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Whitcher, Ralph – School Science Review, 2013
From a time when laws on health and safety applied only to some industries and much was unregulated, we have moved to a time when health and safety laws seem, if you believe some reports in the news, to pervade every aspect of working life with silly restrictions. This article looks at the development of the legislation from the 1960s and suggests…
Descriptors: Safety, Legislation, Occupational Safety and Health, Industry
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Nyland, C.; Forbes-Mewett, H.; Marginson, S. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2010
In 2009 international student safety became an issue of immediate concern to Australian international education exporters following a series of demonstrations by Indian students and interventions by concerned foreign governments. With these developments the "industry" became fixated on how best to secure Australia's share of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, International Education, Safety, Foreign Countries
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Science Education International, 2008
The tendency for the press and public to over-react on safety. The need to balance risk against benefit. The difference between hazard and risk. Preventative or protective steps (control measures) to reduce the risk from particular hazards. Examples in school science, including the use of eye protection and alternative strategies, if eye…
Descriptors: School Safety, Laboratory Safety, Safety, Safety Education