"It's critical that we restore the workers' comp reserves. Savings from the reforms create an opportunity to do this without large rate increases," said L&I Director Judy Schurke.
Employee assistance's involvement in a safe work environment is one of the topics of interest to the society's Curriculum Committee for the 24th Annual EASNA Institute in Calgary next year.
Workplace violence is a serious recognized occupational hazard, ranking among the top four causes of death in workplaces during the past 15 years.
Rahm Emanuel also announced the first maternity leave policy for non-represented employees on Sept. 7.
The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to review a Nov. 4, 2010, ruling by a trial judge certifying a lawsuit against Swift Transportation Co. Inc. as a class action.
In addition to injury and death, violence results in other physical and mental health consequences, including health risk behaviors and chronic conditions.
The paper examines existing research and case studies to assess the state of workplace wellness incentives and their supporting ROI data, and makes recommendations for determining what rewards are most effectively used in wellness programs.
The lead author of the retrospective study, Army Col. (Dr.) Michael D. Lewis, said they were surprised by how low the levels of omega-3 fatty acids were in the entire sample.
The survey findings show that the increasing use of social media and mobile technologies to get disaster information and to seek help should cause response agencies to adjust their procedures to use social media more to engage with people in times of disaster.
The report quotes a recent Society of Travel Executives survey, in which more than 80 percent of companies surveyed said they plan to incorporate motivational travel in the next one to three years.
The importance of work-life balance, as well as health and wellness are not generally addressed when it comes to the safety professional, an issue that the Health and Wellness Branch seeks to address, ASSE said.
The Congress is held every three years and is one of the largest global events promoting efforts to reduce work-related accidents and diseases in the workplace.
The results suggest that reducing work hours for exercise or other health promotion doesn’t necessarily lead to decreased productivity—and may even lead to increased productivity.
Many large companies providing drug testing services offered suggestions for implementing it in comments responding to SAMHSA's questions about it.
The app, available in English and Spanish, combines heat index data from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the user’s location to determine necessary protective measures.
The Guidelines include recommendations on musculoskeletal injuries, aerobic exercise for knee arthritis, and postsurgical rehabilitation.
OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Program will report directly to the assistant secretary instead of being housed in the Directorate of Enforcement. In addition, changes in field structure are currently being pilot tested.
“While we have made great strides in creating separate cultures of safety and wellness in the United States in recent decades, the two have yet to meet and merge into a truly sustainable culture of health," said Pamela Hymel, M.D., the paper’s lead author.
Washington Department of Corrections Officer Jayme Biendl was killed on Jan. 29, 2011, allegedly by Byron Scherf, an inmate at a Monroe, Wash., prison.
NRC published an amendment to its fitness-for-duty rule, making it effective Aug. 22.