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 By Cherma St. MSc,PGCE, BA (Hons), DipMid, RN Lead Nurse Practice Development London, England

Work should not make employees ill. According to Pingle (2013) all are incurable. Mesothelioma is the focus of this article. Decades ago it was classifed as an occupational disorder resulting from Unregulated work practices.

Measuring the Effectiveness of Safety Management Systems

By Eric Kipps
HSE Consultant

Over the last twenty years Safety Management Systems have become common place in many industries around the world; Trinidad and Tobago is no exception. There are now more Safety Management Systems in place and available than ever before. Yet little is known about the effectiveness of these systems on employee health and safety and on relevant economic outcomes. 

Occupational Diseases: Is Your Building Sick?

By Eric Kipps Jr. NREMT, EMD Las Vegas, Nevada

In recent times we have been privy to several Industrial disputes around the region which have cited issues associated with the physical state of buildings, including Sick Building Syndrome. Workers in Curacao, Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada, lawyers and laboratory technicians in Saint Lucia, and teachers in Barbados, have either walked off the job or have threatened labour action because they say the buildings in which they are working are making them sick.

By Joseph Ramsarran BSc.

Four tasks in five poultry houses were monitored for Particulate Matter (PM) concentrations together with a controlled environment. Significantly higher concentrations of PM were found when compared to the controlled environment and the World Health Organization (WHO), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Trinidad and Tobago guidelines on maximum permissible levels. A DustTrak II Aerosol Monitor was used in measuring concentrations on PM2.5 and PM10 for the duration of each task and in the controlled environment. Monitoring was carried out over a 3-day period.

Recreational Water Illnesses (Rwis)

By Tricia Joseph
Gateway Sports and Pool Management Ltd.

Have you or someone you know ever been on vacation and got sick, thinking it could have been the food that did not agree with you? It could have been the swimming pool or spa water! This is known as Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs).

Manual Handling in an Office Environment

By Chantal Louis

Mechanical devices are used to increase output, control costs, and maximise productivity in a workplace. Manual handling causes over a third of all workplace injuries. These include work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) such as pain and injuries to arms, legs and joints, and repetitive strain injuries of various sorts (Health and Safety Executive, n.d.). While offices have not previously been considered industrial establishments there is also some manual handling involved in achieving tasks in the workplace.