Editor | October 28, 2009
worldsteel has recognised three member companies, Gerdau, Tata Steel and Essar Steel, for excellence in their safety and health programmes.
All three companies demonstrated a commitment to safety and health that encompassed three basic guidelines:
1. the programme positively embraced the worldsteel safety and health principles
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Editor | October 28, 2009
Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster has announced five re-appointments to the Board of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland.
Serving a second three-year term on the Board will be Mrs Stephanie Lowry (Deputy Chair), Mr James Collins, Mr John Gillvray, Mr Brendan Mackin and Mrs Brenda Maitland.
Commenting on the re-appointments, the Minister said: “I would [...]
Editor | October 27, 2009
The National Safety Council has announced that seven safety professionals have been awarded the 2009
Distinguished Service to Safety Award. The award is the highest honor bestowed
on an individual safety professional by NSC in recognition of outstanding
service to the field of safety and health.
The NSC honored the seven 2009 recipients at the annual Congress & [...]
Editor | October 25, 2009
Wyle has been awarded an additional year on its Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health contract supporting NASA with the extension bringing the five-year value of the contract to more than $54 million running through July 2011.
Through the contract, Wyle provides support to NASA’s human space flight program through a comprehensive program of occupational/flight medicine and [...]
Editor | October 23, 2009
Parkinson Technologies Inc. has promoted Peter Galanis to the position of Operations Manager. Galanis, who joined the company in December 2006, had previously served as the company’s Quality/EH&S (Environmental, Health and Safety) Manager. In his new position Galanis will report to Peter Termyn, President & CEO of Parkinson Technologies.
“Peter has been instrumental in refining our [...]
Editor | October 23, 2009
Philip Rowley has been appointed as BAM Construct UK’s Director of Health and Safety with immediate effect following the retirement of Frank Garnett. His role covers all the UK construction activities as well as BAM’s other businesses such as facilities management and property. Philip will succeed Frank Garnett in representing BAM at industry level.
Philip has [...]
Editor | October 22, 2009
The Health and Safety Executive’s longest serving board member, Judith Donovan, has been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The agriculture and small business champion, who is in the final year of her maximum 10-year term with HSE, has been honoured by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) for her work in these areas.
Judith, [...]
Editor | October 22, 2009
FDF has announced that Barbara Gallani, who is currently an FDF Manager with responsibility for Public Affairs and the BCCC Sector Group, has been successful in her application for the post of Director, Food Science and Safety. Barbara will replace Helen Munday who leaves us at the end of this year.
Barbara graduated from the University [...]
Editor | October 22, 2009
PureSafety, a leading provider of training, safety, occupational health and
medical management software and information solutions, has announced the
release of the industry`s first Learning and Safety Management System (LSMS).
The Enterprise LSMS incorporates the best features of PureSafety`s legacy LMS,
but is designed to integrate critical and closely related areas including
training, safety and compliance. Designed using the [...]
Editor | October 21, 2009
The Govenor of Montana has made an appointment to the State Emergency Response Commission.
Susan Taylor is the safety-emergency response director for ConocoPhillips. She has a bachelor’s degree in safety and health from Montana Tech.
