Welcome to OSHWORLD
OSHWORLD is a website from Sheila Pantry Associates Ltd which contains news, articles, events and links for the Health, Safety, Environment and Fire community worldwide. It was established in 1996 and was previously known as Health and Safety World.
Edition 209 – May 2019
News
- Event: FIG UK Mind the Gap Seminar 2019 update celebrating the 31st Anniversary of The Fire Information Group UK
- Commercial interests’ ruse in Sea King asbestos scandal
- Average shopworker faces violence over 20 times a year
- Two hurt in massive Port Talbot steelworks explosion
- Climate-proofing work
- HSE Safety Alert: Platform Lifts (vertical lifting platforms or lifts for people with impaired mobility)
- HSE Safety Alert: Change in Enforcement Expectations for Mild Steel Welding Fume
- HSE Research and Consultancy news
- Latest publications from Eurofound
- Australia: Unions welcome Labor pledge on work fatalities
- France: Study confirms link between work and suicides
- Global: New safety campaign in paper and packaging
- USA: Needlestick Risk in City Police Department Greatest During Searches
- USA: Risk Perception Key to Workplace Safety and Health
- USA: Fatal Electrical Injuries of Contract Workers
> Look through the News Archive.
Editorial
The latest editorial is:
Get involved in this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week from 13-19 May 2019
See also the archive of previous editorials.
Focus
See the latest article:
May Day 2019: The time has come for a New Social Contract
There is also an archive of previous Focus articles.
Diary of Events
The Diary of Events lists a wide range of Health, Safety, Fire, Chemical, Environment events, conferences, seminars, training courses and other related activities worldwide.
News Feed
Keep up-to-date by subscribing to our news feed.
Resources
Country & Subject Links
A list of world wide web occupational health, safety, environment, chemical, fire and related sites listed by both Country and Subject.
Reference Shelf
Everyday reference source for Occupational Safety, Health, Fire, Chemical and Environment information seekers.
Products
List of Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Information Products.
Searching the Internet
A Guide to a variety of other resources you can use to find information on the Internet and tips on how to search most effectively.
Presentations
Presentations given by Sheila Pantry.
"OSHWORLD brings together a collection of up-to-date occupational safety and health resources, including high value web sites such as the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and International Labour Office (ILO), which help all those seeking quality information".
Dr Jukka Takala, Executive Director, Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore was formerly Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and formerly the ILO Director of SafeWork, InFocus Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment, Geneva.
