BP Reaches $7.8 Billion Settlement to Resolve Economic, Medical Claims Stemming from Gulf Oil Spill
On April 18, only days before the second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP reached an agreement to settle personal economic and medical claims resulting from the disaster. The settlement, estimated to amount to $7.8 billion, will compensate more than 100,000 claimants affected by the spill...
OSHA Directive: Communicating with Families of Victims of Workplace Fatalities
When someone suddenly dies in an accident, families want answers to questions: What happened? Who’s at fault? Will someone be punished for creating the situation or causing the accident? This also is true of the families of victims of workplace fatalities, and a new directive from OSHA guides OSHA representatives in communicating investigation procedures with family members following a workplace fatality. ...
Study: Obesity Surpasses Smoking in Employee Health Care Costs
A study of more than 30,000 employees suggests that when it comes to racking up additional health care costs, obesity surpasses smoking...
OSHA Solicits Applications for Susan Harwood Safety Training Grants
It's that time of the year again – OSHA is seeking applications for $1.2 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants. Applicants have until May 17 to apply for funds meant to provide employees and employers with the information and tools they need to foster safe work environments...
Buckle Up: Delta Air Lines, OSHA Sign Seatbelt Compliance Agreement for Baggage Vehicles
Delta Air Lines' baggage handling vehicles soon will be equipped with seat belts to better protect workers, according to the settlement agreement OSHA announced on April 16. OSHA also is urging others within the airline industry to comply with seatbelt requirements...
New OSHA NEP Aims to Reduce Injuries among Workers in Nursing, Residential Care Facilities
In 2010, nursing and residential care facilities recorded one of the highest rates of lost workdays due to injuries and illnesses of all major American industries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In an effort to help reduce worker injuries and illnesses in these facilities, OSHA has announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities...
Distracted Driving Report Claims Cell Phone Use Contributes to 24 Percent of All Crashes
A new report from the National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that 24 percent of all motor vehicle crashes involve cell phone use and outlines how advances in legislation, enforcement, technology, culture and corporate policies could help save lives and make the roads safer...
Six Lines Your Boss Should Never Cross
Most working adults have experienced an uncomfortable situation at work; that's the reality of interpersonal relationships in a professional setting. However, while no work situation is perfect in every respect, your workplace should be more positive than negative, and never a place where you feel distressed or ill at ease the majority of the time...
Off-the-Job Safety: Ergonomic Gardening Tips
Most of us garden to relax and enjoy the outdoors. However, gardening could land you in the hospital. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an estimated 400,000 people are hurt in their gardens each year from lawn or garden tools, and thousands more are hurt from the act of gardening – bending, stooping, reaching and grasping...
Study: Some Older Drivers More Susceptible to Making Errors When Distracted
When you hear the phrase "distracted driver," what comes to mind: a teen texting while behind the wheel, or an older driver? According to researchers, certain older drivers might be particularly susceptible to making driving errors when distracted...
A Weighty Expense: One-Fifth of U.S. Health Care Costs Attributed to Obesity
While previous research has estimated the nation's cost of obesity to account for approximately 9.1 percent of national health expenditures, a new study from Cornell University suggests that closer to one-fifth – nearly 21 percent – of U.S. health care costs are attributed to obesity...
Study: Health Promotion Programs Can Put a Dent in Absenteeism
A new study of a Dutch company's workplace health promotion program suggests that such initiatives can help reduce worker absenteeism by up to 20 percent....
AIHA Announces Board of Directors Election Results and Distinguished Fellows
New leadership at the American Industrial Hygiene Association will focus on promoting, protecting and enhancing the practice of industrial hygiene....
Volks Constructors Wins OSHA Recordkeeping Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 6 unanimously ruled in favor of Volks Constructors in its appeal of OSHA citations alleging the company failed to record some workplace injuries between January 2002 and April 2006....
SHRM-AARP Poll Shows Companies Are Concerned about Boomer Retirements and Skills Gaps
A joint poll released April 9 by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and AARP shows that U.S. employers are ramping up skills training and employee benefits in an effort to close the gap left by retiring Baby Boomers. And, as people remain working longer, companies are making more of an effort to retain and recruit older workers. ...
From Negativity to Productivity: The Power of Motivation
Disengagement and cynicism are widespread in today's post-recession business world. Many organizations that were forced to reduce their work forces and cut pay and benefits now are confronted with the negative legacy of those difficult actions. Employee motivation – or lack thereof – plays a big role in that legacy...
Older Construction Workers Have More Costly Workers’ Comp Claims
Older construction workers file a small percentage of workers’ compensation claims, yet their claims tend to be more costly. A recent analysis of over 100,000 workers’ compensation construction industry claims for the state of Colorado found that medical costs rise 1 percent with each year of age, while indemnity costs rise 3.5 percent each year....
AIHA Urges Government to Maintain NIOSH Funding in 2013 Federal Budget
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has submitted official comments regarding the FY 2013 federal budget to the House Committee on Appropriations – Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Specifically, AIHA is concerned about a proposed budget decrease for the NIOSH Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) sector of the NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)....
Supervisors Should Be Trained to Identify, Confront Workplace Substance Abuse
Employees who drink or abuse other substances during the workday can spell disaster for obvious reasons. A new study from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) suggests that supervisors who demonstrate they can identify workplace substance abuse are more likely to have an impact on preventing or putting a stop to this dangerous behavior...
Americans Reveal Their Post-9/11 Public Safety Concerns
A decade after 9/11, half of Americans now feel less safe in their day-to-day lives, and 52 percent believe attention to emergency preparedness is no greater now than it was in 2001, according to Federal Signal's 2011 public safety survey...
Steering Clear of Distracted Driving
In honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month this April, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Transportation Practice Specialty (TPS) group is spreading the word that every driver must steer clear of the dangers of distracted driving...
Three Key Places to Look for Energy Losses in Commercial Buildings
Many systems and pieces of equipment in commercial buildings waste energy in terms of heat. Motors, pumps and electrical boxes generate heat and can lose energy efficiency as they begin to fail. Building owners, building managers and facilities engineers should their buildings to identify potential energy losses....
Not So Sweet: OSHA Cites Pittsburgh Chocolate Company for 16 Safety Violations
OSHA cited Tsudis Chocolate Co. for two repeat and 14 serious safety violations at its Pittsburgh candy manufacturing facility and proposed more than $84,150 in fines. OSHA investigators determined a worker was injured because proper energy control procedures were not in place....
April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
The National Safety Council (NSC) has an urgent request for all drivers: Make April the month you ditch the cell phone – and distracted driving – while behind the wheel...
Study: Gratitude May Diffuse a Difficult Boss's Toxic Behavior
If you think your boss is a monster, researchers might have some surprising advice for you: Show a little gratitude...
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