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31 July 2004

Britain	Laws must be revamped for nanotech risks
Australia	First test of work death law
USA	Surge in asbestos deaths
Britain	Unions say the government must act now
Greece	Workers in peril at Athens sites
Britain	TUC calls for action as work deaths rise
Britain	Boss jailed over apprentice death
China/ Hong Kong	Protest over battery factory poisonings
Britain	Government's top doc presses for work smoking ban
South Africa	Sick worker challenges compensation law
Britain	HSC hands-off safety plan in total disarray
Britain	Deaths law delayed because of ministers' court fears
Britain	Unions hail workers' rights boost

24 July 2004

China	Major work fatalities keep rising
Britain	Corporate manslaughter law slips again
Australia	Unions pursue asbestos firm worldwide
Britain	Quickie lunches are dangerous, says TUC
Britain	Law needs to recognise cost of bullying
Britain	Carnaud Metal Box guilty of another death
India/USA	Court orders release of Bhopal payments
Ukraine	Gas blast kills 31 coalminers
USA	Insurers fear silica claims explosion
Britain	Workplace killers - best laws briefing
Britain	More to benefit from vibration payouts
Britain	Hours breakthrough for tug workers

17 July 2004

Britain	Safety standards "not sufficient" as three die
US/Ireland	US exports contentious safety programme
Europe	EC must speed up working time reforms
Europe	Safety of workers with disabilities
Britain	TUC "grave reservations" about rail safety switch
DR Congo	Fatal collapse of illegal uranium mine
Britain	Safety cutbacks as HSE bosses pocket thousands
Global	Dads' work linked to brain tumours in their kids
Britain	Chancellor kills off civil servants
Global	Aid workers face burnout and violence
Britain	Government has a "moral duty" to ban smoking
Britain	HSC says Euro plan could hurt safety enforcement
USA	Safety alliance angers steel unions

11 July 2004

Britain	Gangmaster law a "victory for union action"
Sweden	Strike wins better safety deal
Australia	Nurse wins six figure latex rubber cheque
Australia	Stars act up for safety
Britain	Deadly work stress effects revealed
Britain	Masterclasses aim to stop long hours
Britain	Stress-related sickness up
USA	Failure to give urine means you're out
Canada	Rail firm buries work accident cases
Britain	Fine after worker baked to death
Britain	Hospital fined for causing nurse's asthma
Britain	TUC workplace asthma guide
Britain	Chinese cocklers injured in crash
Britain	Jarvis fined £400,000 for rail repair blunder
Britain	Amicus bullying pilot takes off
Britain	Keep railway safety with HSE, warns TUC

3 July 2004

Britain	Roving reps scheme "limited" but welcome, says TUC
Britain	TUC view vindicated in drug tests report
Britain	BA crew face drug and alcohol tests
Britain	Working-while-sober sackings upheld
Europe	Bosses and unions get certified on safety
Europe	Revamped Euro resource on union safety
Britain	Get serious on hours, TUC tells ministers
Australia	Unions want to get it right
Australia	Workplace cybersnoopers may need a permit
Britain	Passive smoke risk "even greater"
Global	Everything you need to know about asbestos
South Africa	Clampdown on silicosis menace
USA	Ergo improvements pay off
Britain	Honda sued by "stressed" employee
Britain	Three charged over cockler deaths
Britain	Labour's prescription for a smoking ban
Britain	HSE public safety policy is "unlawful"
Britain	Anger at plan to scrap rail safety watchdog
Britain	Factory blast workers to receive final wages
Britain	UCATT call to cut building site deaths
Britain	Union calls for more respect for shopworkers
Britain	Amicus calls for Quebec style bullying law

26 June 2004

USA	Being downsized increases stroke risk
Britain	TGWU negotiates working time cuts with no loss of pay
Australia	Surge in claims for workplace stress
Britain	PCS calls for union and safety rights
Australia	Union action call on the child killing fields
Britain	Killer chimney bosses escape with a fine
Europe	Unions put the case for laws and bargaining
Britain	Waste industry wastes lives
South Africa	Government acts to ban asbestos
Britain	Food giant fined peanuts after teenager loses fingertips
USA	Beating Bush for safety's sake
Britain	Bus driver shot with nail gun in racist attack
Britain	Hatfield victim's family gets £1m
Britain	Rail worker killed by train "lacked proper training"
USA	IBM second attempt to bury cancer evidence
USA	Auto union and industry in safety drive

19 June 2004

Global	Formaldehyde definitely causes cancer in humans
Global	Secondhand smoke causes cancer - period
Global	Canada will fight asbestos trade controls
Britain	Unions fight off attack on criminal injuries payouts
Europe	Pilots defeat plan to impose longer working hours
Britain	Workers organise over snack factory safety
Europe	Agreement calls for better call centre jobs
Britain	UNISON compensation victory will hurt all dangerous bosses
Global	ILO acts on commercial fishing perils
Britain	"Overwhelming" support for workplace smoking ban
Britain	Safer workplace? Just want the doctor ordered
Bangladesh	Scrapped ship's deadly gas leak wreaks havoc
USA	Workers' advocates call for work deaths action
USA	Safety watchdog's respirator expert had company ties

12 June 2004

Europe	Alarm at "disastrous" Euro safety enforcement move
Britain	TSSA calls for zero tolerance as assaults on rail staff increase
Britain	Amicus survey shows lab workers are at risk
Global	Union warning after fatal attack on BBC news team
Global	Survey charts the spread of anti-union repression
Britain	Prime minister considers public smoking ban
Britain	Helen Clark, global high tech campaigner
India	White asbestos must be banned say campaigners
Britain	Father hits out at "joke" fine after deaths
Britain	Unions provide legal support for blast tragedy families
USA	Axing safety law left women at risk
Britain	Bar staff union votes for smoking ban
Britain	Directors have best jobs and lowest stress
Australia	Rail unions condemn "beer nannies"
Global	The unacceptable costs of child domestic labour
Britain	Scottish Executive seek smoking ban views
Britain	Pilots working hours campaign takes off
Britain	Union signs accord to beat harassment
Britain	Deadly legacy of London's asbestos industry

5 June 2004

Global	Cigarette smoke is drifting out of work
Britain	TUC calls for safety rep action on asbestos
Australia	Working for a living can kill you
Britain	Report praises safety committee after pupil death
Europe	Challenge to finance employers over stress
Britain	CATU to seek cash for sick potters
Japan	Record numbers worked into the ground
Britain	Compensation culture is a "damaging myth"
Singapore	Work deaths prompt safety review
Britain	Families remember blast victims
New Zealand	Meatworkers face higher risk of cancer
Britain	HSE abandons some death and injury probes
USA	Worker safety is a casualty of "special interest takeover"
Britain	Corporate responsibility scheme is "not working"
Britain	Occ doc sicknote plan report due soon
Britain	Man banned from every UK hospital
Britain	Labour plans public smoking ban election pledge
Britain	GPMU slams "appalling" packing jobs
Britain	Battling teachers face job burnout

29 May 2004

Iraq	Union protests over targeting of media
Ireland	Smoking ban is working, says minister
Global	Union to meet Foreign Office about piracy threats
Europe	UK government "jeopardising plane cabin security"
Britain	Stress consultation could bypass safety reps
Australia	Support for NSW work deaths law
Britain	Stop making us sick, says TUC
USA	Ergo fixes alone can't make bad jobs good
Britain	Get back to work, says minister
Britain	Report criticises drift towards "self-regulation"
Australia	BHP under attack for deadly mine safety record
Britain	Pressure grows for inquiry into blast watchdog
Global	Double hull retreat is "a kick in the teeth for seafarers"
Britain	London to vote for a smoking ban
Britain	Britain's asbestos disease disaster
Britain	Scots NHS attacks running at two an hour
Britain	Union safety concerns over mock attack
Britain	Usdaw starts planning for xmas hols
Britain	Thumbs up to changes in teenage working law
Britain	TUC launches search for new bank holiday

22 May 2004

Britain	Latest round to unions in working time fight
Australia	Safety must be central to union organisation
Britain	Nine apprentices die on government backed schemes
Australia	Federal government axes safety body
Global	International Olympics Committee ducks responsibility
Britain	Deadly site dangers prove case for killing law
USA	Bush launders dirty campaign money
Britain	Government failing on gangmasters
USA	More wriggle room for dangerous employers
Britain	Questions raised about Glasgow blast tragedy
Britain	Tories talk out safety penalties bill
Britain	Passive smoking at work "kills hundreds"
Britain	Unions watch Tesco sick day plan
Britain	GP hanged herself through stress
Britain	Unions can protect migrant workers
Britain	Casinos gamble with Scots workers' health
Britain	Stressed out lecturers demand action
Britain	Protective equipment "must be free"

15 May 2004

Britain	Unions mourn blast victims and call for answers
Britain	HSC needs "less self-congratulation and more enforcement"
Britain	TUC warning on dangerous talk
Australia	Hurting unions bigger priority than hurt workers
Canada	Worker wins posthumous safety dispute
New Zealand	Unions need right to challenge drug tests
Britain	Families win asbestos court appeals
USA	Gotham police act on delivery slayings
Britain	Ignorant bosses place pregnant workers at risk
Britain	Six figure fine after rubber machine accident then death
Britain	A firm without reps is not a safe place to work
Britain	Smoking ban in pubs and restaurants moves closer
Britain	Long hours undeniably unhealthy for drivers
Britain	GMB acts to defuse asbestos "ticking timebomb"
Britain	ASLEF steps up campaign on criminal injuries
Britain	Unfairly sacked sick worker wins tribunal
Britain	Homeworkers "exploited" by firms

8 May 2004

Israel/ Palestine	Israeli forces block Palestinian union safety activity
European Union/USA	Plan to test chemicals irks US
New Zealand	Unions train 6,000 safety reps
Britain	TUC defends the independent rail regulator
Britain	£200,000 payout for bullied teacher
China	Workplace deaths up, accidents down
Britain	Bringing company reports into the 21st century
Australia	Smoky clubs a lethal cocktail for bar staff
Britain	The brutal reality of a death at work
USA	Database links diseases to hazards
Britain	Migrants get TUC advice on rights at work
Britain	Centre for Corporate Accountability
Britain	Spying software watches you work
Britain	New concerns over passive smoking
Britain	Fear drives Chinese back to cockle beds

1 May 2004

USA	Forcing poorly workers in to work is sick
Britain	No justice yet for dead and dying workers
Brazil	New offensive against asbestos
Britain	Preventing driving deaths at work
Europe	European Union work accidents update
Britain	Call centre "Big Brother" health warning
Global	Print workers take global safety action
Britain	Union diary saves knife attack busman
Global	Work kills more than wars
Britain	Safety rules OK say bosses, workers and public
Taiwan	Unions want a role in injury probes
Britain	Firms agree Potters Bar liability
Britain	Major companies, major accidents, minor fines
Britain	Late arriving driver hours law welcomed
Britain	Usdaw's got the measure of retail violence
Britain	Over 3,500 deaths; not one jail term

24 April 2004

Global	Workers' Memorial Day worldwide
Britain	Warning over fake health and safety agencies
Europe	Dangerous fight for unsafe machinery
Britain	Legal threat on passive smoke at work
Global	Solvent "raises risk of cancer"
Britain	Musicians suffer skin disorders
Australia	Workers reject uranium drink apology
China	World turns a blind eye to work injuries
El Salvador /USA	GAP crosses the union divide in factory campaign
USA	Republicans push for asbestos bail-out
USA	NY firefighters traumatised by 9/11
Britain	NHS trusts putting pregnant doctors at risk
Britain	Courts urged to get tough on driver assaults

17 April 2004

Kenya	Factory workers locked in at night
USA	Voluntary work safety isn't safe
USA	Mexican lives come cheap in Florida
New Zealand	Court limits work drug tests scope
Russia	Funerals of 47 Siberian mine victims
Spain	More than 8 out of 10 work diseases are missed
Australia	Working while sick is less trouble
Britain	Cockle death police head to China
USA	Long hours increase injury risks
Britain	UNISON welcomes life term for nurse attacker
Britain	Work stress a "material contribution" to stroke
Britain	Company growth can make workers wilt
Britain	HSC says rail safety must be free from business pressure
Australia	Union call centre safety guide
Britain	Firm fined £25,000 after "catastrophic failures"
Britain	Rail safety system facing delays

10 April 2004

Greece	Workers die for the Olympic dream
Canada	Stop "pretending asbestos safe" call
Australia	Report calls for powerful roving reps
Britain	TUC to champion safety reps on HSC
Global	Smoking ban could slash heart attacks
Britain	Jail law call after firm's £2m disaster fine
Japan	Karoshi deaths system speeded up
Britain	Pilots call for peer support for alcohol problems
USA	Resignations over failed nuclear compo scheme
USA	Message to injured workers - adapt or adios
Britain	Unions warn violence victims could lose out
Britain	Temporary worker law takes effect
Britain	Seventh safety minister in seven years
Britain	Government proposals on new chemical law
Britain	The importance of being rehabilitated

3 April 2004

Russia	Nestlé response to hazards - you're fired
Britain	HSC fails safety reps
Brazil	One more step to a global asbestos ban
Europe	Consultation on work cancer and repro risks
Britain	Time to end long hours working
Australia	Back off boss - you're making me sick
Britain	Amicus to lead £1.8m bullying study
Ireland	Irish eyes aren't smarting
Britain	Lords back stressed workers
Global	Workers suffer Irritable Desk Syndrome
Britain	ISTC overturns shaky finger verdict
Britain	TGWU welcomes call for corporate killing law
Britain	Long hours pressure makes workers mad
Britain	Never too young to union
Britain	Most firms fail to manage stress
Britain	Arrests show need for gangmaster licences
Britain	Public backs ban on public smoking
Britain	GMB and Greenpeace want safe ship scrapping
Britain	Union action call as rail deaths hit 13-year high
Britain	Seafarers are tired of taking the blame

27 March 2004

Britain	TUC concern at HSE's consultations
Global	Fight to ban asbestos hots up
Iraq	Call to make media safety "top priority"
Britain	Royal Mail axes thousands, hammers the rest
Australia	Union warning on psycho tests
Britain	Bus driver fights for toilet breaks
Britain	CBI panic move on working hours out-out
USA	Chipmakers' cancer study too little, too late
USA	Asbestos epidemic figures are "kind of low"
Britain	Company to breath test staff every morning
Britain	Campaign tells MPs that HSE is not working
Britain	Brucellosis hits Cornish farm
Britain	Ex-potters investigate wheezy diseases
Britain	Fire crews ballot over injured colleague

20 March 2004

Australia	Serial killer escapes with fine
Australia	Goose cooked for peeking dicks
Britain	Overwork behind another teacher suicide
Britain	Post bosses warned over "spying"
Britain	RMT calls for urgent Tube security meeting
USA	Jury awards "popcorn lung" victim $20m
USA	American workplaces kill one Mexican a day
Canada	Industrial workers face a "slow-motion Bhopal"
Britain	Stress yes - compo no, says advisory body
Britain	Huge fine and safety award for killer company
Britain	Britain is in a smoking "timewarp"
USA	Asbestos Bill heads for Senate showdown
Britain	Serious incidents at prestige building sites
Britain	Clean and green or industry whitewash?

13 March 2004

Britain	Big Brother is a big bother at work
Britain	Smoking should be classed as killer chemical
USA	Bar ban brings large drop in smoke exposures
Britain/ Ukraine	Ukrainians face harsh conditions in the UK
Britain	TGWU tops £1.5 billion in compo payouts
Australia	Work strain - no body should put up with it
European Union	Work accident rates "remain very high"
Britain	UK in the dock over work breaks law
Greece	Unions act on work burn-out dangers
Britain	NHS staff pay high price for dedication
Britain	Smoke ban "would save thousands"
Britain	Workers "forced to pay for toilet breaks"
Britain	Don't let employers be gender blind

6 March 2004

Global	The asbestos industry's deadly message
USA	Asbestos kills 10,000 Americans a year
Australia	Unions expose asbestos "corporate bastardry"
Global	Worldwide threat from asbestos "timebomb"
Southern Africa	Fight looms as Zimbabwe defends asbestos trade
Global	Sportswear industry violates the Olympic spirit
Britain	Tube staff to strike in sober sackings row
Canada	Nurse faced SARS stress
European Union	Groups challenge EU paraquat approval
Britain	GMB on HSE - not enough vision or resources
Britain	Workers driven to drink by bad jobs
Britain	Manure attack farmer jailed
Ireland	"Smoke-free works" campaign launched
USA	IBM settles birth defect lawsuit
Britain	Official support for Scots corporate killing law
Britain	HSC makes the case for worker involvement
Britain	TUC challenges Labour to produce work vision
Britain	New law a "fitting memorial" to cockle pickers

28 February 2004

Brazil	Asbestos multinationals gag safety campaigner
Britain	Teacher gets £250,000 payout after attack
Finland	Lack of worktime control makes you sick
Global	Downsizing can kill those left behind
Britain	UNISON calls for end to dirty needle terror
Australia	Study blows a hole in pub trade smokescreen
Britain	"Brave" new world or back to the future?
Britain	TUC guide to avoiding repetitive strain injury
Australia	UnionSafe Network
Australia	Unions call for work death law
Australia	Unions to prosecute banks for hold-ups
Canada	Corporate "obligation" to tackle stress
Thailand	Officials say 200,000 Thai workers injured
USA	Union fund aids "Ground Zero" workers
Britain	Surge in serious accidents offshore
Britain	Call for end to "joke" work death penalties
Britain	Overworked? Tell someone about it!
Britain	Construction work is a strain
Britain	Companies say directors should be responsible

21 February 2004

Iran	Hundreds killed in chemical train explosion
Britain	Work your proper hours day
Singapore	Bird flu recognised as work disease
India	Work for parents, education for children
India	Say no to white asbestos
Britain	Safety reps should be at the heart of safety
Australia	Judge blames transport bosses, jails truckie
Britain	Snooping council pays out after worker assault
Britain	NUT wants more health and safety reps
Britain	Teachers warned over school trips
Britain	Nine out of 10 councils wrong on teen working
Britain	Strike ballot over Tube sober working sackings
Britain	Union targets gangmasters "infesting" sites
Britain	Union calls for public enquiry into rail deaths
Britain	Darling says rail is "too cautious" on safety
Britain	Bodymapping outbreak on work site
Britain	Widow loses asbestos compensation battle
Britain	NUJ bullying website

14 February 2004

Britain	Manslaughter probe follows 19 migrant deaths
Britain	Migrant deaths force government about face
Britain	TUC supports bill on penalties
USA	Chemical safety board slams safety watchdog
USA	Fired if you pee, fired if you don't
Britain	Landmark ruling on workplace bullying
South Africa	Outrage after farmer "fed worker to lions"
Iraq	IFJ mourns loss of nine journalists in bombing
Britain	Overworked lecturer wins payout
Britain	HSE staff driven to industrial action
Britain	Asbestos widow faces cancer death
Global	The missing cases of beryllium disease
Britain	Working parents want family friendly hours
Britain	HSC puts the business case
Britain	European Parliament challenges UK's long hours

7 February 2004

USA	"Bankrupt" asbestos firms flourish in US
Britain	UNISON prepares for Workers' Memorial Day
Europe	Chemicals crackdown will save thousands
Global	Tech firms promise action on exploitation
South Africa	Unions slam AngloGold over miners' deaths
Britain	Union issues asbestos epidemic warning
Canada	Horror stories of x-ray techs
Britain	Euro union urges UK to avoid hours action
USA	Couple awarded $6 million in asbestos case
Britain	New resources for RSI Day, 29 February 2004
Britain	Work your proper hours day, 27 February 2004
Britain	Official safety alert over rail job cuts
Britain	GMB warns of asbestos "ticking time bomb"
Britain	Long hours culture takes its toll on UK drivers

31 January 2004

Britain	TUC calls "work your proper hours" day
Denmark	Guards say no to jail house monsters
Global	International RSI Day, 29 February
Europe	MEPs support end to working time opt-out
Europe	Work risks to women are neglected
Britain	Where there's a chill there's a way
Britain	RMT action call in working-while-sober sackings
Britain	West faces asbestos cancer epidemic
Global	Brutal conditions in microchip factories
Global	Regulations are the only way to stop abuse
USA	Woman denied strains payout gets $12m
USA	Ergonomic experts boycott conference
Britain	Amicus wins safety rep time off tribunal
Britain	HGV drivers secure milestone hours deal

24 January 2004

Britain	Working when sick is infectious says TUC
USA	"Cavalier" boss gets jail for scaffold deaths
Global	Report exposes corporate responsibility con
Britain	Dying asbestos victim gets six figure payout
Britain	£700k fine for rail tunnel explosion
Algeria	Twenty dead as blast shatters gas plant
Britain	Scot's judges develop corporate homicide law
South Africa	Minister "angry" at site deaths
Trinidad & Tobago	Too many accidents on the job
Britain	Clergy job rights get closer to good
Australia	Union criticises "failed" work deaths plan

17 January 2004

Britain	New bid to control gangmasters
USA	Bush fires off belated safety alarm
Britain	Union condemns "appalling" site deaths rate
New Zealand	Business warms to new safety laws
Britain	DTI study shows need for hours protection
Australia	Negligent employers on notice say unions
Australia	Government faces massive asbestos bill
Britain	Danger for Britain's hidden Chinese workers
Britain	No smoke without litigation warns campaign

10 January 2004

Britain	More delays for the corporate killing law
Britain	TUC appoints new head of safety
Europe	TUC welcomes European working time review
China	Gas blast death toll rises
Britain	Make the boss own up to accidents
Australia	Bursting bus drivers told to wait and wee
Britain	Airline unions say guns and planes don't mix
Global	Asbestos ban hopes boosted
Britain	"Utterly reckless" boss jailed for worker's death
Britain	Six figure fine after teenager dies
Sweden	Most companies failing on hazardous substances
Britain	HSE accused of "superficial" inspections
USA	Bosses getting away with "wilful" deadly violations
Britain	Nasty message in the inbox? You've got stress
Britain	Stressed pilots driven to drink

20 December 2003

Canada	Just when you thought you weren't safe...
Britain	TUC Christmas survival guide
USA	Prison threat for managers arrested at work
Britain	PM told to shut up shops for xmas
Bangladesh	Shipbreaking is a life sentence
Britain	Time to change your accident book
Australia	Workplace bullies "ruin young lives"
Britain	Spruced up xmas workplaces banned
Britain	Bus union welcomes new violence guide
Canada	Westray miner gets stress payout
USA	Firms turn to hair tests to check for drug use
Britain	Draft Euro report backs TUC hours campaign
Britain	Almost all firms have liability cover
Europe	Agency plans to tackle construction
Britain	Royal Mail the "worst company for bullying"
Global	Study confirms passive smoking risks
Britain	TGWU calls for end to child labour on farms
Britain	Bosses to blame for oil safety breaches

13 December 2003

Britain	Alan Dalton, safety champion, dies
Canada	Lying government is a global asbestos pusher
Europe	Europe should toughen up working time rights
Britain	Fine for firm that ignored RSI warnings
Canada	Ergonomic guide for clothing workers
Britain	Safety warning over contracting out
USA	US tips on cold weather working
Britain	Do you want compensation with that?
Australia	Union takes on "punitive" drugs policies
Britain	Ageing hits workers before bosses
USA	Vision syndrome affects most computer users
Britain	Management failures cost CSG £650,000
Britain	Widow joins fight against Crown Immunity

6 December 2003

USA	Workers need workplace violence education
Britain	Balloon protest for workers' safety
Britain	GMB says "burn out Britain" is a reality
Britain	EU report exposes UK working time abuse
Austria	The tills are alive with the sound of muzak
Britain	Sober workers fired under "zero tolerance" policy
Canada	Unions launch safer needle campaign
Britain	Workplace snoopers face legal clampdown
USA	Compensation cases link welding to Parkinson's
Britain	Campaigns continue against asbestos profiteers
Britain	Smoke signals bad for UK, good for NZ
Britain	Just say no… to drug and alcohol tests
Britain	Amicus say UK workers deserve Oz style law
Britain	Acting can be hazardous
Britain	CCA challenges flawed corporate killing plan
Britain	Corus fined after another workplace death

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