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On 23 November, Samsung President Kinam Kim formally apologized for the deaths and illnesses of Samsung workers stemming from toxic conditions at Samsung manufacturing plants following a settlement reached between the company and representatives of the affected employees.
Read MoreThe EEF manufacturers’ organisation survey revealed that 97% of UK companies prefer avoiding an immediate post-Brexit divergence of the UK’s H&S regulatory regime from the EU; however, a slim majority of companies favor a review of the necessity of all current H&S regulations.
Read MoreThis January, a 44-year-old factory worker named Sriyono became the first person in Indonesia to receive compensation for dangerous exposure to asbestos. Sriyono suffers from asbestosis - a permanent scarring of the lungs which usually leads to cancer.
Read MoreThe Chinese government has spent the past 5 years addressing personal and environmental health issues caused by the previously unregulated recycling industry in Guiyu, with measured success.
Read MoreFollowing the release of a toxic gas cloud from a Kansas chemical processing facility in 2016, the US Chemical Safety Board released a video detailing the circumstances of the incident and providing suggestions for how to prevent such incidents in the future.
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