Editor | December 27, 2011
1. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has appointed Dr Jukka Takala as the first Executive Director (ED) of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Institute as of 28 December 2011. The WSH Institute was established in April this year by MOM in partnership with WSH Council to build strong WSH capabilities in Singapore. The Institute [...]
Editor | December 22, 2011
Ottawa, Ontario, December 21, 2011—The Honourable Lisa Raitt,Canada’s Minister of Labour, today announced the appointment of Mr. David Grundy to the Council of Governors for the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, representing theNorthwest Territories for a four-year term, effectiveDecember 15, 2011.
“I am pleased with the appointment of Mr. Grundy,” said Minister Raitt. “The [...]
Editor | December 20, 2011
IIT is pleased to announce that Cindy Chaffee has joined us as the director of Environmental Health and Safety. Chaffee is directly responsible for the planning, organizing, development and coordination of the university’s environmental health and safety programs.
Chaffee worked at Argonne National Laboratory for 21 years. She held the position of manufacturing engineer, which included [...]
Editor | December 15, 2011
UNA staff member Janice Peterson has been appointed by the provincial cabinet to a three-year term on the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Council.
Peterson joined UNA in 1996 and has served in UNA’s Occupational Health and Safety Officer position since 2005. She will be returning to an LRO servicing position with the union in early [...]
Editor | December 13, 2011
Jordon Freight has officially appointed Citation Plc as Health & Safety and Employment Law advisers. In a new 3 year deal the appointment has been made in conjunction with current work being undertaken towards ISO 9001:2008 certification.
We expect Citations high levels of function to bring us in line with quality measures, current and planned, throughout [...]
Editor | December 9, 2011
Addition of Comprehensive Workforce Health, Safety Solutions Will Enable Employers to Improve Business Performance, Address Compliance Requirements, Governance Issues
NORTHBROOK, Ill. / FRANKLIN, Tenn. – December 6, 2011 – UL, a world leader in advancing safety, announced today that it has acquired PureSafety, the leading provider of Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) software solutions.
Founded in 1999, [...]
Editor | December 6, 2011
IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 5, 2011– Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the company has named Jeffrey Ruebesam as vice president to lead the company’s global Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) function. In this new role, Ruebesam will oversee Fluor’s global HSE activities and lead an organization of 800 HSE professionals on projects, in business [...]
