At-Home Safety: Use Holiday Gatherings to Mine for Family Health History
If out-of-town relatives are visiting for the holidays, take the chance to dig up some information on your family health history, suggests a genetics expert from the University of Alabama at Birmingham...
At-Home Safety: Preparing a Safe, Healthy Holiday Meal
The house is all decked out, the table is set and you’re ready to entertain your family and friends with a scrumptious dinner...
OSHA Releases Fall Regulatory Agenda
OSHA’s fall semi-annual regulatory agenda was published in the Federal Register Dec. 20, featuring updates on regulatory actions including the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, modernizing recording and reporting requirements, infectious diseases, hazard communication, combustible dust and more...
Beating the Holiday Blues
With the holiday season in full swing, many people find themselves battling a form of the “holiday blues.” One expert explains why we might feel depressed at this time of year and what we can do to counteract it...
Bursts of Activity Help Keep Weight Off During the Holidays
Just because you have an office holiday lunch on Thursday, a cocktail party on Friday night and a buffet dinner on Saturday doesn’t mean you have to weigh 5 pounds more come Sunday morning...
Successful Worksite Health Programs Require Implementation and Management Support
To meet their goal of lowering health care costs, worksite health promotion programs must be well implemented and have strong management support, reports the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
At-Home Safety: Study Highlights Dangers of Exertional Heat-Related Injuries
According to a new study, nearly a quarter of exertional heat-related injuries – injuries occurring as a result of exercise or physical activity during warm or hot temperatures – are sustained during everyday activities such as yard work, home maintenance or moving furniture...
At-Home Safety: Risk of Recreational Shoulder Injuries Common Around the Holidays
Around the holidays, even the friendliest game of flag football can lead to injury. According to sports medicine doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery, older and newly active recreational athletes particularly are at risk for shoulder injuries...
Researchers: Supervisors’ “Seven Deadly Sins” Affect Worker Health, Productivity
In recent years, the American workplace has been infused with unprecedented levels of hostility, largely due to the deterioration of supervisor-subordinate trust, according to Florida State University researchers...
NYCOSH: Wage Theft Harms Workers’ Health
On Nov. 29, the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) called on leaders in Albany, N.Y., to pass the Wage Theft Prevention Act to help to end nonpayment and underpayment of wages to New York workers...
10 Tips for Staying Festively Flu-Free
The holidays are a time of parties, festive get-togethers, family reunions and catching up with old friends, all of which adds up to a lot of personal contact. With the flu season and the holiday season converging, you may be tempted to put your holiday plans on hold to avoid getting sick. But don’t worry – you can still be a social butterfly while protecting yourself from germs in the process...
Managing Workers' Comp: Fatigue at Work: a Bad Sign of the Economic Times
Prolonged workdays are causing many workers to fall asleep or feel sleepy at work...
Study: Teleworkers More Satisfied than Office-Based Employees
Employees who telecommute the majority of the workweek are more satisfied with their jobs compared to those working mostly in the office because working remotely alleviates more stress than it creates, according to a new study by a communication researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM)...
Eating Healthy During Holiday Travel
Planning to take a long car trip this Thanksgiving weekend? Avoid the fast food drive-thru and follow these tips to eat healthy foods even while on the road...
Use the Nov. 18 Great American Smokeout to Help Employees Kick the Habit
Employers can foster a healthier workplace by motivating their employees to stop smoking for a day in honor of the American Cancer Society’s 35th annual Great American Smokeout on Nov. 18...
Study Reveals Important Fitness Measures for Firefighters
Two physical fitness measures – aerobic fitness and resistance to muscle fatigue – are key to firefighters’ ability to pass a standard test of firefighting skills, according to a study published in the November issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research...
Is “Presenteeism” Just a Buzzword?
Presenteeism – defined as “reduced productivity at work due to health conditions” – is increasingly recognized as a contributor to health costs for employers. But more work is needed to develop reliable tools to measure presenteeism and its economic impact, according to a paper in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
Early Employer-Based Flu Vaccinations Can Improve the Bottom Line
Each year, influenza poses a tremendous burden on working adults and the many businesses that employ them, contributing to absenteeism and lost productivity. Even so, annual influenza immunization rates remain very low. New data shows that employer-sponsored influenza vaccination programs held early in the flu season not only protect employee health, but also save businesses money...
At-Home Safety: Texting Poses New Health Risks to Teens
According to new research, the dangers of excessive texting among teens are not limited to the road. The data revealed that “hyper-texting” and “hyper-networking” are now giving rise to a new health risk category for this age group...
At-Home Safety: Emergency Physicians Urge Americans to Take the Nov. 13 Medicine Chest Challenge
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), a national sponsor of the Nov. 13 American Medicine Chest Challenge, is educating the public about safe disposal of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications in order to reduce the threat of drug abuse by children...
Survey: Manufacturers Worried about Workplace Absenteeism Due During Flu Season
On the heels of last year’s H1N1 scare, manufacturers are taking a closer look at how to avoid wide-spread workplace absenteeism and productivity declines if faced with another flu pandemic...
Time, or Lack of It, Impacts Stress Levels
For most Americans, vacation is just a memory. The kids are back in school. The 9-5 routine is in full swing. There is less free time. And for many, that equals more stress...
Healthy Holiday Eating Tips
It’s that time of year again, when waistbands stretch to accommodate rich meals and sweet treats. Northwest Hospital dietitian Linsday Martin, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., says there are easy ways to revamp your recipes so that the foods you make are better for you...
How to Be Happier at Work (and Create a Happier Workplace)
If employees aren’t honestly glad to be working at their place of employment, their mood will suffer, asserted the founders of The Business School of Happiness. These experts suggested ways employees and employers alike can make their workplaces more enjoyable and productive...
NSC: Busting the “Safety is Boring” Myth
During the closing session of the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo on Oct. 6, Richard Hawk discussed the future of safety and encouraged EHS professionals to lighten up their safety training – and improve worker productivity, safety and well-being in the process...
