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Contact with Objects and Equipment Leading Cause of Fatalities in Manufacturing
A recent NIOSH publication reports that nearly 690,000 non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses occurred in 2008 in the manufacturing industry. More than half of these occurrences reported days away from work, job transfer or restriction. Over 400 workers experienced fatalities… Read More ›
Workers Memorial Day
April 28th is Workers Memorial Day – a day specially assigned to recognizes workers who died or sustained work-related injuries or illnesses during the previous year. According to the CDC, in 2008, over 5,000 workers died from occupational injuries. Also… Read More ›
Safety + Health’s 2010 CEO’s Who ‘Get It’
Article Cited from Safety + Health magazine January 28th, 2010 by Amy Williams In the February 2010 edition of Safety + Health magazine, the NSC recognizes eight executives who have become integral leaders in safety for their organization and… Read More ›
New Study: “A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Training & Education”
In a new study from the Institute for Work & Health entitled A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Training & Education for the Protection of Workers, it was determined that training programs (e.g. lectures, classes, printed materials) had a… Read More ›
January is National Eye Care Month
Eye injuries have become quite common in the workplace, particularly in industrial environments. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, approximately 2,000 eye related injuries are sustained by workers each year. Safety experts believe that as many… Read More ›
Workplace Safety: Bio-Physics and the Industrial Athlete (EHS Today)
In the last two decades in particular, workplace safety has come to have many facets and strategies. From safety videos to safety meetings, and from safety training to safety awareness, it is safety education… Read More ›
Ignoring Small Details Can Lead to Big Accidents
One of the main goals of safety officers and managers at any company is to create what is called a ‘culture of safety’. Essentially, this refers to an organization whose employees are dedicated to maintaining safety standards in every task that they perform at… Read More ›
Tips to Prevent Falls
Most of us, at one time or another in our life, have taken a fall or two. Maybe you were climbing on a chair instead of a safety stool, or you fell over the kids or the dog’s toys scattered around the house or on the stairs, or maybe you’ve fallen over… Read More ›
What’s the Difference Between a Hazard and a Risk?
Though it may seem they’re synonyms, in the lexicon of occupational health and safety, hazard and risk are connected, but different, terms. A hazard is… Read More ›
