ismail. He said worker Ming Wei Toh, 51, escaped unhurt and managed to pull out his employer, Ng Jun Chuan, 45, who was injured.
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Workers set alight Assam tea estate boss and spouse - The Standard HK
Workers set alight Assam tea estate boss and spouse - The Standard: Tea plantation workers torched the home of their boss, killing him and his wife, following a labor dispute in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, officials said.
About 1,000 workers at the privately-owned M.K.B. Tea Estate attacked the plantation owner's bungalow yesterday and set it alight, police said.
Mridul Bhattacharya and his wife Rita were burned to death as workers armed with home-made weapons prevented police from rescuing them, they said, AFP reports.
“The body of the planter was charred beyond recognition and reduced to ashes while the body of the wife was found lying in the kitchen,'' local police officer
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About 1,000 workers at the privately-owned M.K.B. Tea Estate attacked the plantation owner's bungalow yesterday and set it alight, police said.
Mridul Bhattacharya and his wife Rita were burned to death as workers armed with home-made weapons prevented police from rescuing them, they said, AFP reports.
“The body of the planter was charred beyond recognition and reduced to ashes while the body of the wife was found lying in the kitchen,'' local police officer
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Freed from work stress, pensioners sleep soundly - Germany
Freed from work stress, pensioners sleep soundly - The Local: Freshly retired Germans tend to sleep better than their working counterparts, a study released on Wednesday suggested. But as old age sets in, getting good-quality shut-eye becomes increasingly difficult.
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80% of helmets sold at markets substandard - VietNam News
80% of helmets sold at markets substandard - Social Issues - VietNam News: HA NOI – Up to 80 per cent of helmets sold at markets are substandard and would not protect a rider's head in an accident, a conference heard yesterday.
The conference on the quality of helmets, held by the Viet Nam Red Cross and the Viet Nam-based Global Road Safety Partnership, was part of the policy-making process on helmet standards.
Vice chairman of the Viet Nam Red Cross Nguyen Huu Hong said there were, on average, 36 traffic accidents nation-wide each day, killing 30 people and injuring 28.
Statistics from Ha Noi-based Viet Nam-Germany Hospital showed that the number who suffered brain injuries due to not wearing helmets was 33.8 per cent, three times higher than the number who did.
Up to 86 per cent of cases of brain injuries in the hospital were as a result of traffic accidents.
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The conference on the quality of helmets, held by the Viet Nam Red Cross and the Viet Nam-based Global Road Safety Partnership, was part of the policy-making process on helmet standards.
Vice chairman of the Viet Nam Red Cross Nguyen Huu Hong said there were, on average, 36 traffic accidents nation-wide each day, killing 30 people and injuring 28.
Statistics from Ha Noi-based Viet Nam-Germany Hospital showed that the number who suffered brain injuries due to not wearing helmets was 33.8 per cent, three times higher than the number who did.
Up to 86 per cent of cases of brain injuries in the hospital were as a result of traffic accidents.
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Revealed: Thousands harmed in our hospitals | Herald Scotland
Revealed: Thousands harmed in our hospitals | Herald Scotland: New figures show the number of incidents has risen over the past three years, with tens of thousands of people affected.A shocking catalogue of injuries and accidents has led to complaints that health boards are not doing enough to prevent problems occurring. Calls have also been made for a national approach to recording the incidents as Scotland's 14 health boards have differing policies.
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Roadside utility worker killed during storm by motorist in Chautauqua County - City & Region - The Buffalo News
Roadside utility worker killed during storm by motorist in Chautauqua County - City & Region - The Buffalo News: A utility worker was killed during Wednesday’s snow storm when hit by a car in Chautauqua County, just south of the Village of Westfield.State police said that Billy J. Johnson II, of Crown City, Ohio, was pronounced dead at the scene, on Route 394. Troopers said visibility was poor during the crash because of blowing snow, and that the roads were icy.
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Safety urged after worker deaths rise in Wales - BBC News - Industrial accidents:
BBC News - Industrial accidents: Safety urged after worker deaths rise in Wales: Employers are being urged to rethink workplace safety in the new year after statistics showed 18 workers in Wales lost their lives last year.
The number of deaths rose from 11 in 2010/11, and seven the year before.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said health and safety must be taken seriously and urged employers to "tackle the real dangers".
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The number of deaths rose from 11 in 2010/11, and seven the year before.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said health and safety must be taken seriously and urged employers to "tackle the real dangers".
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Tragedy strikes at FutureMark Mill | Pioneer Tribune
Tragedy strikes at FutureMark Mill | www.pioneertribune.com | Pioneer Tribune: MANISTIQUE – A tragedy struck FutureMark – Manistique in May, only one month after the mill was saved from threats of closure from bankruptcy. The tragic forklift accident, involving employee Debbie L. Carlson, 53, of Manistique saddened mill officials and employees, as well as the community.
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Accident claims life of Kankakee man - The Daily-Journal St. Anne:
St. Anne: Accident claims life of Kankakee man - The Daily-Journal: A 21-year-old Kankakee man died after he was trapped in the bars of a boom forklift Wednesday morning.
Jacob Dluzak was found by a coworker at St. Anne Farmers Consignment Auction, Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner said. Dluzak was taken to Riverside Medical Center where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room at 10:49 a.m., Gessner said.
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Jacob Dluzak was found by a coworker at St. Anne Farmers Consignment Auction, Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner said. Dluzak was taken to Riverside Medical Center where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room at 10:49 a.m., Gessner said.
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Wednesday 26 December 2012
OBB to end disastrous eastern European outsourcing - - Austrian Times
�BB to end disastrous eastern European outsourcing - Business News - Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper: After a disastrous experience involving the moving of the repair of rolling stock to eastern Europe that resulted in defective wagons causing at least one accident in Italy the Austrian rail company OBB is reportedly bringing maintenance back to Austria.
The railway workers union in Austria had criticised the move to outsource the repair to eastern Europe branding it as wage dumping after it was revealed that unsafe wheels were to blame for the accident in South Tyrol. Trade unionists said that while OBB staff were put under threat because of the move to switch work to Slovakia - the accident proves it was the wrong decision and they demanded an about turn.
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The railway workers union in Austria had criticised the move to outsource the repair to eastern Europe branding it as wage dumping after it was revealed that unsafe wheels were to blame for the accident in South Tyrol. Trade unionists said that while OBB staff were put under threat because of the move to switch work to Slovakia - the accident proves it was the wrong decision and they demanded an about turn.
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Worker pulped by giant mixing machine - Austrian Times
Worker pulped by giant mixing machine - General News - Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper: An Austrian worker was ripped apart shortly before Christmas after he fell into a giant mixing machine during cleaning work.
The giant mixing machine was used to mash up tons of material at a time in order to make fireproof bricks. The 46-year-old worker had reportedly switched off the device before climbing into clean it but for some reason it had started up.
As a result his body was torn apart and mashed into an unrecognisable pulp, according to police who are investigating the accident together with health and safety experts.
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The giant mixing machine was used to mash up tons of material at a time in order to make fireproof bricks. The 46-year-old worker had reportedly switched off the device before climbing into clean it but for some reason it had started up.
As a result his body was torn apart and mashed into an unrecognisable pulp, according to police who are investigating the accident together with health and safety experts.
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Charges expected over balcony collapse schoolgirls - Austrian Times
Charges expected over balcony collapse schoolgirls - General News - Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper: An expert report has concluded that the balcony that collapsed in the middle of October that left four girls on a skiing trip from Germany hospitalised after they fell 20 foot to the ground had not been properly built.
Prosecutors are now investigating over possible charges of aggravated assault as a result of the negligence but say that the original constructor that put up the balcony had died 10 years ago.
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Prosecutors are now investigating over possible charges of aggravated assault as a result of the negligence but say that the original constructor that put up the balcony had died 10 years ago.
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Fighting the fibrous hazard - The Hindu: Mobile Edition
Environment activists express concern over the reported use of carcinogenic asbestos onboard aircraft-carrier warship INS Vikramaditya
Even as the delivery of India’s second aircraft carrier, Admiral Gorshkov, has been pushed back towards the end of 2013 owing to repairs in the malfunctioning boiler section, activists and environmental advocacy groups have expressed concern over reported use of asbestos-based insulation in the warship.
Given the health hazards that asbestos poses and the fact that International Maritime Organisation (IMO), of which India is a member state since 1959, has banned installation of all types of asbestos-containing materials as of January 1, 2011, activists have expressed “shock and surprise” over India’s willingness to accept use of asbestos in the aircraft carrier’s insulation in the boiler section.
In a letter to Navy Chief Admiral D.K. Joshi, Occupational and Environmental Health Network of India (OEHNI) coordinator Mohit Gupta pointed out that IMO circular of 2011 was binding on all IMO member states.
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Seven months on, asbestos remains uncovered | Geelong, VIC, Australia
MORE than seven months after the Geelong Advertiser revealed an illegal asbestos dump on the Corio Bay foreshore at North Geelong, the dangerous waste is still there - uncovered.
An environmental watchdog asked the Environment Protection Authority to remove the asbestos and investigate who was responsible for dumping it.
But North Geelong resident Gordon Alderson, who was a member of Geelong Community for Good Life before it disbanded, said it was ridiculous that the EPA had not instructed a contractor to fix the problem and then establish who was responsible for the illegal dump.
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Another accident at World Trade Center construction site in lower Manhattan - NY Daily News
Firefighters responded to a small blaze in a storage container at the World Trade Center construction site on Wednesday, authorities said.
The fire ignited inside the small unit near the memorial center about 11:30 a.m., officials said. No injuries were reported.
It was not immediately clear what sparked the fire.
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U.S. Sailors Sue Japan Over Fukushima
Courthouse News Service: SAN DIEGO (CN) - The Fukushima nuclear disaster exposed Navy rescue workers to dangerous levels of radiation, which the government-owned power plant covered up, eight U.S. sailors claim in court.
Eight crew members of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, whose home port is San Diego, sued the Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Federal Court.
They claim the utility company, "a wholly owned public benefit subsidiary of the government of Japan," misrepresented radiation levels to lull the U.S. Navy "into a false sense of security."
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Eight crew members of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, whose home port is San Diego, sued the Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Federal Court.
They claim the utility company, "a wholly owned public benefit subsidiary of the government of Japan," misrepresented radiation levels to lull the U.S. Navy "into a false sense of security."
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$7.7 Million Verdict Against San Diego - after the city canceled its tree-trimming program due to budget cuts
Courthouse News Service: SAN DIEGO (CN) - A jury ordered San Diego to pay $7.7 million to a man who was rendered paraplegic when one of the city's thousands of palm trees fell and crushed his legs, after the city canceled its tree-trimming program due to budget cuts.
A 60-foot tall queen palm fell on Michael Burke in his Mission Hills neighborhood on Jan. 21, 2010, shattering his pelvis and left leg.
Burke, who sued the city in Superior Court in 2011, said San Diego knew as early as 1984 that many of its stately palms are aging and diseased and should have been removed.
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A 60-foot tall queen palm fell on Michael Burke in his Mission Hills neighborhood on Jan. 21, 2010, shattering his pelvis and left leg.
Burke, who sued the city in Superior Court in 2011, said San Diego knew as early as 1984 that many of its stately palms are aging and diseased and should have been removed.
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'Health and safety has gone too far' / Reading Chronicle - Reading Borough Council reject sensible solutions
'Health and safety has gone too far' / Reading Chronicle / News / Roundup: A VULNERABLE woman says health and safety rules "have gone too far" and are preventing her leading an independent life.
The 59-year-old has been banned from leaving her essential crutches at the foot of the main stairwell in the block of flats in Knights Way, Emmer Green, where she lives on the first floor. Mobility issues mean she is unable to carry them up and down the stairs on her own, meaning she cannot go out at all unless she has someone with her.
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The 59-year-old has been banned from leaving her essential crutches at the foot of the main stairwell in the block of flats in Knights Way, Emmer Green, where she lives on the first floor. Mobility issues mean she is unable to carry them up and down the stairs on her own, meaning she cannot go out at all unless she has someone with her.
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Stagehand hurt on Twain's new show struggles to recover - News - ReviewJournal.com
Stagehand hurt on Twain's new show struggles to recover - News - ReviewJournal.com: Matthew Moore sits in his Pahrump home, his arm in a cast and his neck in a brace.The 35-year-old stagehand remembers nothing about how he ended up in this position.He just knows it has something to do with that day working on the set of "Still the One," the Shania Twain show at Caesars Palace.
Moore, 35, is one of two stagehands who have fallen into the stage's two-story loading pit in the past 14 months, prompting investigations and fines from state regulators, and raising questions about workplace safety.
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Moore, 35, is one of two stagehands who have fallen into the stage's two-story loading pit in the past 14 months, prompting investigations and fines from state regulators, and raising questions about workplace safety.
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Barry-Wehmiller has a funny way of valuing its employees - latimes.com
Barry-Wehmiller has a funny way of valuing its employees - latimes.com: Closing a high-performing L.A.-area plant and transferring skilled jobs to lower-paid workers in Ohio doesn't square with the CEO's saccharine prattle of caring about 'team members.'
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Festive season death toll passes 1000 - South Africa : Eyewitness News:
Eyewitness News: Festive season death toll passes 1000: CAPE TOWN - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) on Tuesday said the number of people killed on South Africa's roads was estimated to be more than 1, 000.
At least 11 people were killed in various road accidents over the weekend.
RTMC spokesman Ashraf Ismail said the national death toll was at this stage likely to be over 1, 100.
He said the estimate was based on the fact that an average of between 38 and 40 people died daily on roads nationwide.
Ismail said the majority of accidents reported do far were head on collisions.
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At least 11 people were killed in various road accidents over the weekend.
RTMC spokesman Ashraf Ismail said the national death toll was at this stage likely to be over 1, 100.
He said the estimate was based on the fact that an average of between 38 and 40 people died daily on roads nationwide.
Ismail said the majority of accidents reported do far were head on collisions.
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Woman lives in world of pain after workplace accident... | Stuff.co.nz
Woman lives in world of pain after workplace accident... | Stuff.co.nz: When Fuatino Faumuina slipped on the steps at the police college in Porirua, she never imagined it would mean six years of fighting with ACC.
Originally from Samoa, Mrs Faumuina suffered a hip and spine sprain in January 2006 when she fell while working in the kitchen.
The injuries led to a chronic pain disorder and depression, leaving her unable to work and reliant on her weekly compensation.
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Originally from Samoa, Mrs Faumuina suffered a hip and spine sprain in January 2006 when she fell while working in the kitchen.
The injuries led to a chronic pain disorder and depression, leaving her unable to work and reliant on her weekly compensation.
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Tree worker killed in accident in Haverhill yard | North - WCVB Home
Tree worker killed in accident in Haverhill yard | North - WCVB Home: HAVERHILL, Mass. —A man who was pinned under a large tree branch in a Haverhill yard Monday afternoon has died, the Eagle-Tribune reported.
The 32-year-old Hampton, N.H., man was working for a tree removal company when he was killed.
The accident happened in the yard of a home at 133 North Ave., where work was being done by Plante's Tree Removal Takedown company, the newspaper reported.
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The 32-year-old Hampton, N.H., man was working for a tree removal company when he was killed.
The accident happened in the yard of a home at 133 North Ave., where work was being done by Plante's Tree Removal Takedown company, the newspaper reported.
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The 14yr old victim's severed head and mutilated torso were found inside the harvester. | Bangkok Post: breakingnews
Sugarcane worker killed by harvester | Bangkok Post: breakingnews: A 14-year-old boy helping harvest sugarcane has been killed in a gruesome accident involving a combine harvester in Kanchanaburi province.
Police received a report of the death late Tuesday afternoon.
The boy was working at a sugarcane plantation in tambon Takhram En of Tha Maka district. Investigators were shocked on arriving at the scene, finding hacked up body parts scattered in the field.
The victim's severed head and mutilated torso were found inside the harvester.
The victim was identified as Watchara Chaisit, 14.
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Police received a report of the death late Tuesday afternoon.
The boy was working at a sugarcane plantation in tambon Takhram En of Tha Maka district. Investigators were shocked on arriving at the scene, finding hacked up body parts scattered in the field.
The victim's severed head and mutilated torso were found inside the harvester.
The victim was identified as Watchara Chaisit, 14.
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Shropshire fire service suffers biggest cuts in UK � Shropshire Star
Shropshire fire service suffers biggest cuts in UK � Shropshire Star: Councillor Stuart West, chairman of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority, said Shropshire has one of the most poorly funded brigades but has had its grant cut by 22 per cent since 2010 – whereas neighbouring brigades in Staffordshire and in Hereford and Worcester have had cuts of less than eight per cent.It comes as Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s chief fire officer Paul Raymond warned that frontline services will have to go, with the organisation facing an additional �1.3 million cut per year until 2016, on top of the �3.2 million already removed from its �20 million annual budget.
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China recall for Land Rovers
China recall for Land Rovers: Jaguar Land Rover's Chinese subsidiary will recall 337 cars because of substandard fixings in their brakes and steering boxes.
China's national product quality watchdog said in a statement on its website that Jaguar Land Rover's China unit is recalling 190 2012 Evoque and Freelander vehicles produced on June 11 this year.
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China's national product quality watchdog said in a statement on its website that Jaguar Land Rover's China unit is recalling 190 2012 Evoque and Freelander vehicles produced on June 11 this year.
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Truckers 'should keep a tax toilet log book' - Germany
Truckers 'should keep a tax toilet log book' - The Local: Germany's 1.5 million truck drivers should start to keep a 'log book' for the tax office of how often and for how long they go to the toilet, it was reported recently.
The top tax authority has recommended that truck drivers note down the duration and frequency of their ablutions in order to work out how much of their income should be written off from tax the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said at the weekend.
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The top tax authority has recommended that truck drivers note down the duration and frequency of their ablutions in order to work out how much of their income should be written off from tax the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said at the weekend.
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Tsunami warning towers "useless" - Thailand
Warning towers "useless" - The Nation: Crippled by robberies and inadequate maintenance, tsunami warning towers in some provinces in the South may not be able to send out an alarm when needed.
"I found that several towers were in a poor condition, with thieves having stolen loudspeakers and other equipment. The early-warning system in Ranong may not work properly," Watchara Thirarattanangkoon said yesterday in his capacity as chairman of the Foundation of National Disaster Warning Council's Ranong branch.
There are 13 warning towers in Ranong, one of the six southern provinces hit by the 2004 tsunami.
"Locals are now worried," said Wichai Sricharoen, chairman of the Bang Hin Tambon Administrative Organisation. Bang Hin is in Ranong's Kapoe district.
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"I found that several towers were in a poor condition, with thieves having stolen loudspeakers and other equipment. The early-warning system in Ranong may not work properly," Watchara Thirarattanangkoon said yesterday in his capacity as chairman of the Foundation of National Disaster Warning Council's Ranong branch.
There are 13 warning towers in Ranong, one of the six southern provinces hit by the 2004 tsunami.
"Locals are now worried," said Wichai Sricharoen, chairman of the Bang Hin Tambon Administrative Organisation. Bang Hin is in Ranong's Kapoe district.
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Roosters Owner Given Suspended Prison Sentence For Health And Safety Breaches
News - Local News: Stony Stratford (MK11): A fast food shop owner has been given a 6 month prison sentence suspended for 2 years, 150 hours of unpaid work and is disqualified from acting as a Director of a business for 5 years at Aylesbury Crown Court on Thursday 20 December after an employee was badly burned by boiling hot pressurised cooking oil when a chicken cooker failed and sprayed oil at over 200 degrees onto him.Mr Saidqur Rahman, 36, of 15 Conway Crescent Bletchley, pleaded guilty to breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HASWA), the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR) and the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
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Crew saved as ship slips below waves - Globaltimes.cn
Crew saved as ship slips below waves - Globaltimes.cn: Fifteen sailors were rescued Sunday evening after their freighter began to sink near the mouth of the Yangtze River, the local maritime authority reported.The 98-meter-long freighter, which was laden with a cargo of mineral sands, sent out a distress call around 7:50 pm after it began to teeter due to strong winds, according to the Ministry of Transport's Donghai Rescue Bureau and the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration.The administration dispatched four rescue vessels as soon as it received the call, according to a statement from the administration.
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Two firefighters shot dead in upstate New York - CNN.com
(CNN) -- At least two firefighters were shot and killed at the scene of a fire that engulfed multiple houses in upstate New York on Monday, police said.Doctors treated two other firefighters for gunshot wounds, police in Webster, New York, told reporters.
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Kmart is not liable for failing to provide its cashiers in central California with "suitable" seats,
(CN) - Kmart is not liable for failing to provide its cashiers in central California with "suitable" seats, a federal judge ruled after a one-week bench trial.
Lisa Garvey sued the store's owner, Sears Holding Management, in April 2011, and the case later morphed into a federal class action against Kmart.
Garvey alleged the big-box store violated California's wage order since Labor Code Section 1198 and Section 14(A) of Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Order 7-2001 provide that: "All working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats."
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Railroad worker reportedly dead after accident in Fort Wayne - News-Sentinel.com
Railroad worker reportedly dead after accident in Fort Wayne - News-Sentinel.com: A Norfolk Southern Railroad employee in Fort Wayne was injured and apparently killed in an accident Monday morning.At about 7 a.m., Fort Wayne Fire Department crews were called to the railroad tracks near Hanna and Hayden streets after a man fell onto the tracks and had a hand and foot amputated, according to emergency radio traffic.Emergency workers searched for about 15 minutes before finding the man. A few minutes later, they called for a coroner, indicating that the man had died.
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Doncaster lorry driver killed after Hebden Bridge supermarket trolley crush - Local - South Yorkshire Times
Doncaster lorry driver killed after Hebden Bridge supermarket crush - Local - South Yorkshire Times: AN investigation is under way after a Doncaster truck driver died while delivering Christmas food supplies.
The 65-year-old, who has not being named, is thought to have been crushed by a metal delivery cage as he made a delivery in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning.Police and paramedics were called to a supermarket in Hebden Bridge following reports that a man had been trapped by the trolley, understood to be full of produce.
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The 65-year-old, who has not being named, is thought to have been crushed by a metal delivery cage as he made a delivery in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning.Police and paramedics were called to a supermarket in Hebden Bridge following reports that a man had been trapped by the trolley, understood to be full of produce.
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British ship in distress near Gotland - Sweden
British ship in distress near Gotland - The Local: Sweden and Latvia launched a rescue operation today after a British ship got in trouble in the waters between Gotland and Latvia.
The seven-strong crew on board the cargo ship, Scot Isles, raised alarm around 8am on Monday, the morning of Christmas Eve.
The ship's cargo had slid over to one side, putting the vessel off balance.
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The seven-strong crew on board the cargo ship, Scot Isles, raised alarm around 8am on Monday, the morning of Christmas Eve.
The ship's cargo had slid over to one side, putting the vessel off balance.
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Four kidnapped in pirate attack off Nigeria
Four kidnapped in pirate attack: Pirates have attacked a supply ship off Nigeria and kidnapped four sailors in the latest such incident off the country's oil-producing southern coast.
The attack took place about 40 nautical miles off of Nigeria's Bayelsa state. There was no further information on the nationality of the crew or the ship.
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The attack took place about 40 nautical miles off of Nigeria's Bayelsa state. There was no further information on the nationality of the crew or the ship.
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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service - Crews tackle blaze at Ashton takeaway
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service - Crews tackle blaze at Ashton takeaway: GREATER Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) crews managed to save a family's belongings after a fire ripped through a flat above a takeaway in Ashton.
Four fire engines from Ashton and Stalybridge fire stations and an aerial platform from Oldham were called to the property in Stockport Road shortly before 9am on Monday, December 24.
When crews arrived they found the ground and first floors of a mid-terraced shop property well alight.
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Four fire engines from Ashton and Stalybridge fire stations and an aerial platform from Oldham were called to the property in Stockport Road shortly before 9am on Monday, December 24.
When crews arrived they found the ground and first floors of a mid-terraced shop property well alight.
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Melcom fire disaster; NFS blame it on Electrical fault |
Melcom fire disaster; NFS blame it on Electrical fault | General News 2012-12-24: Fire Officers at Agona Swedru National Fire Service (NFS) have stated that preliminary investigations into Saturday’s fire incident at the Agona Swedru branch of the Melcom shopping centre revealed that an electrical fault caused the fire.
The Agona Swedru branch of Melcom Shopping Centre last Saturday was gutted by fire with goods worth millions of Ghana Cedis which took combined efforts of the Kasoa, Winneba and Swedru Fire stations to bring it under control.
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The Agona Swedru branch of Melcom Shopping Centre last Saturday was gutted by fire with goods worth millions of Ghana Cedis which took combined efforts of the Kasoa, Winneba and Swedru Fire stations to bring it under control.
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Dubai man fined for damages after landing on car while chasing parrot - The National
Dubai man fined for damages after landing on car while chasing parrot - The National: DUBAI // A man chasing a parrot leaned on a glass window, broke it, and fell from the first floor of a building onto a car, a court heard today.
British man BP, 29, sustained multiple fractures to his hands and injuries to his face when he fell onto a Volkswagen Fox parked next to his company's office in the Intercoil building, Al Quoz, on April 18.
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British man BP, 29, sustained multiple fractures to his hands and injuries to his face when he fell onto a Volkswagen Fox parked next to his company's office in the Intercoil building, Al Quoz, on April 18.
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Malaysian vessel runs aground off VN, rescuers hampered by rough weather - VietNam News
Malaysian vessel runs aground off VN, rescuers hampered by rough weather - Social Issues - VietNam News: THUA THIEN-HUE (VNS) – Vietnamese rescuers were, as of 3pm today, trying to reach a Malaysian oil tanker that ran aground just 300 metres off the Thua Thien-Hue coast to rescue five sailors.
According to provincial officials, the 3,000-tonne Onnekas One was being towed to China's Hainan for repairs by Singaporean vessel Sebang T7 when strong winds began to buffet on Sunday.
The Singapore ship had to cut the tow cable, and the Onnekas One began to drift towards the province's Quang Dien District.
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According to provincial officials, the 3,000-tonne Onnekas One was being towed to China's Hainan for repairs by Singaporean vessel Sebang T7 when strong winds began to buffet on Sunday.
The Singapore ship had to cut the tow cable, and the Onnekas One began to drift towards the province's Quang Dien District.
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Police hold 10 over fire that killed 3 | China| chinadaily.com.cn
Police hold 10 over fire that killed 3|China|chinadaily.com.cn: Ten people have been held responsible for a fire in a commercial building in Northwest China that killed three people and injured 21 on Saturday.
Flames from a stove ignited the exterior wall of the 14-story World Trade Building in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, local authorities said on Sunday.
The fire, which engulfed the whole building, was extinguished at around 4 pm.
Ten people from a local construction company were held responsible for the accident and detained by police, according to local authorities. Among those killed were a security guard, a staff member of a restaurant and a hotel guest. All of the people injured in the fire suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and were taken to a hospital. They are in stable condition, according to authorities.
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Flames from a stove ignited the exterior wall of the 14-story World Trade Building in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, local authorities said on Sunday.
The fire, which engulfed the whole building, was extinguished at around 4 pm.
Ten people from a local construction company were held responsible for the accident and detained by police, according to local authorities. Among those killed were a security guard, a staff member of a restaurant and a hotel guest. All of the people injured in the fire suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and were taken to a hospital. They are in stable condition, according to authorities.
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Toyota fire estimated to have cost Bt50mn - The Nation 0- Thailand
Toyota fire estimated to have cost Bt50mn - The Nation: An initial estimate of the damage caused by a fire at a Toyota assembly plant in Chachoengsao on Sunday night is about Bt50 million.
The fire broke out at about 7pm at an engine oil storage tank of the Toyota plant in Ban Pho district, about 100 km east of the capital.
Executives of the Toyota plant and Chachoengsao Governor Ruengsak Mahavinitchaimontri visited the site at about midnight and held a press briefing later.
Pairoj Hirunruangrong, senior president of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and Manufacturing Co Ltd (TMAP-EM), said the fire destroyed the storage, pallets, engine oil and ten forklifts.
Sporadic explosions were heard during the blaze. A dozen fire trucks were sent to the assembly plant.
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The fire broke out at about 7pm at an engine oil storage tank of the Toyota plant in Ban Pho district, about 100 km east of the capital.
Executives of the Toyota plant and Chachoengsao Governor Ruengsak Mahavinitchaimontri visited the site at about midnight and held a press briefing later.
Pairoj Hirunruangrong, senior president of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and Manufacturing Co Ltd (TMAP-EM), said the fire destroyed the storage, pallets, engine oil and ten forklifts.
Sporadic explosions were heard during the blaze. A dozen fire trucks were sent to the assembly plant.
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Foxconn worker commits suicide, factory abuse suspected | ZDNet
Foxconn worker commits suicide, factory abuse suspected | ZDNet: After 40 days working in Foxconn's Shenzhen factory, a 18-year-old male twice jumped off the same hotel building to commit suicide, according to a local newspaper's report.The man, only identified as Li, tried to kill himself by leaping out of the stairwell window between the third and fourth floor in a hotel in Shenzhen around 5.30pm on Dec. 10, 2012. The local police said that he was likely caught by the advertising board and survived the first fall, but then he went to a higher level in the same building to jump again.
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Compensation record as teacher stress levels soar | Herald Scotland
Compensation record as teacher stress levels soar | Herald Scotland: SCOTTISH teachers are suffering record stress levels, with the proportion of successful compensation cases doubling in the past year.
SCOTTISH teachers are suffering record stress levels, with the proportion of successful compensation cases doubling in the past year.
New figures from the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) show stress accounted for 40% of all compensation claims dealt with by the teaching union in 2012, compared with 20% the previous year.Overall, the union has seen the highest level of pay-outs to teachers and college lecturers on record.
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SCOTTISH teachers are suffering record stress levels, with the proportion of successful compensation cases doubling in the past year.
New figures from the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) show stress accounted for 40% of all compensation claims dealt with by the teaching union in 2012, compared with 20% the previous year.Overall, the union has seen the highest level of pay-outs to teachers and college lecturers on record.
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RIGZONE - Worker Dies after Serious Accident at Keppel Verolme Shipyard
RIGZONE - Worker Dies after Serious Accident at Keppel Verolme Shipyard: A worker was fatally wounded while carrying out maintenance work on the installation vessel, Sea Jack, at the Keppel Verolme shipyard in Rotterdam last week.
In a statement released on Dec. 20, the service provider A2SEA described the incident as a "serious accident".
"We are deeply sorry to have to inform that an employee of our supplier has lost his life. Further information is pending the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the accident," A2SEA's CEO Jens Frederik Hansan said in a statement.
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In a statement released on Dec. 20, the service provider A2SEA described the incident as a "serious accident".
"We are deeply sorry to have to inform that an employee of our supplier has lost his life. Further information is pending the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the accident," A2SEA's CEO Jens Frederik Hansan said in a statement.
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BBC health and safety ban on Xmas trees | The Sun |
BBC bosses have been accused of being Scrooges after banning staff from putting up Christmas trees.
A worker who brought in three firs was told to get rid of them because their lights had not passed safety tests.
All staff were then forbidden from having trees of their own.
A source said: “You’d think they’d have more important priorities with the fall-out from the Jimmy Savile scandal than to bother about staff bringing in Christmas trees to brighten the place up.”
The move at the refurbished £1billion Broadcasting House building in central London follows similar bans on waste paper baskets, microwaves, kettles and folding bikes.
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Forklift Hits Gas LIne, Prompts Roseville Target Evacuation - Roseville, CA Patch
Forklift Hits Gas LIne, Prompts Roseville Target Evacuation - Roseville, CA Patch: A forklift being operated in the rear of a Target struck a gas line Sunday, prompting evacuation of the Roseville store, officials said.
The accident occurred about 11:35 a.m. at 10451 Fairway Dr., a fire dispatcher said.
Firefighters checked for gas leaks and called in PG&E crews, the dispatcher told Patch.
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The accident occurred about 11:35 a.m. at 10451 Fairway Dr., a fire dispatcher said.
Firefighters checked for gas leaks and called in PG&E crews, the dispatcher told Patch.
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Tougher inspections needed to ensure elevator safety : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE
Tougher inspections needed to ensure elevator safety : Editorial : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri): The Yomiuri Shimbun
Every possible safety measure must be taken to ensure people can use elevators without worry in office buildings, condominiums and other structures.
On Wednesday, the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry announced the findings of its emergency inspections of 84 Schindler Elevator K.K. elevators across the country, which were all the same type as the one involved in a fatal accident at a Kanazawa hotel earlier this year.
Of the 84, brake parts in six were found to have been inappropriately adjusted, which can cause an elevator to suddenly ascend, according to ministry officials.
The sensors on two of the six elevators' braking systems were disconnected, the officials noted.
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Every possible safety measure must be taken to ensure people can use elevators without worry in office buildings, condominiums and other structures.
On Wednesday, the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry announced the findings of its emergency inspections of 84 Schindler Elevator K.K. elevators across the country, which were all the same type as the one involved in a fatal accident at a Kanazawa hotel earlier this year.
Of the 84, brake parts in six were found to have been inappropriately adjusted, which can cause an elevator to suddenly ascend, according to ministry officials.
The sensors on two of the six elevators' braking systems were disconnected, the officials noted.
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Editorial: A timely toast to health and safety - Editorials - Voices - The Independent
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From banning Santa from riding his sleigh to stopping children from throwing snowballs, health and safety legislation gets a bad rap these days, at no time of the year more than at Christmas, when the cultural clash between killjoy puritans and Merrie England's devil-may-care revellers appears most acute.
We all think we know how a set of rules once designed to protect us has grown to the point where it winds its coils around every department of life, crushing the life out of the most harmless pastimes and traditions.
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Carrying the load | ERGOdynamics of Eugene sees demand for powered lifts, carts
Carrying the load | ERGOdynamics of Eugene sees demand for powered lifts, carts: As the focus on preventing workplace injuries has shifted from white-collar to blue-collar occupations, a 26-year-old Eugene manufacturing company has shifted its product line to meet the demand. “Everyone has ergonomic desks and computers now,” said Myrlin Deveraux, founder and president of Eugene-based manufacturer ERGOdynamics. “The trash dumper is our future.”
Lifting heavy trash containers and depositing their contents in a Dumpster can strain backs, shoulders, arms and necks, and as a result, janitorial work is currently one of the top three occupations for work-related injuries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Lifting heavy trash containers and depositing their contents in a Dumpster can strain backs, shoulders, arms and necks, and as a result, janitorial work is currently one of the top three occupations for work-related injuries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Witnesses to Burleigh awning collapse heard cracks
Witnesses to Burleigh awning collapse heard cracks: Witnesses have told how they heard loud cracks in a Burleigh Heads shopping precinct this morning moments before a metal awning collapsed, killing one man and injuring three women and two children.
Police later confirmed that the 54-year-old Gold Coast man was struck by the awning as it fell at 11.40am and left trapped.
"I just heard a loud cracking sound and turned around," one witness told television news crews at the site.
Bystanders stopped to try to hold up the awning while medical crews worked on the man and those injured. �
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Police later confirmed that the 54-year-old Gold Coast man was struck by the awning as it fell at 11.40am and left trapped.
"I just heard a loud cracking sound and turned around," one witness told television news crews at the site.
Bystanders stopped to try to hold up the awning while medical crews worked on the man and those injured. �
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Mvissing person found dead at work place | Fox 59 News – fox59.com
On Saturday afternoon, the Rushville Police department took a report of a missing person.
Officers went to the individual’s place of employment, Intat Precision, Inc.
During their investigation, officers located a deceased person, whom they believe to be the missing person in question.
Police determined the person died as a result of an industrial accident.
The Rushville Police Department and IOSHA are conducting a joint investigation.
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170 people from East Lancashire suffered serious accidents at work (From Lancashire Telegraph)
LAST year 170 people suffered serious injuries while at work in East Lancashire, new figures show.
There were also 759 people who needed at least three days off work as a result of a job-related injury.
Employers are being urged to focus on the real risks affecting workers.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has asked businesses to rethink workplace safety provisions in the New Year after the number of deaths in Great Britain as a whole failed to show a significant fall in 2011/12.
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22-year-old worker killed in freak mishap - The Times of India on Mobile
MANGALORE: A 25-year-old worker was washed away and died after a water pipe burst at Naguri in the city on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Raju, a native of from Andhra Pradesh. Police sources said that Raju and three other workers, all from Andhra Pradesh, were working for construction of a drainage at Simon Lane in Naguri. Meanwhile, an earthmoving machine was digging near where they were working. The tragedy occurred when the JCB hit an underground water supply pipe. All the four workers were flung away when water started gushing out in full force. While three workers managed to escape, Raju was washed away and met a watery grave. Police personnel and fire brigade rushed to the spot.
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19 tunnel ceilings to be removed / Suspension design in Sasago accident becomes focus of safety concerns : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE
19 tunnel ceilings to be removed / Suspension design in Sasago accident becomes focus of safety concerns : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri): uspended ceiling panels in 19 of 61 road tunnels nationwide with the same structural design as that of the Sasago Tunnel of Chuo Expressway will be removed or are under consideration for removal, according to road administration authorities.
A third of the road tunnels have become the focus of a safety plan in the wake of a disaster in the Sasago Tunnel in Yamanashi Prefecture, in which some of the tunnel's suspended ceiling panels fell and killed nine people.
Much of the removal work will start next fiscal year or later to avoid busy periods directly before and after the New Year's holiday.
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A third of the road tunnels have become the focus of a safety plan in the wake of a disaster in the Sasago Tunnel in Yamanashi Prefecture, in which some of the tunnel's suspended ceiling panels fell and killed nine people.
Much of the removal work will start next fiscal year or later to avoid busy periods directly before and after the New Year's holiday.
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Heart attack in changing rooms before start of shift considered 'accident at work' - Spain
Heart attack in changing rooms before start of shift considered 'accident at work': A FATAL heart attack within an employee's normal hours and whilst on the premises is considered an 'accident at work', the Supreme Court of Spain has ruled.
The insurance company covering employer's liability at Volkswagen Navarra had declined a claim for the death of a staff member after he suffered a cardiac arrest whilst he was in the changing rooms at the start of his shift.
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The insurance company covering employer's liability at Volkswagen Navarra had declined a claim for the death of a staff member after he suffered a cardiac arrest whilst he was in the changing rooms at the start of his shift.
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Man killed in fire at central Vietnam building -
Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | Man killed in fire at central Vietnam building: A man suffocated to death as the result of being trapped in a 16-story building that caught fire in the central province of Ha Tinh Tuesday.
Phan Xuan Truong, 29, died at the hospital while several others sustained injuries from the fire at the BMC building, the tallest in the province – a complex of hotels, offices, restaurants and a supermarket.
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Phan Xuan Truong, 29, died at the hospital while several others sustained injuries from the fire at the BMC building, the tallest in the province – a complex of hotels, offices, restaurants and a supermarket.
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Tesco investigated over food storage issues - Isle of Man News - Isle of Man Today
Tesco investigated over food storage issues - Isle of Man News - Isle of Man Today: OFFICERS from the food safety unit have begun an investigation of Tesco’s Douglas superstore after a chance event revealed possible breaches in food safety.
iomtoday has received photographs and correspondence from a concerned shopper who made the discovery after a recent fire alarm in the store.The man, who has asked not to be named, explained that, upon hearing the alarm, he left at a nearby door (at the rear of the store) and discovered crates of uncovered food adjacent to the fire doors.
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iomtoday has received photographs and correspondence from a concerned shopper who made the discovery after a recent fire alarm in the store.The man, who has asked not to be named, explained that, upon hearing the alarm, he left at a nearby door (at the rear of the store) and discovered crates of uncovered food adjacent to the fire doors.
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Happy Christmas From Stoker
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