Successful Theme Conference
113 attend the OHSEI Theme Conference dealing with Occupational diseases: regional, national and workplace strategies to control them in Bangkok this December. If you want to know about the conference go to the website in January 2004. If you want to join the work we agreed to raise awareness about occupational disease and improve occupational disease schedules
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article.
Air pollution cancer fears grow
Heavily polluted areas may carry a health risk according to a Norwegian
study. Go to article.
Work giving you a headache? It may cost the boss.
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article.
ESCAPE from danger at work. The TUC in Britain has a plan to encourage action to deal with dangerous substances the theme for this year's European Safety Week.
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article.
The post war struggles for job security should be revived for health and
productivity.
What does it say about a business strategy followed with great determination these past twenty years
that, by taking away job security, has workers waiting for the upturn so they can look for a better
job? Go to article.
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...workers who are forced into overtime to compensate for
economy-induced layoffs are starting to grumble. A survey by the Society of Human Resource Professionals found that eight out of 10 workers intend to look for new jobs as soon as the economy starts to
improve. That, said consultant Gerald Ledford, senior vice president at Sibson Consulting in an interview with
MSNBC, could result in a tab of $100,000 just to replace a middle
manager.
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the full article at: http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=845.
Maybe Gerald Ford had it right...
Gerald Ford, Nixon's successor as President of the USA was could not walk and chew gum at the same
time. Well a Queensland Australia study shows that the body cannot cope with walking and talking
(on a cell phone) at the same time. See the full article
at: http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=843.
One Billion Reasons To Employ Ergonomics
Poor work station design may cost US employers $1 billion per
week. Go to article.
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