Mineworkers in South Africa demand safety rights

Pollution glorified

World Bank arm finances polluting steel mill in Jharkhand

Letters

Suit yourself for safety

A new safety suit can sound alarm bells the moment it is damaged and make working in hazardous environments safer

Safety takes back seat to big bucks

China's industrial units have become death traps, as entrepreneurs on the run for a quick buck pay little heed to their workers' safety

14 Years Later..

...there's a Bhopal waiting to happen in the nooks and corners of the country. But the government is yet to take the right steps to ensure the …

Occupational hazard: Exposure to ionising radiation affects over 24 million workers globally

Behavioural risk factors plays an important role in the worldwide cancer burden and 44% of global cancer deaths are preventable  

Haunted past

The Union Carbide concealed information about radiation levels in a uranium plant for 20 years. Murky details are coming to light now

US asbestos industry seeks escape clause in law

Asbestos-related litigation in the us runs into billions of dollars today. So much so that the amount is estimated to exceed the combined cost of …

Life in a radiation zone

A recent accident shows why workers’ safety at atomic facilities is extremely fragile

Sri Lanka becomes first country in South Asia to recycle compact fluorescent lamps

At a time when developing countries are struggling with safe disposal of compact fluorescent lamps, Sri Lanka is leading by example

Coal mining in India has a human cost

Communities living close to coal mines in India face the constant threat of fires and land subsidence forcing them to flee  

NPCIL pays compensation to workers injured at Kudankulam

The compensation was issued after the National Human Rights Commission intervened in the matter

Out with asbestos!

September saw a slew of developments giving renewed impetus to the global movement against asbestos

Kiln Eco-

Brickmaking is a profit-driven enterprise. At one level, it produces the basis of the built-up world. But what of the hidden -- ecological and …

The crippling effects of TCE

tce is a nonflammable, colourless liquid. It is mainly used to remove grease from metal parts. Worldwide almost 80-90 per cent of this chemical …

Costly cleanup

Factory workers engaged in cleaning bomb factories in the US may be exposed to radiation

Sitting Ducks

As polluting asbestos units and illegal mining thrive amid lax laws, lakhs of workers become easy prey for dreaded diseases

Coal toll

More than 70 per cent of India's electricity is produced by coal-fired power plants. Most of them do not have modern technologies and use low-…

Stink in the leather belt

Calcutta Leather Complex has shifted from the heart of the city to the outskirts on Supreme Court order, but it fails to treat toxic effluent and …

"The management did not adhere to safety norms"

It is 15 years since 60 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) leaked outfrom Union Carbide Corporation's (UCC) plant in Bhopal, killing 5,000 people …

A dark tunnel

Twenty-nine workers were killed in a landslide at the Tehri dam. The contractor building the dam has blamed the "weak mountains" for …

Brinksman

As Le Clemenceau bobs on the horizon, reactions in India get sharper, noisier. We've discovered occupational safety. Asbestos is used in …

Stained steel

The iron and steel sector is regarded as the core of Indian economy. Its players are big and powerful. It is extremely resource-intensive and …