Safety knows no national boundaries

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Jukka Takala, head of the International Labor Office occupational safety and health branch in Geneva, thinks that work safety and health concerns must be addressed by the world's global companies. While industrialized nations are pressured to lower their safety standards, globalization presses developing countries to raise their level of safety. Reducing manufacturing costs by moving a company's operations to developing countries often have a negative impact on employee health and safety. In contrast, costs in industrialized countries are high but they amount to low levels of occupational injuries.

Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Employee Health & Safety, Standards, Takala, Jukka, International Labor Office

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Get the facts about latex

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Latex has been proven to pose health dangers to frequent users, especially in the medical profession. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning on the product and the national Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has issued a warning in June 1997, saying that latex products can cause allergic reactions. Several alternatives for latex gloves have been considered, but their use have been halted by cost and environmental issues. Employers and the facilities themselves are given the task to act accordingly to the problem of latex allergies in their workplace.

Synthetic rubber, Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing, Safety Management, Synthetic Rubber Latex, Health aspects, Management, Synthetic latex, Industrial management, Latex

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Safety and health in the windy city: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley makes safety a priority

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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley believes that the safety and health of city employees are properly addressed by his administration. Daley's assessment came in response to Chicago's scheduled hosting of the National Safety Council's Congress and Exposition from Oct 26 to 31, 1997. The mayor revealed that maintenance of employees' safety and health are achieved through enforcement of safety rules and regulations contained in several collective bargaining agreements.

Political aspects, Mayors, Chicago, Illinois, Daley, Richard M.

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