One of America's best-known ergonomists, Marvin Dainoff, has joined as director of the Center for Behavioral Sciences.
"Preventing staff injury is good business from the financial
standpoint, but also, it is the right thing to do," said Gary
Brunslik, Manager of Safety for the winning facility.
Cash prizes will be used to reduce accidents in this sector -- among the highest for all trades in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, its Labor Department reports.
According to a special report, people ages 65 and older are projected to represent at least 20 percent of the total U.S. population by 2030, with the number of those 85-and-older increasing the most.
Workplace safety professionals who want the ability to interact with each other more than just once a year at trade shows and conferences now have a new resource.
OSHA will focus on safety and health management systems during the 10th annual "Stateline Safety Workshop" slated for September 17 at the Holiday Inn Express, 3100 Wellington Place, Janesville, Wis.
This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Chicagoland Safety & Health Conference, co-sponsored by the OSHA and slated for September 15-18 at Northern Illinois University, 1120 E. Diehl Road in Naperville.
The awards were presented Tuesday at the NORA Symposium 2008 that NIOSH sponsored.
A10 Committee members will lead the discussion and answer questions during the event, designed to introduce components of the new standard and how it can be implemented in construction and demolition operations. Last week, NAHB President Sandy Dunn said the standard, in it present form, "will be useless for the construction industry."
"In effect, ASSE has created its own version of consensus and has adopted an unworkable program, despite strong objection from the construction industry," said NAHB President Sandy Dunn.
Lighthouse International recently unveiled an innovative add-on software tool that will enable millions of people worldwide with low vision to access previously inaccessible web pages.
The ANSI Appeals Board Panel dismissed the appeal from the Construction Industry Employer Coalition, according to ASSE, the standard's secretariat.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 7,000 children were injured last year due to overloaded backpacks, some weighing as much as 45 pounds.
Many able-bodied people make the same errors -- and with similar frequencies -- when typing and 'mousing' on mobile phones, as physically impaired users of desktop computers, University of Manchester researchers have found.
It has long been recognized that back injuries account for a disproportionate share of worker’s compensation dollars paid in permanent disability, in questionable worker’s compensation claims, and in litigated cases. OSHA has not developed specific standards, in large part because individual susceptibility factors (age, physical health, pre-existing conditions, etc.) makes a one-size-fits-all standard impossible.
The objective of any ergonomics program is to ensure that work areas and/or jobs that produce musculoskeletal injuries are identified, evaluated, and made more “worker friendly.” The procedures for selecting work areas and/or jobs for review are not new; however, they are precise and do produce results—fewer injuries, fewer employee complaints, and productivity improvements.
Chubb Group loss control specialists offer strategies designed to protect employees and mitigate losses.
Golfing can be a treat for both the mind and body. However, an injury to the bones, muscles or joints can cast a big shadow over the day.