Written with younger and less experienced workers in mind, it is a guide to preventing manual material handling injuries.
NIOSH's Director Dr. John Howard said the new center will encourage collaboration of the agency's scientists with insurers and other organizations.
ASSE's Safety 2013 conference includes more than 250 sessions and one of the best safety and health exhibit halls of the year.
CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training published the expanded edition, a 142-guide to the industry and its workers’ exposures to common hazards, including working at heights, noise above the NIOSH recommended exposure limit, and whole-body vibration.
A worker died when he slipped and fell into an unguarded screw conveyor while cleaning it last September in the plant in Moselle, Miss. Now, OSHA has assessed 37 serious violations against Southern Hens Inc.
High-results companies find creative and changing mechanisms for reviewing and reinforcing new mental and physical skillsets.
More than 50 percent reported discomfort, tingling, or pain if they had performed glovebox work for more than 10 years, do repetitive tasks as a primary work task, and/or work more than four hours per day in the gloveboxes.
A properly laid out workstation is crucial to a healthy work environment. Twisting, vibration, and repetitive motion have the potential for lost-time injuries, decreased production, and sour attitudes.
The organizers say more than 1,600 exhibitors will participate in the Nov. 5-8 trade fair and congress at the Dusseldorf, Germany fairgrounds.
You can simultaneously make a positive impact on several types of injuries with one unified strategy. No question, this is a higher-level leadership skill.
The Health Hazard Evaluation involved musculoskeletal disorders among surfacing and finishing department employees at three facilities.
Significant numbers of workers ages 50-54 say they must work night shifts, lift heavy loads, and work at high speed, causing one-third of this age group to say they believe they won’t be able to work to age 60 or wouldn’t want to do the same job until then.
The quarterly HFES journal is seeking submissions on the topic by April 8, 2013.
The American Nurses Association's Safe Patient Handling and Mobility National Standards Working Group is seeking public comments on it by 5 p.m. EST Nov. 30.
A JOEM study finds family factors increase risk of disability due to low back disorders, suggesting prevention "may need to start in early life," according to ACOEM.
Their needs vary by age and also by personal preferences.
A trio of NIOSH employees discussed the enormous cost of arthritis on the agency's Science Blog. They report its prevalence is expected to rise to 25 percent of the adult population by 2030.
It's not too early to be filling out your schedule if you are planning to attend the big conference this month.
Traditionally, safety professionals have driven ergonomic improvements in an effort to reduce injuries, but all along they have been the wrong people to do this.
Provide consistent attention to the changes you want.