May 2-8 is NAOSH Week
This year’s annual North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, “Mission NAOSH 2010: Safe Workplaces,” takes place May 2-8 to raise awareness about occupational safety, health and the environment. NAOSH Week kicked off with events May 2 and 3 in Washington, D.C., and Canada...
Nurse Certification Linked to Job Satisfaction
Nurses certified in critical care indicate greater satisfaction with their jobs and careers and report higher perceptions of empowerment than their non-certified peers, reports the first national study to examine these issues in tandem...
MMWR: Younger Workers Experience Higher Injury Rates
From 1998-2007, younger workers experienced approximately twice as many nonfatal occupational injuries as older workers, and employers must make changes in workplace environments and practices to protect this population, according to the April 23 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
OSHA Releases Workplace Toxic Chemical Exposure Data and Latino Worker Memo
On April 28, OSHA announced it is releasing 15 years of data providing details of workplace exposure to toxic chemicals. This data will offer insight into the levels of toxic chemicals commonly found in workplaces, as well as how chemical exposure levels to specific chemicals are distributed across industries, geographical areas and time...
Workers’ Memorial Day: OSHA’s Michaels Testifies Before the Senate
On the eve of Workers’ Memorial Day, OSHA Administrator David Michaels testified at a Senate hearing, where he stressed that the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act must be updated in order to better protect American workers from injuries and death...
Workers’ Memorial Day: April was Deadly Month for the American Worker
This year’s Workers’ Memorial Day, held April 28 to honor men and women who suffered job-related injury and death, comes on the heels of three high-profile, fatal workplace accidents. The April 2 Tesoro refinery explosion in Anacortes, Wash., led to seven fatalities; the April 5 Upper Big Branch Mine explosion in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the deadliest mining accident in recent history; and an April 20 explosion at an oil drilling platform has left 11 workers missing and presumed dead...
Workers’ Memorial Day: National Workers Memorial Unveiled
After a year of construction, the new National Workers Memorial in Silver Spring, Md., will be unveiled on April 28, Workers’ Memorial Day. In addition to remembering the more than 5,000 U.S. workers who die on the job each year, this ceremony will pay special tribute to victims of the mining tragedy in Montcoal, W.Va., and the Tesoro refinery explosion in Anacortes, Wash...
OSHA Agenda Includes Injury and Illness Prevention Program
In addition to familiar topics such as cranes and derricks, diacetyl, beryllium and crystalline silica, OSHA’s spring 2010 regulatory agenda contains some new, high-priority items – an Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard and a move to modernize the agency’s injury and illness reporting systems...
NIOSH, USFA Initiate Firefighter Cancer Study
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the United States Fire Administration (USFA) are partnering on a study to examine the potential for increased risk of cancer among firefighters due to exposures from smoke, soot and other contaminants in the line of duty...
Shift Work Linked to Sleep Problems in Younger Workers
In the latest study linking health or wellness complications to shift work, researchers reveal that working the night shift interferes with sleep, particularly for workers in their 30s and 40s...
Space Research Sheds Light on Shift Work Scheduling
Researchers have developed software that uses mathematical models to help astronauts and ground support personnel better adjust to shifting work and sleep schedules. Outside the space program, the software could help people who do shift or night work or who experience jet lag due to travel across time zones...
Why “Health” is the New “Green”
According to the 2010 Edelman Health Engagement Barometer, the general public expects businesses to be involved in health in ways that go well beyond the health of their employees. The study shows that 72 percent of respondents trust companies that are effectively engaged in health, while 65 percent either recommend or buy products from these companies – indicating that a focus on health is a smart business strategy...
Physicist Recommends Psychology Research to Improve Mine Safety
Following the April 5 Massey Energy mine disaster, which killed 29 miners and put a spotlight on the current state of coal mine safety in the United States, the American Psychological Association (APA) held a Q&A session with a physicist to discuss how human factors science can improve mine safety...
OSHA Introduces New Strategic Plan
As part of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new 6-year strategic plan, OSHA unveiled its goals, strategies and approaches for improving workplace safety and health, with a focus on enforcement, reducing fatalities, maintaining a strong outreach and education program, improving “voice in the workplace” and more...
9/11 World Trade Center Dust Caused Lasting Lung Damage
A study of nearly 13,000 rescue workers from the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) shows that the significant proportion who suffered acute lung damage after exposure to World Trade Center (WTC) dust have not recovered normal lung function in the years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks...
OSHA Orders New Jersey Transit to Pay More Than $500,000 for Railroad Whistleblower Law Violation
An OSHA whistleblower investigation found that New Jersey Transit violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) by retaliating against an employee for reporting a work-related illness. OSH ordered New Jersey Transit to pay the worker back pay, lost benefit payments, interest, compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees totaling almost $500,000...
Managing Workers' Comp: Getting Physical in Return-to-Work Programs
Through the use of centralized information storage, deliberate processes and old-fashioned teamwork, organizations can drastically improve their return-to-work programs, decrease lost workdays and increase overall organizational performance...
Workplace Wellness: Getting the Best Return on Your Investment
In 2005, U.S. employers shouldered the majority of the nearly $2 trillion spent on health care. Corporate wellness programs may help in reducing this staggering figure if done right and consistently...
Researchers: Mountaintop Mining Poison Fish
According to a Wake Forest University biologist, dead and deformed fish indicate selenium pollution from mountaintop coal mining, which causes damage to the environment and poses public health risks...
Study: Osteoarthritis Carries High Costs in Missed Work Days
Work absences due to osteoarthritis cost U.S. employers more than $10 billion per year, according a study in the March Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
U.K. Agency Launches Online Tool to Help Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders
Great Britain’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a new, downloadable tool to help businesses and organizations reduce the likelihood of their employees suffering from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of the upper limbs associated with repetitive tasks...
Researchers Link World Trade Center Responders to Heart Disease
According to two studies conducted by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers, the World Trade Center (WTC) collapse has caused potentially dangerous heart problems in responders...
Shift Workers at Risk for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Various studies have identified a possible connection between shift work and cancer risk. According to new research, shift work also may increase the risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)...
Protecting Nurses from Workplace Violence
Health care organizations must establish a zero tolerance policy for violence against nurses to protect employees and the quality of patient care, according to Jean Henry, an assistant professor of health science at the University of Arkansas...
Welders Exposed to Manganese Above Recommended Levels
Researchers investigating welding fume exposures have found that welders frequently are exposed to manganese at or above the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) recommended limit of 0.2 milligrams per cubic meter...
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