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 | | | Aging workforce a ‘safety tsunami’ for workers’ comp: report | | 17 June 2013 | | Kansas City, MO – The “baby boomer” generation now comprises a large portion of the U.S. workforce, and this aging workforce will become a driving factor in increased employee injury costs in the next two decades, according to a new report from risk management company Lockton. | Read More  |
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| CDC announces new initiative on workplace wellness 18 June 2013 | | Atlanta – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be helping 104 employers from eight counties implement strategies to improve employee wellness as part of a new initiative. | | Read More | |
| Daylight exposure may impact worker wellness: study 18 June 2013 | | Darien, IL – Exposure to daylight from office windows may positively impact workers, according to a new study from Northwestern University. | | Read More | |
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 | | | Current Issue | | June 2013 | | Safety in the palm of your hand |
| | Smartphones, tablets and their applications are ubiquitous in today’s society. But for safety professionals, apps can help educate workers on safety, improve safety communication and, according to some experts, save lives. | | Read More |
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Safety on the line? June 2013 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a rule that would allow poultry plants to increase line speeds. Advocates say the change would further endanger poultry workers, who already experience high rates of musculoskeletal injuries. | | Read More |
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Training not required? June 2013 Considering the skills necessary to handle a large truck – which is 20-30 times heavier than a passenger car – why are entry-level commercial truck drivers not required to go through formal training before being licensed? | | Read More |
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Educated and empowered June 2013 Foreign-born workers make up more than 15 percent of the U.S. workforce, but research suggests they lack safety training and knowledge of their workplace rights. What can employers do to encourage safe behavior among immigrant workers? | | Read More |
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Industry Spotlight: Wholesale trade – non-durable goods June 2013 More than 1.9 million people worked in the wholesale trade – non-durable goods industry in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That year, recordable injuries exceeded 81,000, and occurred at a rate of 4.4 per 100 full-time workers. | | Read More |
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Safety Leadership: What process safety needs from a leader June 2013 The connection between leadership and process safety has not always been clear. Leaders often struggle to identify how or whether they affect process safety outcomes. | | Read More |
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Washington Update: Let’s try this again June 2013 For a bill to become law, it must pass both houses of Congress and be signed by the president. However, if a bill is not passed within two years, or a single congressional session, the process must start all over again. | | Read More |
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| Safety Tips | | June 2013 | | According to NIOSH, workers can be exposed to lead through fumes (produced when metal is being heated or soldered) or dust (produced when metal is being cut or when lead paint is sanded or removed with a heat gun). | | Read More |
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| Workplace Solutions | | June 2013 | | What are cumulative trauma disorders, and what steps can be taken to help prevent employees working on computers from experiencing them? | | Read More |
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 | | | Editor's Note | | 01 June 2013 | | Time flies |
| | Melissa J. Ruminski | | I’ve used “past and future” as a theme for this column before. But looking at the coverage in this month’s issue of Safety+Health, I’m struck by how, once more, it applies. | | Read More |
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 | | | Washington Wire | | 17 June 2013 | | OSHA Roundup for June 17, 2013 |
| | Kyle W. Morrison, Senior Associate Editor | | OSHA chief David Michaels describes changes to the Voluntary Protection Programs, acting secretary of labor tells a Senate committee why the administration’s proposed OSHA budget is necessary, and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup. | | Read More |
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| OSHA Roundup for June 17, 2013 | | 17 June 2013 | | OSHA chief David Michaels describes changes to the Voluntary Protection Programs, acting secretary of labor tells a Senate committee why the administration’s proposed OSHA budget is necessary, and more in this week’s OSHA Roundup. |
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| VPP fatality/catastrophe flow chart | | 13 June 2013 | | OSHA administrator David Michaels recently instructed staff on how a Voluntary Protection Programs participant’s status may change in the event of a fatality or catastrophe. |
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| NACOSH meeting wrap-up | | 12 June 2013 | | The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health met June 11 in Washington, and I was in attendance. Here’s a brief wrap-up of what was discussed. |
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| OSHA Roundup for June 10, 2013 | | 10 June 2013 | | Learn about what requirements employers must meet to obtain rebates for implementing a wellness program in this week’s OSHA Roundup. |
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| Sen. Lautenberg, ‘father’ of CSB, dies | | 04 June 2013 | | Frank Lautenberg, the New Jersey senator credited with helping create the Chemical Safety Board, has died at age 89. |
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