Any labor consortium, employer consortium, association, educational institution affiliated with a labor group, or other nonprofit organization may apply for up to $40,000 per grant project.
OSHA has proposed $38,000 in fines for Allen Harim Foods LLC.
NIOSH's blog highlighted research findings presented during a joint session of the NORA Manufacturing Sector and Services Sector Councils.
The expo is bulging with a record number of exhibitors, an ASSE spokesman confirmed, and the downtown area's attractions are impressing visitors.
The partnership will focus on preventing injuries during the operation of ground support equipment, the use of seat belts, slips and falls, ergonomic hazards, and extreme temperatures.
From April 10-15, law enforcement will aggressively ticket drivers who are texting behind the wheel.
The takeaway is this is a combo skillset that is neither haphazard nor hereditary; attention control can definitely be improved with the right practices.
According to NIOSH, equipment showcased in it “may also support a retailer’s growing internet sales that depend on moving large quantities of merchandise often with fewer employees.”
Ergonomic Solutions for Retailers highlights how workers in grocery stores can reduce strains and sprains when moving materials from the delivery truck to the sales floor.
The association's 2009 survey of companies that kept return on investment data reported a 100 percent positive ROI on having an athletic trainer on site, and more than 90 percent of respondents reported employees' days away from work declined by 25 percent or more.
Nominees will be selected based on expertise in the field occupational safety and health, such as occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, toxicology, chemistry, safety and health education, ergonomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, and psychology.
Back injuries are one of the leading workers' compensation claims. Repetitive motion injuries account for hundreds of thousands of lost workdays every year.
The innovative approach features multiple speakers in quick succession on a variety of topic. They get five minutes each.
The resource will help them conduct posture assessments in the workplace.
The September conference will focus on wellness and total worker health.
Yant Award winner Karen Messing's lecture covered standing and sitting in the workplace and how examining genders can benefit ergonomists.
Orlando's spacious Orange County Convention Center welcomes ASSE's annual conference next month.
The Ergo Chair carries the parts and tools that a GM worker needs while assembling the interior of the Chevrolet Traverse, carrying the person through the side door and down the length of the vehicle if necessary.
The page offers information related to chronic diseases that accompany aging.
Thomas Fariello, acting commissioner of the city's Buildings Department, said all three 2013 fatalities resulted from lack of adequate fall protection.