Sanitation

Sewer case: DDA, DJB bosses face contempt

HC Irked Over Failure To Adopt Safety Measures

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued contempt notices to the vice chairman of Delhi Development Authority (DDA), CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and MD of Delhi Small Industries Development Corporation (DSIDC) for failing to adopt safety and health measures for sewerage workers.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health Effects, Sewage Pollution, Drainage, Habitat And Urbanisation, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Delhi, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Jal Board (DJB)
Sanitation

Contempt notice to Jal Board CEO

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued contempt of court notices to the Delhi Jal Board Chief Executive Officer, the Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation for their failure to comply with Court orders to ensure safety of contract labourers from toxic gases during cleaning of sewers.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Sewers, Sanitation, Occupational Safety, High Court, Delhi Jal Board (DJB)
People

Murder by negligence

Children routinely die in

Publication Date: 
18/04/2009
Economic and Political Weekly
44
16
7
Tags:
People, Child Labour, Occupational Safety, Hazardous Industry, Legislation, India, Maharashtra, Beed (D), Jalgaon (D)
Pesticides And Toxins

Cancer incidence among pesticide applicators exposed to Permethrin in the Agricultural Health Study

This study evaluates the incidence of cancer among pesticide applicators exposed to permethrin in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS).

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Jennifer A. Rusiecki, Rahulkumar Patel, Stella Koutros & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
117
4
581
Tags:
Cancer, Occupational Safety, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Use, United States Of America (US)
Mining

Minutes of the 32nd meeting of the standing committee on safety in coal mines held on 17th March, 2009 in New Delhi

The 32nd meeting of the standing committee on safety in coal mines was held on 17th March, 2009 in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Shri Santosh Bagrodia, Hon

Publication Date: 
17/03/2009
Ministry of Coal
Tags:
Mining, Mining Accident, Coal, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Government Of India (GOI), India
Mining

The standing committee on safety in coal mines: addendum to agenda papers for 32nd meeting

Indian Mining Industry makes a major contribution to the national economy and to the well being of the society as a whole. The country

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Ministry of Coal
Tags:
Mining, Mining Accident, Mines Act 1952, Coal, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, India, Statistics, Coal Industry, Coal India
Natural Disasters

Chemical disaster management

This document on chemical disaster management contains detailed descriptive lectures, talks of holistic disaster management (DM) framework, integration of chemical risk to holisitc and multi-hazard risk management, site assessment, legal framework, district level DM planning, as well as capacity building.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Anil K. Gupta, Sreeja S. Nair, Shri Shard
National Institute of Disaster Management
Tags:
Chemical Industry, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Industrial Disasters, India
Mining

Artisanal mining in central Mozambique: Policy and environmental issues of concern

This paper analyses current policy and legislation in relation to the praxis of artisanal gold mining in Mozambique. Approximately 20,000 people are involved in artisanal mining in central Mozambique, producing annually 480–600 kg of gold, 85–90% of which remains in the informal economy. The current legislation, however, is inadequate: artisanal mining is supposed to take place in predetermined “designated areas”, none of which are gold-rich, and, artisanal miners are supposed to get an individual mining pass from provincial authorities, which rarely occurs.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
S. Dondeyne, E. Ndunguru, P. Rafael & et al
Resources Policy
34
1-2
45–50
Tags:
Mining, Mozambique, Gold, Occupational Safety, Child Labour, Zimbabwe, Africa, Water Pollution, Mercury
Health

Nod for national policy on safety at workplace

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a new national policy on safety, health and environment at workplace to ensure employees

Publication Date: 
06/02/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health Policy, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, India
Hazardous Waste

Two dead from chemical exposure at US plant

East St. Louis: Two persons have died after exposure to a dangerous chemical at a storage and mixing plant, a city official said today.

At least eight people were sickened by exposure to the chemical yesterday, and emergency rooms were quarantined at two St. Louis hospitals where those people sought treatment.

In a statement issued early today, East St. Louis City Manager Robert Betts said two people had died. The chemical was released when a barrel was dropped at the Ro-Corp. plant.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Industrial Dispersal, Hazardous Products, Occupational Safety, Occupational Accidents, United States Of America (US)

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