Loan for Environmental Management for Argentine SMEs / Préstamo para la gestión ambiental de las PyMEs Argentinas
Friday, May 18th, 2007From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB approves US$40 million loan for environmental management in Argentina Program will promote sustainable production The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the approval of a US$40 million loan to Argentina to promote environmental sustainability in the productive sector. The program will foster the adoption of cleaner production practices by […]
WHO Calls for Combatting Occupational Cancers
Sunday, April 29th, 2007Yesterday was World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Although the WHO press release reproduced below has a global scope, its message is very relevant for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). There are still some LAC nations that do not have comprehensive occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation, some which have not banned […]
Argentina Gets a Mine Safety Regulation
Friday, March 30th, 2007Synopsis in English: After a wait of nearly three decades, Argentina finally has a Regulation on Safety and Hygiene in Mining Activity. When Argentina passed its Workplace Hygiene and Safety Law in the 1970s creating its Workplace Risk Superintendent (Superintendencia de Riesgos del Trabajo – SRT) and unusual occupational safety and health (OSH) system, it […]