Welcome to ORC Worldwide!

For 30 years, ORC's Occupational Safety and Health Group has been a unique, ongoing network of key health and safety leaders from major, multinational corporations in a wide variety of industries. Members face the same challenge: to provide safe and healthful working conditions in their organizations, and to influence others—including employees, government agencies, and local communities—to work constructively toward a common safety and health objectives.

At quarterly meetings, members share information and benchmark best practices with each other, and connect with representatives of federal and state regulatory agencies, and invited experts from the occupational safety and health and related fields. The professional relationships forged at these meetings are maintained and strengthened between meetings through unlimited telephone consulting with ORC expert, and through ORC's website and interactive bulletin board.

quarterly meetings

ORC furthers members' interests with on going contacts at all levels of the regulatory agencies, effective advocacy of responsible industry positions on regulatory and policy issues, and linkages with voluntary standards organizations, safety and health professional groups, and major associations.

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Preview Current News

Preview of Current Asia Pacific HSE News as of 5 Jan, 2009

Just 4 sub-headings out of 19 of the current Asia Pacific Health, Safety and Environmental news around Asia Pacific. Members are encouraged to log into the Table of Contents to find out more details of the 19 Current HSE News

Australia – Commonwealth, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and NSW

1) Guidance Note for the Protection of Workers from the Ultraviolet Radiation in Sunlight

Released on 21 November 2008.

Preview of Current Asia Pacific HSE News as of 4 Dec, 2008

Just 3 sub-headings out of 15 of the current Asia Pacific Health, Safety and Environmental news around Asia Pacific. Members are encouraged to log into the Table of Contents to find out more details of the 15 Current HSE News

Australia - Commonwealth and Victoria
1)    VICTORIA: Code of Practice on Onsite Wastewater Management
Published in September 2008.

Preview Emerging News

Preview of Emerging Asia Pacific HSE News as of 5 Jan 2009

Just 3 sub-headings out of 8 of the emerging Health, Safety and Environmental news around Asia Pacific. Members are encouraged to log into the Table of Contents to find out more details of the 8 Emerging HSE News

Australia - Commonwealth and NSW

1) NSW: Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008

Assented on 3 December 2008.

Preview of Emerging Asia Pacific HSE News as of 4 Dec 2008

Just 3 sub-headings out of 14 of the emerging Health, Safety and Environmental news around Asia Pacific. Members are encouraged to log into the Table of Contents to find out more details of the 14 Emerging HSE News

China
1)    Draft Regulation on the Management of Ozone-Depleting Substances
Published on 15 October 2008.