Mining

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding manual mining of beach sand minerals, 08/02/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Souuthern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Southern Region Mines and Mineral based Workers Welfare Association Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 08/02/2016 regarding manual mining of beach sand minerals as against mechanized mining.

NGT asks Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to consider the representations of V.V.Minerals and Industrial Minerals India Private Ltd. seeking for relaxation of the condition of manual mining and shifting to mechanized mining of beach sand minerals.

Judgement Date: 
08/02/2016
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Beaches, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Court, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli (D), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Occupational Health, Health Effects
Air Pollution

Check air pollution, WHO urges SE Asian region

Noting that outdoor air pollution increases the risk of cancer, World Health Organization (WHO) urged the governments of Southeast Asian region to tackle the issue with "urgency" as the area has 14

Publication Date: 
04/02/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, WHO, Occupational Health, Cancer, Health Effects, Asia
Mining

Workers race against time to rescue 17 miners

The owner of a gypsum mine that collapsed on Friday in Shandong province drowned early on Sunday morning in an apparent suicide while assisting rescue teams attempting to extract the 17 miners stil

Publication Date: 
28/12/2015
China Daily
Tags:
Mining, Mining Accident, China, Occupational Accidents, Occupational Health
Pesticides And Toxins

Prenatal exposure to organophosphorous pesticides and fetal growth: Pooled results from four longitudinal birth cohort studies

Organophosphorous (OP) pesticides are associated with reduced fetal growth in animals, but human studies are inconsistent. Researchers pooled data from four cohorts to examine associations of prenatal OP exposure with birth weight (n=1,169), length (n=1,152), and head circumference (n=1,143).

Original Source

Publication Date: 
18/12/2015
Kim G. Harley, Stephanie M. Engel, Michelle G. Vedar & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-33
Tags:
Pesticides, Health Effects, Child Health, Women, Occupational Health, California, United States Of America (US), Pesticide Use
Industry

Millions of Bangladesh garment workers still face unsafe conditions - study

Bangladesh has far more factories engaged in the global garment business than stated by its industry and millions of people working in them are exposed to unsafe conditions, a U.S.-based study said

Publication Date: 
18/12/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Industry, Textile Industry, Bangladesh, Occupational Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Disasters, South Asia
Health

Gambia: Draft National Occupational Health, Safety Strategic Plan Validated

A draft National Occupational Health Safety Strategic Plan 2016-2020 was recently validated at a ceremony held at the CIAM National Malaria Conference Hall in Kanifing.

Publication Date: 
08/12/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Occupational Health, Gambia, Diseases, WHO, Africa, Occupational Safety
Pesticides And Toxins

French wine industry's love affair with pesticides blamed for worker health problems

Wenny Tari knows a thing or two about wine.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Use, Health Effects, France, Industry, Occupational Health
Health

Chemical exposure a leading cause of diseases

Nagpur: Thirty per cent of diseases in the world are caused due to environmental factors. Unfortunately, the burden of these diseases is much higher in children.

Publication Date: 
09/09/2015
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nagpur (D), Diseases, Occupational Health, Health Effects, Environment, Communicable Diseases, Cosmetics, Antibiotics, Health
Energy

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and oil and natural gas operations: Potential environmental contamination and recommendations to assess complex environmental mixtures

Hydraulic fracturing technologies, developed over the last 65 years, have only recently been combined with horizontal drilling to unlock oil and gas reserves previously deemed inaccessible. While these technologies have dramatically increased domestic oil and natural gas production, they have also raised concerns for the potential contamination of local water supplies with the approximately 1,000 chemicals used throughout the process, including many known or suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Publication Date: 
27/08/2015
Christopher D. Kassotis, Donald E. Tillitt, Chung-Ho Lin & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-36
Tags:
Natural Gas Exploration, Groundwater Pollution, Toxins, Benzene, Health Effects, Occupational Health, Maternal Health, Cancer, Wildlife, Air Pollution, Heavy Metals, United States Of America (US)
Mining

South Africa: Court to Hear Application By NGOs to Intervene in Potential Gold Mine Class Action

The High Court in Johannesburg will hear an application by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Sonke Gender Justice on Monday for them to intervene as amici curiae (friends of the court) in a p

Publication Date: 
24/08/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Mining, South Africa, Gold, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Africa, Diseases, Tuberculosis (TB)

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