DOL Withdraws Risk Assessment Rule
The Department of Labor (DOL) on Aug. 31 officially withdrew the controversial risk assessment rule that critics claimed could jeopardize worker safety by delaying rulemaking on occupational exposure to toxins and chemicals...
Study: Job Insecurity Leads to Health Problems in U.S. Workers
Persistent job insecurity poses a major threat to worker health, according to a new study published in the September issue of Social Science and Medicine...
Global Electronics Industry: Poster Child of 21st Century Sweatshops and Despoiler of the Environment?
The global electronics industry is squarely in the sights of environmental, labor rights and occupational health and safety organizations around the world....
Managing Workers' Comp: "Intexicated" Drivers and Employer Liability
The proliferation of personal technology, predominantly cell phones, Blackberrys and iPods, now infiltrates work life as well as leisure time...
Managing Health: Perceived Trends in Ergonomics
A recent survey of safety professionals about ergonomics, training, the effect an ergonomics standard could have on ergonomic injuries and other questions revealed some interesting and surprising answers. Ergonomic injuries, commonly known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), are injuries that involve the muscles, spinal disks, tendons, joints, ligaments and nerves...
Workers May Bring Lead Dust Home With Them
Workers employed in occupations that involve working with lead, such as construction or painting, may be at risk of bringing home lead dust from the worksite, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Aug. 21 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
Focus on Job Context, Not Age, in Layoff Decisions
Age discrimination can be reduced if employers base personnel decisions on job-relevant requirements and focus on the abilities of those able to perform the work and not on how old they are, according to a leading authority on employment discrimination...
CDC Releases New Flu Guidance for Employers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new guidance designed to help employers prepare now for the impact that seasonal and 2009 H1N1 influenza could have this fall and winter on their employees and operations...
Exposure to World Trade Center Attack Linked to New Cases of Asthma, PTSD
Large numbers of recovery and rescue workers, nearby residents and office workers who experienced intense or prolonged exposure to the World Trade Center attack have reported new diagnoses of asthma or post-traumatic stress 5-6 years after the attack...
California Worksites Shut Down for Heat Regulation Violations
Cal/OSHA temporarily shut down two construction contractors and one grower for violations of the state’s heat illness prevention regulations designed to safeguard employees...
American Society of Safety Engineers Unveils New Workplace Fall Prevention Standards
As slips, trips and falls continue to represent significant exposures and hazards in the workplace, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of three new fall protection standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)...
Ergonomic Solutions Offered to Make Studying Easier
College students looking to study in style and comfort now have a chance to win an ergonomic chair or keyboard tray from ergonomic seating manufacturer Neutral Posture Inc...
Best Practices for Tracking and Managing Incidental Absences Identified by Joint Liberty Mutual, DMEC Study
The best practices for tracking and managing incidental absence were revealed at the Disability Management Employer Coalition’s (DMEC) 2009 Annual International Conference...
ASSE’s Florida Chapter Focuses on Ergonomic Injuries
In order to help organizations develop proactive approaches to identify and reduce exposure to risk factors that cause work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Central Florida Chapter will host a one-day ergonomics professional development conference (PDC) on Nov. 4 at the Orlando Repertory Theater...
HSE Busts Myth that Concertgoers Need Earplugs
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the agency in the U.K. that regulates occupational safety and health, has moved to silence critics claiming HSE requires audiences to wear earplugs when attending noisy concerts and music festivals...
101-Year-Old Texas Lawyer is America’s Outstanding Oldest Worker
Experience Works recently announced that Jack Borden of Weatherford, Texas, is America’s Outstanding Oldest Worker for 2009. Borden celebrated his 101st birthday on Aug. 5...
When Issues at Home Interfere with Work, Sick Days Increase
Employees who feel that issues with home and family life are interfering with their work take more sick leave, more often, according to a study appearing in the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
National Firefighter Health Week is August 17-21
If you’re a firefighter, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) wants to know: What have you done for your health this year? Have you joined a gym, eaten a well-rounded diet, talked to your physician about regular health screenings? Are you dealing well with the stress that comes with putting your life on the line to protect others...
Study Shows Workplace Yoga, Meditation Can Reduce Stress
Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests...
States Begin Implementing Programs to Fight Chronic Diseases
States are exploring programs to combat the chronic diseases that account for more than 75 percent of all health care costs, including the states,’ according to a new Issue Brief from the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center)...
Obesity Costs U.S. About $147 Billion Annually
Annual medical expenditures attributable to obesity have doubled in less than a decade and may be as high as $147 billion per year, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
More Than Half of Emergency Department Nurses Have Been Physically Assaulted at Work
Emergency departments are places to receive treatment for injuries, but for thousands of nurses, these departments are the sources of injury...
Survey Finds 1 in 6 Public Health Workers Unlikely to Respond in Pandemic Emergency
A new survey shows that approximately one in six public health workers said they would not report to work during a pandemic emergency regardless of its severity...
OSHA Publishes Ethylene Oxide Guidance Document
OSHA recently published a Small Business Guide for Ethylene Oxide to address ethylene oxide exposure levels and monitoring requirements...
Employee Wellness Programs Demonstrate Positive ROI for Businesses
Many executives and business owners are realizing that employee wellness programs that help workers lose weight or quit smoking also create robust return-on-investments, according to two experts schedules to speak at the upcoming Illinois Human Resources Conference and Exposition...
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