Capitalizing on an Aging Work Force
While an increase in older workers in the American work force could lead some to suspect a corresponding decrease in workplace productivity and an increase in accident claims, a new white paper from PMA Companies shows the opposite is true and examines how employers can capitalize on the strengths of older adults while minimizing high-severity risks....
HRA: Antiquated OSHA Lead Standards Fail to Protect Americans
While the United States has dramatically reduced environmental lead levels since the 1970s, new findings show that Americans who work with lead and their families are still at risk of developing serious chronic health conditions, according to UC Berkeley's Health Research for Action (HRA)....
Australia: Workers’ Comp Statistics Released
The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) recently announced the release of a detailed analysis of compensated work-related injury and disease among employees in Australia, which shows a trend in declining workplace fatalities....
March is Workplace Vision Wellness Month
Prevent Blindness America has declared March as Workplace Vision Wellness Month in an effort to educate corporations and their employees on the importance of vision health, including warning signs of potential eye disease and safety tips on how to avoid vision-threatening eye accidents. ...
Area Workers’ Comp Agency Asks Employers: How Low Can You Go?
It's a question surprisingly few employers are able to answer: How low can you get your workers’ compensation modification score to go?...
Most Disabling Workplace Injuries Cost $48.6 Billion in 2006
The estimated direct U.S. workers compensation costs for the most disabling workplace injuries and illnesses in 2006 were $48.6 billion, according to the 2008 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index....
FDLI: Nanotechnology Risk Management Policies Needed Now
Companies that manufacture products containing nanomaterials immediately must institute high-quality risk management and product stewardship measures to limit potential liability exposure in the future, assert attorneys Jesse Ash, Anthony Klapper and James Wood....
DOL Pays $4.5 billion in Benefits Under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
On Jan. 16, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it has paid more than $4.5 billion to 48,072 individuals under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), which provides compensation and medical benefits to employees who became ill as a result of working in the atomic weapons industry....
Research Examines Long-Term Disability Risk for Workers With Back Injuries
A wide range of factors – including variables related to health care and job characteristics – affect the risk of long-term disability for workers with back injuries, reports a study in the December 1 issue of the journal Spine. ...
Beating the Stress of Workplace Injuries
An alarming number of studies indicate that losing a job including due to workplace injuries or illnesses can lead to a host of serious physical and mental...
Nurses Report Quality Health Benefits Key to Choosing an Employer
As more hospitals ramp up efforts to attract and retain quality nursing staffs, a new survey by insurance provider Aflac finds that 86 percent of nurses say a hospital’s benefit package is one of the most important factors when determining where they choose to work, and more than half report they would switch jobs solely based on an employer’s benefits....
Time to Reform FECA?
Given federal budget woes, if you were asked to save taxpayers as much money as possible without harming occupational health and safety (OHS) efforts, how would you answer?...
Workers’ Comp: A People Business
The concept of workers’ compensation as a “people business” seems simple, but too often, it’s difficult to execute – especially given our reliance on technology and mass communications. But according to workers’ comp provider Key Risk, the following factors can contribute to more effective workers’ comp programs....
Drop in California Cash Benefits Lowers U.S. Workers’ Comp Spending
According to a National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) study, U.S. workers’ compensation payments for medical care and cash benefits for workers disabled by workplace injuries or diseases declined in 2006, reflecting the large decrease in California payments for cash benefits following the state’s workers’ compensation reforms. ...
