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The ORC Global Safety and Health Forum (GSHF) acts as a focal point for the collection and dissemination of information about international safety, health, and environmental regulatory and business trends.
OSHA has issued its first ever directive on Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence (attached below). The directive, CPL 02-01-052 with an effective date of September 8, 2011, establishes uniform procedures for OSHA field staff for responding to incidents and complaints of workplace violence and conducting inspections in industries considered vulnerable to workplace violence, such as healthcare and social service settings, and late-night retail establishments.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reopened the public comment period May 17 on its controversial proposal to re-establish a column for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) on the OSHA 300 recordkeeping log. According to a notice published in the May 17 Federal Register (see attachment below) these public comments must be submitted by June 16.
Position Title: Director of Environmental and External Affairs - Region Americas (located at the Cincinnati headquarters)
Reports to VP of Operations for the Americas Region
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This survey requested information on practices for scheduling and frequency of SH&E audits at Mercer ORC Networks companies. Nine companies provided information.
Company Best Practice: Identification and Assessment of Stakeholder Input and Issues
BSR Sustainability Conference Summary- November 2010
Harvard Business Review Article: Winning in the Green Frenzy. Gregory Unruh and Richard Ettonson. November 2010.
Green competition is shifting from a race to launch ecofriendly products to a battle over what actually constitutes a green product. Unless you’re engaged in the debate and in shaping the rules, you risk being assessed against sustainability standards you can’t
meet.
The presentation describes the members, purpose and latest status (as of Dec 2010) of the Mercer ORC Sustainability and CSR Working Group
The Update (see file attached below) provides a comprehensive summary of regulations, legislative actions, and policy developments that have been reported during the past three months. To assist you in making the best use of this information, a list of top stories, where they may be found in the report, and their significance, follows. If you require further information on any of the topics included in the update, please do not hesitate to contact Mercer's Global Health & Safety Forum staff.
Basic Qualifications:
Must have a minimum of three years of safety and health experience.
Core Competencies:
- A combination of education, training, and experience to gain knowledge, skills, and abilities generally equivalent to those typically possessed by a high school graduate, and/or entry level safety experience.
- Typically possesses three or more years of experience in occupational safety, incident investigations, and/or ergonomics.
Manager III Occ Health & Safety - Raytheon Corporation (El Segundo, CA)
In a July 19 letter to OSHA staff, Assistant Secretary David Michaels wrote: "After forty years, OSHA needs a fundamental transformation in the way we address workplace hazards, and in our relationship to employers and workers." His letter outlined the goals (identified by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis) for which OSHA shares responsibility with other Department of Labor agencies, i.e., securing safe and healthy workplaces, particularly in high-risk industries; and ensuring workers' voice in the workplace, and attached a list of strategies formulated by the Secretary for
This survey asked about the smoking policies in effect at ORC member companies. Twenty-one companies responded to the survey questionnaire with 19 indicating that their companies did have a smoking policy and two indicating that they did not. Only 7 responders indicated that there was a total ban on smoking on company property, the remainder indicated that that smoking was prohibited only in certain areas. One responder said they were planning to initiate a total ban in 2011. Thirteen responders indicated that employees could smoke in their personal cars when parked
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