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IIOSH Director H.Eliyahu opens 13th OSH Congress, 23.09.08
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Attache R.Tivakul and Israeli lecturers at safety seminar for Thai workers, 27.12.07
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Participants of CIS Annual Meeting, 14-15.10.06
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Talk on stress at work at the Histadrut
headquarters in TA
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Mobile safety training unit in front of the
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Histadrut officials tour an IIOSH mobile safety
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ILO Safework Director J.Takala and IIOSH
Council Chair I.Arad, Director M.Schwartz sign the OSH MS
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IIOSH mobile
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This site is maintained
by the Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (IIOSH). In
addition to the information in English found on this page, the site
comprises various sections and activities in Hebrew: electronic library
containing over 1,500 items; daily updated news; discussion forum;
interactive catalogs of training events, printed publications, and
suppliers of OSH products and services; lists of OSH sites in Israel and
worldwide, and more.
OSH HEADLINES from
ISRAEL:
 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "TOWARDS BETTER WORK AND WELL-BEING"
will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on 10-12 February 2010. The conference, organized by the Finnish Institute for Occupational Health (FIOH), aims to provide an opportunity to discuss the strategies and tools for the promotion of health and wellbeing at work. IIOSH director Chaim Eliyahu has been appointed to the conference's International Advisory Committee.
-- 18.06.09
THE WORLD DAY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
was celebrated in Israel on 3 May 2009, since the international date of 28 April coincided this year with the national Soldier Remembrance Day. The World Day was marked with a range of activities, including an appropriate content specially published at the IIOSH website.
-- 05.05.09
DEPUTY MINISTER ORIT NOKED GIVEN THE OSH PORTFOLIO
within the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment. Ms. O. Noked MK will be responsible, among other things, for the labor inspection, preparation and enforcement of safety and health legislation, and will oversee the IIOSH activities.
-- 30.04.09
2008: 55 PEOPLE PERISHED IN WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS IN ISRAEL
according to the report published by the Chief Labor Inspector at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment. This figure corresponds to 1.96 workplace fatalities per 100,000 workers. As in the previous years, construction sites remain the most hazardous place to work, with 23 deaths. 20 workers were killed at industrial plants, 4 in the agriculture, and 8 in the rest of workplaces.
-- 10.02.09
NEW REGULATIONS ON NON-IONIZING RADIATION
entered into force, as an amendment to the Non-Ionizing Radiation Law of 2006. The regulations apply to the frequency ranges of UV, IR, laser radiation, RF and ELF. They mainly determine the order and conditions for issuing the permits required by the law from operators of radiation-emitting equipment.
-- 28.01.09
WORK AT HEIGHT REGULATIONS ENTERED INTO FORCE
on 1 November 2008, after a preparatory period of 1.5 years. The Regulations, adopted in 2007, establish a legal framework for protecting Israeli workers against falling from height, which accounted for 18 workplace deaths in 2008.
-- 01.11.08
13th ISRAELI CONGRESS FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH
has been held in Jerusalem on 23 September 2008. The congress program included numerous lectures, presentations and panels, attended by over 1,300 participants who also visited the accompanying exhibition. The participants were greeted by Mr. Eliyahu Yishai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor.
-- 24.09.08
YORAM ELAZARY APPOINTED CHIEF LABOR INSPECTOR
at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. Prior to his new appointment, already confirmed by the Government, Mr. Elazary served as Manager of Safety & Environment Unit at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
-- 14.08.08
NATIONAL HEARING PROTECTION DAY
has been held in Israel on and around 27 May 2008. The related activities included seminars, awareness raising events and an online Q&A session at the IIOSH website with the participation of leading Israeli specialists in occupational health and hygiene.
-- 29.05.08
WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS AND COMPENSATIONS REPORT
for years 1997-2007
has been published (in Hebrew) at our site. The report contains cumulative data supplied by the National Insurance Institute and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, and indicates the non-fatal workplace injury incidence rate of 24.1 per 1,000 workers - a 5% rise compared to the previous year.
-- 17.04.08
WORKPLACE FATAL ACCIDENT REPORT FOR 2007
has been published by the Chief Labor Inspector at the Ministry of
Industry, Trade and Labor. The figures - 51 workplace deaths, 25 of them in the construction sector - are notably lower than in the preceding year, when 61 workers have perished in workplace accidents.
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25.03.08
IIOSH AND THAILAND'S MINISTRY OF LABOR JOINT FORCES TO IMPROVE SAFETY OF THAI WORKERS IN ISRAEL
by holding a safety training seminar for 75 Thais employed at agricultural enterprises in the Golan Heights. The event, conducted in Thai language, was attended by Mr. Ruangyot Tivakul, Attache in charge of Thai guest workers at the Thailand Embassy. The participants were offered a series of lectures and a tour of local agro businesses where various safety & health protection measures are already in place.
-- 31.12.07
NEW IIOSH MANAGEMENT
has stepped in as of 1 December 2007, following the retirement of Mr. Menachem Schwartz who headed the Institute for the last 26 years. Mr. Haim Eliyahu has been appointed Director of IIOSH, while Mr. Israel Shreibman is now Institute's Deputy Director.
-- 02.12.07
"LIGHTEN THE LOAD" GOES ONLINE ALSO IN ISRAEL
as a new dedicated section on work-related musculoskeletal disorders opens at the IIOSH website. The section contains Hebrew-translated
datasheets from the European Week of the "Lighten the Load" campaign,
links to Napo films and animations published at the EuroOSHA website, links to several overseas sites, and other relevant content in the fields of ergonomics and WRMSD awareness and prevention.
-- 23.10.07
UPGRADED OSH WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF
have been recently opened by two leading Israeli academic institutions: the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
-- 10.10.07
WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS AND COMPENSATIONS REPORT
for years 1995-2006
has been published (in Hebrew) at our site. The report contains cumulative data supplied by the National Insurance Institute and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, and indicates a downward trend in the workplace injury incidence rate, currently at 22.9 per 1,000 workers.
-- 28.08.07
THE NATIONAL HEARING PROTECTION DAY
has been marked in Israel on 29 May 2007 with a range of awareness-raising events and activities organized by Ministry of Health, National Insurance Institute, IIOSH, Clalit Health Services, IDF's Medical Branch and other govermental, public and private bodies.
A new permanent topical page Noise at the Workplace (in Hebrew) has been added to the IIOSH website.
-- 31.05.07
IIOSH HAS MARKED THE WORLD DAY
FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
by publishing a special page
(in Hebrew) at its website. The page, carrying the World Day logo and linked to the ILO SafeWork event site, was also publisized in the April issue of the IIOSH e-newsletter distributed to over 2,200 email addresses.
This year's central topic, within the ILO-declared theme "Making Decent Work a Reality", was the OSH Management and its implementation in Israel by the "National Competent Institute" operated by IIOSH.
Elsewhere in Israel, items marking the International World Day were published by the Chief Labor Inspector at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment, and by the General Federation of Labor (Histadrut). -- 29.04.07
WORKPLACE FATAL ACCIDENT REPORT FOR 2006
has been published by the Chief Labor Inspector at the Ministry of
Industry, Trade and Labor. The figures - 60 workplace deaths, 29 of them in the construction sector - are about 10% higher than in the preceding year.
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18.02.07
12th NATIONAL WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH CONGRESS
was held in Tel Aviv on 26-27 December 2006. Over 1000 OSH people attended each day of the event and visited an accompanying exhibition. The participants were greeted by Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Eli Yishai and other dignitaries. A keynote speech on the importance of safety and health in Jewish tradition was delivered by former Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau.
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29.12.06
IIOSH PARTICIPATED IN THE CIS ANNUAL MEETING
at ILO Headquarters in Geneva, 14-15 September 2006. The IIOSH 2005 activities report was presented by Mr. Israel Shreibman, head of the Institute's Information Center.
More details may be found in the CIS report of the meeting.
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20.10.06
DRAFT RISK MANAGEMENT
STANDARD IS5300
has been published for public comment by the
Standards Institution of Israel. The proposed standard is based on
the Australian/New Zealand Risk Management standard AS/NZS
4360:2004. --
24.08.06
WORK ACCIDENT
COMPENSATION AWARDS RATE WAS LOWER IN 2005
than in any of the
preceding 10 years: 23.4 per 1000 workers, according to the annual
report recently published by the National Insurance Institute. The
absolute number was 63,856 - out of 2,732,100 workers employed in
the Israeli economy. The total sum of work accident compensations in
2005 amounted to over $590 million. -- 23.07.06
WORLD DAY
FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK - 28 APRIL - MARKED IN
ISRAEL
by a series of events. A special feature
has been published in the April issue of the IIOSH e-newsletter. The
IIOSH and the Israeli Federation of Labor (Histadrut) have conducted
a joint OSH promotion event at the Histadrut headquarters in Tel
Aviv, including a talk on stress at work and a tour of one of the
IIOSH's mobile training units (see
pictures at the left side of this page). The National
Insurance Institute has marked the World Day by publishing its
annual report on the work-related disability rates in various
sectors of the Israeli economy. -- 30.04.06
ISRAEL'S
PULL-OUT FROM GAZA GETS ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH
in
the report
recently published by the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP). According to the report, "The environmental impact of the
former Israeli settlements in the Gaza strip was limited and should
not constrain Palestinian land-use plans". -- 03.04.06
NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR
WORKERS' HEALTH
has held its first meeting in Jerusalem. It
was opened by General Directors of the Ministry of Health and the
Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Labor, who co-appointed Prof. Yossi
Ribak chairman of the committee. IIOSH Director Mr. Menachem
Schwartz and Chief Labor Inspector Mrs. Varda Edwards are among the
committee's members. --
26.02.06
LESS FATAL FALLS FROM
HEIGHT IN 2005
were reported in the annual workplace death
statistics published by the Chief Labor Inspector at the Ministry of
Industry, Trade and Labor: 19 compared to 21 in 2004. However, the
overall numbers were less optimistic: 55 fatal work accidents (52 in
2004). Construction remains the most dangerous sector, with 24
workplace deaths. --
11.01.06
WARM GREETINGS TO IRSST
(QUEBEC, CANADA)
on its 25th anniversary! The IIOSH
management and staff wish our Montreal colleagues much success and
fulfillment in their laudable efforts for advancing the workplace
safety and health in Quebec, Canada and worldwide. -- 27.11.05
ENGLISH-HEBREW GLOSSARY
OF SDS TERMS
has been developed at IIOSH and placed on our
website. The online glossary contains over 300 terms and expressions
typically used in Safety Data Sheets and gives their interpretation
both in English and Hebrew. It's intended as an aid to safety
personnel at industrial plants, which are obliged by Israeli OSH
regulations to maintain SDSs and provide them to the workers. -- 21.11.05
LASER WORK SAFETY
REGULATIONS
have entered into force in August 2005. The newly
adopted Regulations oblige employers to comply with the requirements
of the relevant Israeli standard IS 1249 Part 1, to appoint laser
safety officers, and to inform the affected workers on possible
laser hazards and on the means for their prevention. -- 14.09.05
THE WORKPLACE SAFETY
DIRECTIVE WILL BE APPLIED TO SERVICES AND RETAIL
TRADE
according to the amendment to this principal Israeli
OSH law, recently approved by the Knesset Labor and Welfare
Committee. The change is mainly aimed at improving working
conditions at supermarkets and retail chains where the employees so
far haven't fully benefited from the directive's provisions. The new
amendment is subject to approval by the Knesset plenary session.
-- 18.07.05
FIRST ISRAELI
SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON OSH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
is scheduled
to open on 5 May 2005 in Ramat Efal near Tel Aviv. The list of
participants includes leading Israeli OSH professionals, principal
figures from the research, regulatory and judiciary fields, and a
guest of honor: Dr. Jukka Takala, Director of the ILO Programme on
Safe Work. The conference will culminate in signing the
Declaration for Promoting the OSH Management Systems by
representatives of the government, trade unions, employers'
organizations and IIOSH management. -- 21.04.05
MEETING ON
SAFE WORK AT HEIGHT
was held on 20 February 2005 at the
Jerusalem offices of the Labor Inspectorate. The participants
included the Inspectorate's management and representatives of 19
leading industrial enterprises who presented their activities within
the framework of the national Safety at Height project. -- 24.02.05
52 WORKERS WERE KILLED
IN 2004 IN THE ISRAELI WORKPLACES
according to the report
released by Varda Edwards, Acting Chief Labor Inspector at the
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor (Mrs. Edwards has replaced
Peter Magnus who retired as of 1 January 2005). The 2004 figure is
15% less than 64 workplace deaths registered in 2003, and the lowest
over the decade since 1995. Especially notable is the decrease in
the construction sector: 15 fatal accidents compared to 34 during
the preceding year. --
12.01.05
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