. . . for ASSE, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary and this month returns home to Chicago for its 44th annual professional development conference.
For instance, IH consultants will be happy to know about the results of SKC Inc. research showing alternative air sampling bags work well.
Low-back disorders are a major public health problem and a leading cause of lost productivity and work disability, noted ACOEM. The new study helps to clarify the factors that may increase the risk of back-related disability.
"The more feedback the agency receives from small businesses on this topic, the better informed we will be in crafting a proposed regulation that protects workers without overburdening employers," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels.
Major professional societies are participating in the registry, which covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Any small business interested in participating in one of the teleconferences should contact Regina Powers at [email protected] by April 4.
“We are looking for companies with established and effective ergonomic programs, who are regulated by OSHA, and who may have operations elsewhere in the world," said Walt Rostykus, vice president of Humantech.
A new report from the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health says workdays lost to injury and illness rose from 98.4 per 100 workers in 2006 to 114.3 in 2009.
A new position statement based on a survey of members placed bloodborne pathogens at the top of the association's agenda.
Roughly 3.4 million emergency department visits--an average of 9,400 a day--were specifically for back problems at U.S. hospitals in 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
It had been held up since July 14 at OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
The safety and health issues of this large workforce are the focus of its work with the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
A new guidance document published by the Health and Safety Authority recommends ways to prevent back injuries and strains caused by handling heavy loads or lifting loads to an unsafe height.
No recordable accidents have occurred in the Quality Assurance department of Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc., for 200,000 consecutive hours, which represents 1,000 work days, parent company Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. Inc. announced Wednesday.
Including a $10,000 prize and publication in the journal for which the prize is named, it will be presented for the first time at HFES' annual meeting in September 2011 in Las Vegas, Nev.
With the right equipment and a combination of three basic methods, it's a cinch.
The deadline to comment on the 582-page document is April 4, 2011, and government safety agencies are urging employers and workers to participate as Australia moves toward harmonized regulations.
When the oldest component of the U.S. military found itself facing an ergonomic problem at home, a dock device was called in.
According to the department, the agreement will improve the movie-going experience for people who use wheelchairs and their companions at AMC stadium-style theaters nationwide.
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society released the newest volume in the series on Nov. 16.