Glove manufacturers are addressing the need for gloves affording higher dexterity. When it comes to the industrial workplace, hand protection is a critical part of personal safety. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, injuries to the hand, wrist, and finger account for the second-highest (23 percent) number of workplace injuries, with approximately 110,000 … Continue reading
Montréal, June 19, 2012 – UK’s Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) and Quebec’s Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) have ratified a new five-year partnership framework agreement. Objectives As in earlier agreements signed since 2005, this new agreement sets forth the principles of a bilateral cooperative initiative that will allow … Continue reading
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to report it has received approval of Mines Act Permit M-238 to develop an open pit gold mine at its Bonanza Ledge property near Wells, British Columbia. The Application, submitted to the B.C. Chief Inspector of Mines in accordance with Part 10.12 of the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for … Continue reading