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	<title>OHS Insider &#187; United States</title>
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		<title>For Workers, Safety Is the Most Important Issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you asked workers to rank the most important workplace issues, what would you expect to come out on top—wages? Overtime? Maternity leave? Paid sick days? According to a new study from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, workplace safety ...


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<li><a href='http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/workplace-safety-in-europe-the-economy' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Workplace Safety in Europe &amp; the Economy'>Workplace Safety in Europe &amp; the Economy</a></li>
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		<title>No Heroes Emerge in Gulf Oil Spill So Far</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been nearly 60 days since an explosion on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico caused an oil spill that’s now the biggest environmental disaster in US history. And during these two months, no heroes have emerged. Not one man or woman ...


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<li><a href='http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/the-bp-oil-spill-sars-government-accountability' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The BP Oil Spill, SARS &#038; Government Accountability'>The BP Oil Spill, SARS &#038; Government Accountability</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ohsinsider.com/special-reports/audio-conferences/free-webinar-responding-to-safety-environmental-incidents-practical-lessons-learned-from-the-bp-gulf-of-mexico-disaster' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: FREE Webinar &#8211; Responding to Safety &#038; Environmental Incidents: Practical Lessons Learned from the BP Gulf of Mexico Disaster'>FREE Webinar &#8211; Responding to Safety &#038; Environmental Incidents: Practical Lessons Learned from the BP Gulf of Mexico Disaster</a></li>
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		<title>Lab Safety Standards – Behind the Times?</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/lab-safety-standards-%e2%80%93-behind-the-times</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The law, in general, changes very slowly. OHS laws are a good example. As new technology is developed, new chemicals and tools used, new products manufactured, etc., new hazards are introduced into the workplace. And governments are usually slow to react. Thus, the requirements in ...


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<li><a href='http://www.ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/training/previous-training-is-no-substitute-for-site-specific-safety-procedures' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Previous Training Is No Substitute for Site-Specific Safety Procedures'>Previous Training Is No Substitute for Site-Specific Safety Procedures</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/but-baby-it%e2%80%99s-cold-outside' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: But Baby, It’s Cold Outside'>But Baby, It’s Cold Outside</a></li>
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		<title>Making ‘Green’ Jobs Safer for Workers</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/making-%e2%80%98green%e2%80%99-jobs-safer-for-workers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Do Diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more consumers are demanding environmentally friendly products or products made using sustainable materials and processes. This increase in demand for “green” products and services has also lead to an increase in green jobs. But are jobs that are better for the environment safe ...


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<li><a href='http://www.ohsinsider.com/legal-landscape-laws-and-announcements/june-15-young-workers-must-complete-course-for-summer-jobs' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: June 15: Young Workers Must Complete Course for Summer Jobs'>June 15: Young Workers Must Complete Course for Summer Jobs</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/illnesses-diseases/trying-to-prevent-work-related-cancer' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Trying to Prevent Work-Related Cancer'>Trying to Prevent Work-Related Cancer</a></li>
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		<title>WELL, DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Please enjoy this guest blog by BC lawyer Robert Smithson.)
A few weeks ago, a former U.S. fighter pilot named Kermit Tyler died at the age of 96.  It was what he did – or didn’t do – in his workplace at age 28 that earned ...


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		<title>TRIANGLE FIRE WAS A SEMINAL MOMENT FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/triangle-fire-was-a-seminal-moment-for-workplace-safety</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/triangle-fire-was-a-seminal-moment-for-workplace-safety#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s blog posting is from a BC attorney on a historic workplace tragedy in the U.S. Enjoy! 
On a Saturday afternoon in August, 1911 in New York City, hundreds of female garment workers prepared to head home at the end of their long workday.  146 of them ...


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		<title>Overworked, Fatigued Workers Are a Liability Time Bomb</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/overworked-fatigued-workers-are-a-liability-time-bomb</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Demby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Law_Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession is grinding down your workforce. Workers see their buddies get laid off and wait for the other shoe to drop. Meanwhile, they’re working their butts off to pick up the slack. Some nights they get so worn out they can barely keep their ...


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