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Here's how to effectively use your technology to keep your people safe.

Anti-fatigue mats improve productivity and reduce costs. (Crown Mats and Matting photo)

Fighting Fatigue From the Ground Up

Anti-fatigue mats are an important part of the big picture when it comes to improving worker productivity and reducing costs.

FMCSA Seeks Comments on Plan to Improve Truck, Bus Safety

“It’s vital that our stakeholders—starting with the American motoring public—participate in this dialog to shape the future course of truck and bus safety," said FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.

Partners in Prevention

Safety's professional associations will play an increasingly important role in support of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the decades ahead.

Implementing HES&S Training in the Oil & Gas Industry: A Brief Overview

In general, most companies use a combination of classroom and e-learning delivery methods.

Sleep Apnea: Causes and Solutions

We have seen a growing number of sleep apnea cases diagnosed and expect the rate of those afflicted to continue to rise for the foreseeable future.

Together, safety professionals and OSHA have "saved thousands and thousands of lives," Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels says.

The Push for a 'Paradigm Shift'

Is I2P2 the game changer that Dr. David Michaels hopes it will be? And what does the future hold for OSHA rulemaking, enforcement, and cooperative programs?

Time to Upshift on Driver Wellness Programs

Managers, here are five reasons not to wait for DOT to tell you what to do.



Real knowledge and understanding do not come from raw data alone. It is the careful and skillful interpretation of data that leads to real understanding.

The Illusions of Risk Assessment

Real knowledge and understanding do not come from raw data alone. Careful and skillful interpretation of data lead to real understanding.

Link Between Medication Adherence and Workplace Health Studied

The study suggests that individual health risks and comorbidity—that is, the presence of more than one chronic disease—remain significant predictors of reduced workplace productivity, even in a population with a high rate of medication adherence.

Workplace Fatalities Rise in UK; Agriculture, Construction Top the List

After a record low in the number of people killed at work, provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a rise of 24 fatalities, from 147 in 2009-2010 to 171 in 2010-2011.

Air Traffic Professionalism on NTSB's 2011 'Most Wanted List' of Safety Improvements

Issues on the list include human fatigue, safety management systems, motorcycle safety, and bus occupant safety.

NSC maintains that all cell phone use – both hand-held and hands-free – is dangerous while driving.

NSC Starts 'On the Road, Off the Phone' Week

The council estimates 23 percent of all motor vehicle crashes, 1.3 million per year, involve a driver talking or texting on a cell phone.

Federal, State Agencies Plan to Rebuild Public Facilities Smarter

The presidential disaster declaration of May 9, 2011, opened the door for federal Public Assistance (PA) in declared counties including state and federal cost-sharing for mitigation funding in all disaster-affected counties.

Climate Information Crucial to Help Reduce Risk, Limit Disaster Damage: Report

The report details ways in which disaster risk managers can improve their decision making by integrating climate information into their operations.

Cal/OSHA Ramping Up Enforcement Efforts as Heat Rises

Enforcement efforts include statewide traveling heat sweeps, local district actions when temperatures soar, and workers are at greatest risk, as well as multi-agency enforcement through the Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition.

Md. Kimchi Maker Agrees to Close After Receiving FDA Citation for Insanitary Practices

The conditions FDA observed on its last inspection in October 2010 are similar to those observed by the FDA and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Head Injury Link to Violent Behavior Confirmed

An eight-year study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found that young people with a head injury within the past year were even more likely to report violent behavior.

Britain’s government has initiated plans to build eight new nuclear power plants.

Britain Announces Sites for Eight New Nuclear Power Plants

UK Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations Mike Weightman filed an interim report last month, telling the British government there is no need to curtail operations at the country’s nuclear power plants in light of the Japanese crisis at the Fukushima plant.

AHA: Shorter Pause in CPR Before Defibrillator Use Improves Cardiac Arrest Survival

Based on previous studies, American Heart Association resuscitation guidelines advise minimizing interruptions to chest compressions to 10 seconds or less.

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