All People Risks articles – Page 24
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Online onlyCalifornia wildfires could cost $1.6bn: Aon
Expected losses for insurers between $1.2bn and $1.6bn: Aon Impact Forecasting
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OSHA issues new combustible dust instruction
Instruction details OSHA policies and procedures for inspecting workplaces that handle combustible dusts
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AnalysisLords rules on pleural plaques
Could the decision open a window for claims in breach of contract?
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Online onlyDuPont appeals $196.2m punitive damages case
DuPont was ordered to pay damages for deliberately dumping dangerous heavy metals on an industrial site
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Online onlyMajor gaps in U.S. pandemic preparedness: Report
Report identifies gaps in U.S. preparedness for treating and caring for children during a possible pandemic flu outbreak
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MSHA warns miners of hazards due to cold weather
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) warns miners and mine operators about hazards due to colder weather
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Online onlyNew risk management approach for motor fleets
Brit launches web based risk management tool with support and advice function
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Online onlyEuropeans join forces to develop a new pandemic flu vaccine
The four-year project has been awarded a grant of EUR3.5m from the European Union
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Online onlyRoyal Society launches consultation on NanoCode for business
The aim of the NanoCode is to establish an international consensus on what constitutes good practice
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Online onlyUK’s separated plutonium stockpile poses severe risks warns Royal Society
Report says best option is to convert the plutonium into a fuel for nuclear reactors
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Virginia Tech awarded more than $960,000 risk grant
Grant will support ongoing recovery and risk assessment work
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Online onlyUS auto workers launch first national strike action in 30 years
The UAW has launched a national strike against General Motors to address issues of job security
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Editor's Letter
Who tried to mug you today?
It is an astonishing fact that most of us are victims of attempted theft every week. It is even more shocking that few of us bother to report it. Individuals and small businesses (probably large ones too) are pestered with phishing emails inviting them to disclose banking/credit card details or ...
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Online onlyAIRMIC publishes updated D&O guide
New guide reflects the stronger codification of directors’ responsibilities
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Online onlyUS Passes TRIREA
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007
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Online onlyFortify your legal defences, advises employment lawyer
Employment tribunal cases last year rose by 15%, legal advisors warn employers to fortify their defences
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Online onlyAviva: Perilous passengers put roads at risk
Naughty children, backseat drivers and barking dogs are driving three in five motorists to distraction
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Online onlyEmployment Tribunal cases rise by 15%
The number of cases brought to UK employment tribunals in 2006-07 rose by 15% to 132,577
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UK TUC issues advice on social networking
Employers should have in place policies covering the use of the web and should not be tempted to check out the profiles of job applicants on social networking sites
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Extra-territorial jurisdiction claims increasing
Willis finds more US law firms are getting involved in litigation against non-US companies
