MetLife Study Examines Companies’ Global Responses to Employee Health Needs
Customizing cultures of health can reduce costs and improve well-being and productivity among employees despite the challenges of implementing these programs globally, according to a new study by the Sloan Center on Aging & Work, supported and published by MetLife...
Injuries Sustained While Riding Segway Transporter ‘Severe’
Injuries sustained while riding Segway transporters are significant and on the rise, according to a case series of emergency department visits published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine, “Serious Injuries Related to the Segway Personal Transporter: A Case Series”...
PA Governor Rendell Proclaims ‘Employ Older Workers Week’
Gov. Edward G. Rendell proclaimed this week as “Employ Older Workers” week in Pennsylvania to recognize the significant contributions of older workers across the state...
Use It or Lose It: NIOSH’s Howard Addresses Aging Work Force Issues
At the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (AHMP) National Conference in Atlanta, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Director John Howard, M.D., discussed how the aging work force and employee demographic shifts will affect safety and productivity in the future. EHS Today caught up with Howard after the conference on Sept. 15 to learn more about the aging work force, nanotechnology, the agency’s priorities and more...
Study: Resident Physicians Work Even While Ill
A new study reveals that three out of five resident physicians surveyed came to work in the previous year while sick, possibly exposing their patients and colleagues to suboptimal performance and, in many cases, communicable disease...
Former CSB Chairman Discusses Deepwater Horizon Investigation, Board Priorities
John Bresland, former chairman and current board member of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), spoke with EHS Today about the board’s investigation into the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, the board’s priorities, combustible dust regulation and more...
Researchers: Hourly Work Force Carries Burden During Recession, Flexible Work Options May Help
The U.S. work force, battered by an economic slowdown, now includes a record number of workers who are working part-time involuntarily due to reduced hours or the inability to find a full-time job. Hourly workers especially are susceptible to reduced, irregular and fluctuating hours and the challenges associated with them, explained researchers at the School of Social Service Administration (SSA) at the University of Chicago...
Study Shows Social Currency Method Could Improve Health, Well-Being of Migrant Workers
Fostering community cooperation, building on skills and strengths and getting strangers to work together are fundamentals of community development. Now, a pilot study of six families living in a farm town in New Mexico suggests that small infusions of cash could fuel such cooperation and produce overlapping benefits, including the health and well-being, of migrant worker communities...
Report: Workers’ Comp Payments For Medical Care Exceed Cash Benefits for the First Time
Workers’ compensation payments for medical care and cash benefits for U.S. workers injured on the job increased 4.4 percent to $57.6 billion in 2008, according to a study released Sept. 9 by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). For the first time, medical benefits accounted for over half (50.4 percent) of all benefits paid...
OSHA’s Michaels Puts Focus on Long Work Hours, Fatigue and Worker Safety
In response to recent requests from advocacy organizations and individuals to issue regulations that would limit the work hours of resident physicians, OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels acknowledged that long working hours and worker fatigue is a safety concern not only for medical residents, but for employees in other industries as well...
How Can We Best Measure Worker Productivity?
Can investing in employee health improve the bottom line by making workers more productive? To answer that question, companies need new and better tools for measuring employee productivity, according to an article in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine....
Arthur Middleton ‘Losers’ Drop 703 Pounds in Weight Loss Contest
April 5, 2010 marked the start of the Biggest Loser Contest at Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings Inc. The annual contest is an adapted version of the NBC hit show. And similar to that television program, Arthur Middleton’s contest inspired associates to lose a total of 703 pounds over 12 weeks...
Proper Use of PPE and Its Relationship to Workers' Comp Costs
Travel through any workplace in America and you most likely will find yourself in the middle of a virtual minefield of hazards, coming in all shapes and sizes...
Despite Economic Woes, Americans Still Seriously Concerned About Work/Life Balance
Often overlooked amid talk about job figures and financial data, the issue of disrupted work/life balance is another way that the economic downturn has taken a toll on the American public, with families bearing the brunt of the suffering from this problem...
Hispanic Construction Workers Face Health Care Challenges
According to a new report from the CPWR (Center for Construction Research and Training) Data Center, construction workers of Hispanic origin lag behind other construction workers in terms of health insurance coverage and access and utilization of medical care...
DOL Awards Amtrak Employee $160,000 in Retaliation Case
On Aug. 26, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ordered Amtrak to pay employee Nicole Anderson $60,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages for the retaliation she experienced after reporting an on-the-job injury...
Protecting Your Back, Neck and Arms from “Laptop-itis”
The symptoms are familiar to any employee working on the go or any student who has ever spent hours pounding out a paper on a laptop computer: an aching neck, throbbing head and tingling fingers....
CDC: Two-Thirds of Emergency Visits Occur During Non-Business Hours
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) once again debunks the myth that emergency departments are crowded with non-urgent patients, a finding noted by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)...
Study: Magnet Hospitals Don’t Have Better Working Conditions for Nurses
Magnet hospitals, while widely recognized for better patient safety and outcomes, don’t provide better working conditions for nurses than non-magnet hospitals, according to a new study by the University of Maryland School of Nursing...
How Many $100 Bananas Does your Organization Have?
A hospital patient asks for a banana. The nurse calls the dietary manager, who says, “not without a doctor’s order.” After talking to two nearby managers who commiserate with her, the nurse mentions it to a senior VP, who was passing through the unit. The senior VP intervenes and the patient, unhappy about the long wait, finally receives the banana...
JetBlue Flight Attendant Incident Puts the Spotlight On Workplace Stress
We all can identify with frustration in the workplace. Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater touched a nerve with thousands of workers when he imploded on the job, making a now-famous exit down the plane's emergency slide with a beer in hand after dealing with an unruly passenger...
EU OSHA: Workplace Health Promotion Improves Productivity, Well-Being
As part of its Workplace Health Promotion project, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) is sending the following message to employers: workplace health promotion (WHP) leads to better health, reduced absenteeism, enhanced motivation and improved productivity...
CDC: More U.S. Adults Report Being Obese
The number of states with an obesity prevalence of 30 percent or more has tripled in 2 years to reach nine states in 2009, according to a CDC Vital Signs report. The report also found that no state met the nation’s Healthy People 2010 goal to lower obesity prevalence to 15 percent...
Researchers Identify Incentives, Barriers to Best Practices in Ergonomics for Masonry Contractors
Researchers working with industry stakeholders found that while products, equipment and work practices already are in use by masonry contractors to reduce the rate of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among masonry workers, the decentralized nature of the industry and prevalence of small contractors has led to regional differences in their use and barriers to widespread adoption...
Falls the Leading Cause of Injury Among Older Adults in China
Falls are the most common injury for both urban and rural elderly in China, responsible for more than two-thirds of all injuries in people 65 and older, according to a new study by researchers from China and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Injury Research and Policy...
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