NIOSH Stakeholder Meeting to Address PPE, Safety Issues
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Personal Protective Technology Program (NIOSH PPT) and National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) are hosting an annual stakeholder meeting March 29, where attendees can communicate directly with NIOSH employees and grant recipients about their current research projects as well as other workplace safety and health activities...
ASSE: Rollover Protection Increases Tractor Safety
According to the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Agricultural Branch, tractor rollovers are the single deadliest type of injury incident on farms. Half of the 4.7 million tractors in the United States today lack rollover protection, a crucial safety consideration that ASSE stresses can protect tractor operators...
At-Home Safety: Helping ADHD Teens Become Better Drivers
Teen drivers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often are considered big safety risks on the road. A University of Buffalo researcher is working to help these teens become safer drivers...
Hands-On Training Effective in Dangerous Work Environments
Hands-on safety training for workers in highly hazardous jobs is most effective at improving safe work behavior, according to psychologists who analyzed close to 40 years of research. However, less engaging training can be just as effective in preparing workers to avoid accidents when jobs are less dangerous...
OSHA Renews Strategic Partnership with Power Transmission Associations to Reduce Worker Injuries, Deaths
On Jan. 26, OSHA renewed a strategic partnership with the Electrical Transmission and Distribution Construction Contractors, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and other trade associations to reduce injuries, illnesses and deaths among electrical transmission and distribution industry workers, among other goals...
K-State, Mercy Regional Partner to Create Safer Work Environment for Bioscientists
A partnership between Kansas State University and Mercy Regional Health Center is ready to provide medical care oversight and occupational health response plans for high profile biosecurity laboratories in Manhattan, Kan...
NIOSH and RILA Partner to Improve Worker Safety and Health
On Jan. 20, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced a formal partnership to provide outreach, communication and professional development opportunities in occupational safety and health to retail companies, supply partners and other industry stakeholders...
Illinois Contractor Ordered to Notify OSHA of Jobsites to Protect against Cave-Ins
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking an administrative court order requiring Gerardi Sewer & Water Co., a Norridge, Ill.-based contractor, to provide a monthly report of its work locations to OSHA, permit unannounced jobsite audits by qualified independent consultants and annually train workers on cave-in protection for the next two years...
Study: Shoveling Snow is Risky Business
In addition to being a dreaded wintertime chore, shoveling snow can be hazardous and is associated with many serious, even fatal events among both adults and children. A recent study found that an average of 11,500 snow shoveling-related injuries and medical emergencies were treated in U.S. emergency departments each year from 1990 to 2006...
Women Less Interested in Jobs Where Competition Determines Pay
Men are more likely than women to seek jobs in which competition with coworkers affects pay rates, a preference that might help explain persistent pay differences between men and women, according to a University of Chicago study...
At-Home Safety: Staying Safe on the Sledding Slope
According to the most recent U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission statistics, 74,000 sledding, snow tubing and tobogganing-related injuries were treated at hospital emergency rooms, doctors’ offices and clinics in 2004...
NSC: Fortune 500 Companies Prohibit Employee Cell Phone Use While Driving
One out of five Fortune 500 companies that responded to a recent National Safety Council (NSC) survey has a total ban on cell phone use while driving that covers all employees...
Textile Services’ Workplace Safety Continues to Improve
Recordable injuries and illnesses in Textile Rental Services Association of America (TRSA) member workplaces were reduced 17 percent from 2008 to 2009, according to the annual TRSA Textile Services Industry Safety Report. The survey, compiled from forms submitted to OSHA by members of TRSA, the largest association of independent and national commercial launderers, was launched in 2005 in conjunction with SafeTRSA, an industry-wide initiative to improve worker safety through awareness, education and training...
Solis to Establish Charter of Maritime Advisory Committee for Safety and Health
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will re-establish the charter of OSHA’s Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)...
New ASSE Film Captures a Century of Safety
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) newly released film, “American Society of Safety Engineers – A Century of Safety,” tells the story of workplace safety and tragedy through the decades and why we are safer today...
Will Shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Lead to Increased Protection for Public Officials?
As U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D, Az) continues to fight for her life in a Tucson hospital and the families of Chief United States District Court Judge John Roll, Gifford’s staffer Gabriel Zimmerman and others make funeral arrangements, some officials have begun to question if the constituent meetings such as the one held Saturday are a good idea...
OSHA Web Chat Puts Focus on Injury and Illness Prevention Program
In a Jan. 5 Web chat to discuss the 2010 fall semi-annual regulatory agenda, OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels and staff asserted that the potential Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) is the agency’s highest regulatory priority with “the greatest impact in terms of preventing workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.”...
COSH Names Top 10 Workplace Tragedies for 2010
The year 2010 was a bad one for workers: An explosion on a an off-shore drilling rig killed 11 workers and triggered the worst oil spill in U.S. history; a catastrophic mine disaster killed 29 coal miners; and an oil refinery explosion caused multiple fatalities – and those were just the incidents you heard about...
The Cure for the Ailing Workplace
Compassionate communication within an office can help prevent workplace burnout and promote healthier work environments...
Connecting with the “Overqualified” Job Candidate
Why the highly skilled candidate might be the best one for the job (and five ways to connect with him or her)...
Tips for Coaching the Uncoachable
Sadly, when speaking on the topic of The Leader as Coach, the first question I usually hear is not, “What’s the most potent thing I can do to improve my effectiveness as a coach?” but rather, “What can I do with all the people on my team who are uncoachable?” The honest answer is one that most leaders don’t want to hear: “It’s not that they don’t want coaching; they just don’t want coaching from you.“...
New Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), more people are likely to die in traffic crashes that involve alcohol during the holidays than at other times of the year...
Study: Diverse Employee Work Groups Can Reduce Workplace Psychological Distress
Psychological distress in the workplace costs American businesses about $193 billion annually, according to the National Mental Health Association. Organizations therefore must understand and address employees’ mental health, which can have a significant impact upon corporate effectiveness and profitability...
At-Home Safety: Snowblowers Cause Hundreds of Finger Amputations Each Winter
It's the peak season for snowstorms, which mean snowblowers are working overtime. Unfortunately, that can add up to a dangerous situation...
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...
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