ACOEM, UL Propose New Framework for Measuring Health and Safety Programs
“While employers have been steadily expanding their efforts at creating healthier and safer workforces in recent years, what has been largely missing are strategies to integrate the work of the health and safety teams and a way to accurately assess the business impact of that work. This new guidance paper offers a pathway to both,” said Todd Hohn, CSP, global director of Workplace Health and Safety for Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Health insurance deadline sees surge in demand – Irish Examiner
Irish ExaminerHealth insurance deadline sees surge in demandIrish ExaminerHealth insurance expert with totalhealthcover.ie, Dermot Goode, said the “avalanche” of calls started in the middle of last week. “The peak that the insurance companies had been expecting has materialised, with some getting a week's web traffic in an …Surge in calls ahead of health insurance deadlineRTE.ieHealth insurance shake-up: Young subscribers neededIrish TimesLast day to get health insurance before LCR deadlineBreakingNews.ieUTV Irelandall 12 news articles »
PwC claims €1bn Quinn Insurance action ‘poised on cliff’ – Irish Times
Irish TimesPwC claims €1bn Quinn Insurance action 'poised on cliff'Irish TimesPwC has this week asked the High Court to order Michael McAteer and Paul McCann, the joint administrators parachuted in by regulators in 2010 to seize the effectively insolvent Quinn Insurance, to provide it with more details of their negligence claim.
New Panama Canal Tolls Approved
Included is a customer loyalty program for the container segment, a first for the Panama Canal Authority.
HELP Leaders Create EHR Working Group
“The goal of this working group is to identify the five or six things we can do to help make the failed promise of electronic health records something that physicians and providers look forward to, instead of something they endure,” said Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.
MSHA Offering Dust Monitor Certification Courses
Beginning Feb. 1, 2016, mine operators must use Continuous Personal Dust Monitors to sample for respirable coal mine dust on working sections of underground coal mines. The courses are required for personnel who sample, maintain or calibrate CPDMs.
DOL Provides $150 Million for Expanded Job Training
The money is available through the new Sector Partnerships National Emergency Grant program.
Hotel Soap and Shampoo Manufacturer Cited for Chemical and Fire Hazards
OSHA found that Marietta Corp. and its staffing agency violated safety standards.
NHTSA Advises Owners of Certain Ford and Lincoln Vehicles to Take Safety Precautions
The agency has advised owners of these cars to fix their vehicles as soon as possible.
Speed, efficiency…and peace of mind
A new conveyancing Portal is due to go live at the end of March 2015. Ahead of its launch, a poll of 2002 adults was conducted, gathering the thoughts of homebuyers in regards to the conveyancing process. The poll showed that one in four homebuyers would be willing to pay more for a faster conveyancing experience. We’ve all been there haven’t we? You’ve found the house of your dreams and are desperate to move on…and move in. How long can it really take to complete a few bits of paperwork and to transfer some money? You might be surprised…and not often pleasantly so. The process can easily be derailed at various junctures, and every hold up ads a little more stress to the pile. The new portal is designed…
DOL Signs Agreement with RI Department of Labor and Training
The agreement is a new effort by the agencies to work together to protect the rights of employees and level the playing field for responsible employers by reducing the practice of misclassification.