Being fair to all workers
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) will mean new rights of non-discrimination for disabled people with physical, mental or densory disabilities. The DDA gives eight detailed criteria for disability, and employers and service providers will have to take measures to ensure that they do not discriminate against the disabled. It will still be lawful to discriminate in the case of the health and safety of any person. Safety professionals and employers can adopted tried and tested safety audit and inspection methods to take a positive approach to the Act, through the use of check lists.
Publication Name: Health & Safety at Work
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0141-8246
Year: 1997
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Fire-fighting gases a cloudy future: although halon gases are the most versatile of fire-fighting agents, they are being phased out of use because of their ozone depletion properties
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It is proving difficult to replace Halon 1301 in total flooding systems following restrictions on the use and devlopment of gaseous fire extinguishing agents set by the Montreal Protocol. There are two alternatives to halon, include inert gas blends, which extinguish fires by reducing oxygen levels, and chemical gases which prevent the development of fire. When choosing a replacement, factors such as whether the installation will be a new system or a replacement of the old system must be considered.
Publication Name: Health & Safety at Work
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0141-8246
Year: 1995
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Ozone friendly
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Ozone, which is generated artificially, is used in many applications such as indoor air quality control, water purification control, and odour control applications. Ozone must be measured and controlled for the health and safety of people coming into contact with the gas, and also for in-process control in the applications.
Publication Name: Health & Safety at Work
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0141-8246
Year: 2005
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