CSPs Escape Hiring Crunch in Slow Economy
According to Cindy Lewis, principal owner of Creative Safety Solutions, the recent economic downswing has not negatively affected the hiring climate for...
OSHA Launches Youth Job Safety Campaign
The Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign educates teenagers on the importance of workplace safety and health habits that will help protect them and their coworkers...
Ageist Language Affects Workplace Productivity, Profits
Demographic trends point to a growing number of seniors in the workplace, with workers coming out of retirement or remaining in their jobs past their...
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Managing Nanotech Hazards with Green Chemistry
Hutchison, a professor of organic, organometallic and materials chemistry at the University of Oregon, explained in the American Chemical Society journal...
New Warehouse Design Boosts Productivity
In a conventional warehouse layout, storage racks are laid out to create rows of parallel picking aisles with perhaps one or more cross aisles in the...
Confined Space Safety and Rescue: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Engulfment takes the lives of three workers in a trench collapse at a construction site. An employee dies instantly when a spark causes an internal explosion;...
Survey: Businesses Owned by Women Go Green
Of the 1,200 women business owners who responded to the survey, 71 percent are working to make their businesses greener. They strive to make environmental...
Grant to Support Study of Public Perception of Nanotechnology Health Risks
David Berube, Ph.D., a professor of communication and author of Nanohype: The Truth Beyond the Nanotechnology Buzz, intends to use the 4-year grant to...
Survey Addresses Matting Systems and Environmental, Safety Issues
Nearly 120 facility managers participated in the survey. While the majority of respondents understood that mats prevent slips and falls in the workplace,...
Georgia Issues Combustible Dust Regulations
These regulations will set new standards for safety in industries that produce flammable dust in their manufacturing processes, Oxendine said. He said...
GAO: DOL Workers' Comp Program Made $13M in Improper Payments
GAO alleged that OWCP failed to fulfill its duty of managing improper payments in the Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) program. GAO pointed out...
SBA: RFA Act Helps Small Businesses Save Billions
RFA, which was proposed in 1980 and amended in 1996, requires federal agencies to review the economic impacts of proposed regulations on small entities...
Workplace Bullying May Be More Harmful than Sexual Harassment
As sexual harassment becomes less acceptable in society, organizations may be more attuned to helping victims, who may therefore find it easier to cope,...
Cintas Workers Launch Coalition to Expose Laundry Facility Dangers
According to the labor union Unite Here, the coalition a nationwide effort is comprised of former and current Cintas employees dedicated to cleaning up...
APHA: Check Emergency Kits When Turning Clocks Ahead
The American Public Health Association (APHA) launched a new campaign to encourage Americans to check their emergency preparedness kits when they change their clocks for daylight saving time on March 9...
DOT Issues Rule to Increase Railroad Safety
According to Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, simple errors such as improperly lined track switches, shoving rail cars without monitoring the track...
Workplace Fatalities: The Impact on Coworkers
No one wants to plan what to do when a fatality occurs because they dont want it to happen in the first place, Cain told OccupationalHazards.com. But...
Study Finds Number of Mobile Workers on the Rise
According to the IDC study, Worldwide Mobile Worker 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis, pressure for companies to provide employees with work/life balance...
The Value of Safety Programs
Throughout NAOSH week, held May 4-10, ASSE, Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) and OSHA will join groups including the American Heart Association,...
Greening Offers Safety, Health Advantages for the Hospitality Industry
The white paper, Safety Implications of Greening: Hospitality Executive Leadership Opportunities, points out that greening reduces the use and production...
Start 2008 With a Safety Audit
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) points out that an audit program is an important tool that can protect workers and identify safety hazards...
Survey Reveals PPE Compliance Concerns
The Oct. 16, 2007 survey, conducted by Kimberly-Clark Professional, reveals 87 percent of respondents observed workers failing to wear required PPE. This...
