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Rajasthan mine workers REHAB plan goes awry
Jaipur: Crores of rupees meant for mitigating environmental and health hazards in mining areas have quietly found its way in infrastructure construction and related work in the state. The astonishing fact has been brought to fore in a report prepared by Mine Labour...
Dr. Paolo Boffetta withdraws his candidacy as Director of France’s leading epidemiology centre
An article in Right On Canada, documented questionable work that Boffetta had done and stated: “This conduct by Boffetta demonstrates a lack of scientific and ethical integrity. The question is whether France’s top institute of epidemiology and health considers...
Occupational Health & Safety versus Union Of India & Ors. on 31 January, 2014
REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.79 OF 2005 Occupational Health and Safety Association … Petitioner Versus Union of India and others … Respondents J U D G M E N T K.S. Radhakrishnan, J. 1. The Petitioner, a...
Global battle against cancer won’t be won with treatment alone
Effective prevention measures urgently needed to prevent cancer crisis The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, is today launching World Cancer Report 2014, a collaboration of over 250...
New rules to make asbestos disposal safer
Effective from May 1, the measures will benefit both workers and public THE removal of asbestos could be safer for workers and the public after the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) spelt out enhanced regulations yesterday for...