World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
To increase general awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the concepts of hazards and risks and how they may be prevented and controlled, World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on April 28 each year. The event is an opportunity to focus on raising responsiveness...

A temperate approach to alcohol abuse.
ALCOHOL PLAYS A PART in the deaths of 7000 Australians, and costs the nation more than $A7 billion, every year. It contributes to countless motor vehicle, maritime and workplace accidents and instances of domestic violence and malicious damage. Cases of depression and suicide have been attributed to the misuse...

Honor all who die on the job, here or abroad.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Steven Hecker For The Register-Guard Today, April 28, is Workers Memorial Day. Few readers have likely heard of this day, which commemorates the thousands of Americans who die in work related-fatalities each year. Today we honor 82 Oregonians who died on the job...

The Experience of Deafened Adults: Implications for Rehabilitative Services.
********** This study explored the psychological and social effects of becoming deaf as an adolescent or adult and the adequacy of rehabilitation services offered to such individuals. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a sample of eight deafened adults in the Province of Ontario, Canada. The results indicated...

Business Digest.
Byline: The Register-Guard CITY/REGION Chamber to spotlight best in advertising ROSEBURG - A Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce weekly forum on April 1 will feature the annual creative advertising BELL awards sponsored by the Douglas County Business Communicators. The awards recognize the best...

50 Cebu firms found violating labor laws.
Byline: MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR. CEBU CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas has discovered at least 50 establishments in Cebu who have violated labor laws, particularly the non-payment of minimum wages. For the past five weeks, the DOLE 7...

China to tackle workplace deaths.
The Chinese government has announced plans to reduce the country's alarmingly poor industrial health and safety record, which last year saw 127,000 people die in accidents in the workplace, according to state news agency, Xinhua. Nearly USS60billion (31.6billion [pounds sterling]) will be spent over the next five...

DoLE pushes 3 flagship programs.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) decided yesterday to step up the implementation of its three flagship programs to promote productivity, generate jobs, and enhance safety and health in the workplace through the reduction of work-accident and work-related illnesses. The three flagship programs are Work Improvement...

Officer sues town, seeks injured status.
Byline: Elaine Thompson SHREWSBURY - A local police officer has sued the town, alleging it is refusing to put him on injured-on-duty status even though he continues to have medical problems related to a work-related accident two years ago. Michael P. Clancy, a Springfield attorney...

Business briefs.
COLUMN: BUSINESS BRIEFS TELEGRAM & GAZETTE Bloomberg Index Central Massachusetts +0.53 176.06 Volume: 65,401,308 Up: 11 Down: 13 Unchanged: 5 Gainer: L.S. Starrett Co. $23.79 +$1.09 (volume...