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Modern safety management goes beyond covering traditional workplace accidents to now being equally concerned with illnesses caused on and even off the job. This section will explain what you need to know to avoid both injuries and illnesses, and to track your progress in reaching this goal.
When you hear of workplace injuries, what industries and occupations come to mind? Most would assume anything construction related, as well as public service (i.e. police and firefighters). However, a new report from Paychex is offering some startling revelations into workplace injuries.
Injury rates in the meat and poultry industry are down, but hazardous conditions persist. Get the latest findings from a new government report here.
Recently, one of our subscribers asked the following question: Is there anywhere specific an eyewash station needs to be placed in a facility? This was our answer:
An analysis of millions of workers’ compensation claims found that about a third were related to one type of activity. Keep reading to find out what it is and if your workers are at risk.
Work-induced hearing loss can have devastating consequences—from relationship problems to on-the-job safety risks. Get the latest from an expert who says it doesn’t have to happen.
There’s positive safety news to report from Washington State. Keep reading for the latest stats.
Michigan OSHA (MIOSHA) is encouraging employers and employees “to use extreme care and safety diligence in all work activities.” Find out what’s behind this warning.
Most employers are aware that occupational noise has the potential to cause permanent hearing loss in exposed workers. Less well known, and less studied, is the link between occupational noise exposure and tinnitus. A new study from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) looks at both conditions, teasing out their individual prevalence, […]
Your Form 300, Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, provides a critical record of where and how work-related injuries occurred in your workplace in the preceding year. But it lacks one piece of information that could be extremely important in prioritizing your health and safety efforts in the coming year: the financial cost of those […]
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