S a f e t y T o o l b o x T o p i c s

Safety News

1. Night shift worker died in school bus crash driving home, coroner warns of fatigue - RNZ

   Scania Rangi Te Whare had worked a lot of overtime in the weeks before his death, the coroner said.

2. New Job-Protected Medical Leave In Effect For Workers Facing Serious Illness, Injury

   Workers with a serious illness or injury can now take as many as 27 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave within a 12-month period to undergo ...

3. Students, workers and domestic helpers hit by Hong Kong fire get HK$20000 payout

   Injured residents will receive HK$50000 if they spent up to six days in hospital, or HK$100000 for seven days or more.

4. Amazon workers strike against heat stress and injury risks during Black Friday sales

   Employees in 30 countries have walked out in protest against aggressive productivity pressures and heat-related risks during the annual sales ...

5. Accused fentanyl kingpin wanted by U.S. killed by Mexican military - CBS News

   Pedro Inzunza Coronel, alias "Pichon," was wanted by the U.S. on accusations of trafficking large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine.

6. Fine for company after man seriously injured at wind farm | Health and Safety Executive

   A wind farm management services company has been fined £80000 after a worker was seriously injured by an electrical flashover.

7. 10 people injured during stolen vehicle crash in Mt. Juliet - WSMV

   The head-on collision occurred on Central Pike over the weekend.

8. Family seeks support for teen injured in severe motorbike crash - Texoma's Homepage

   Tyler Melton, an 18-year-old recent high school graduate, is in critical condition at a Fort Worth hospital after a Halloween dirt bike crash that ...

9. Allegation of 'abominable abuse' of 6-year-old girl by foster parents under investigation

   Manitoba's families minister is conducting an internal investigation into the circumstances that led to a six-year-old girl in foster care ...

10. Workers injured after gas leak at pig factory in Melbourne's west - Herald Sun

    Fourteen people were taken to hospital after a major carbon monoxide leak at Aus Pork's Derrimut factory on Monday afternoon.