Forty-five percent of employees polled believe that because of the continuing economic conditions they face greater risk that their job will change or be eliminated, and 55 percent believe the risk that their future earnings will plateau or decline has increased.
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The company, which performs industrial painting on bridges and other construction projects throughout the state of Illinois, has been inspected by OSHA 16 times and cited for safety and health violations more than 100 times since 1976, according to the agency.
”No one’s sure why that happens, but it's thought to be influenced by limited food choices on the night shift, eating at the wrong times of day, and having limited time and energy for exercise,” the study says.
In its latest 2009 update for the 111th Congress and President Obama, the agency designated three new high-risk areas, focusing on the U.S. Financial Regulatory System, the FDA's oversight of medical products, and EPA's processes for assessing and controlling toxic chemicals.
The focus of the pact is on reducing construction and general industry hazards, including but not limited to falls, electrical operations, ergonomics, bloodborne pathogens, fire safety, egress/exit routes, and evacuation plans.
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The chemical, known as BPA, is used in plastics and can linings, and it has been linked to heart disease. This study shows BPA stays in the human body longer than scientists had thought.
Contractors and vendors met in San Antonio last week to talk about technologies for underground utility work. Britain's HSE says a company's recent conviction after a worker suffered burns should remind other excavators of the hazards.
The chemical, known as BPA, is used in plastics and can linings, and it has been linked to heart disease. This study shows BPA stays in the human body longer than scientists had thought.
Registration is now open for the 2009 Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference, to be held March 9-12 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The largest conference of its kind in the Northwest will feature more than 30 full-day workshops and 115 single-topic classes. It is designed to educate managers and workers about safety and health issues.
The event, from 11 a.m. to noon Central, opens the series with Editor Joel Haight participating and a focus on successful management of safety engineering work.
During Burn Awareness Week, Feb. 1-7, Shriners Hospitals for Children will kick-off a year-long campaign focused on preventing gasoline burn injuries. A special Web site has been developed for the campaign, www.burnawarenessweek.org.
In recognition of National Heart Failure Awareness Week, Feb. 8-14, the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) is encouraging everyone to learn the symptoms of heart failure and offering tips on maintaining a healthy heart.
More than four out of 10 (45 percent) professionals recently surveyed
admitted they very frequently go to work when they feel sick. However,
only 17 percent of managers polled believe the practice is this common.
Although a new nursing home quality rating system has several dimensions, experts say it fails to address perhaps the most important question: Are the residents who live there happy?
The CDC advisory committee's Feb. 12 meeting in Atlanta also will include a follow-up discussion on the HHS Healthcare-Associated Infections elimination plan.
OSHA has cited the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics for nine alleged serious safety violations and proposed $56,700 in fines against the laboratory as a result of an Aug. 6, 2008, accident that seriously injured an employee.
New elimination guides on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia, MRSA in long-term care settings, catheter-associated urinary tract and bloodstream infections, and Acinetobacter baumannii are in the works.
Only 14 percent of drivers and front-seat occupants in the crashes were protected by both a seat belt and an air bag. The study showed that combination is associated with a lower risk of a spine fracture.