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How do we combat risk of injury in the workplace? With all of the different environmental factors that contribute to risk of an injury on the job, trying to avoid risk can haunt the dreams of some safety professionals. A…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that Medicare will now cover the costs of behavioral therapy for Americans suffering from obesity. “The announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that Medicare will now cover…
Get moving, America. A recent Norwegian study shows that people with a high body mass index (BMI) are at significantly higher risk of developing neck and back pain. A study conducted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology looked…
A recent ruling adds further confusion to the question of what constitutes a workplace injury. When most of us think of a workplace injury or illness, images of someone straining their back while lifting a heavy object, falling from one…
Employers are looking for more ways to help encourage their workers to live and maintain a healthy lifestyle. A healthy weight is one such factor in the quest for healthy employees. The encouragement of healthy weight is not only a…
Heat-Related Medical Issues … Business Travel Linked to Obesity … ASSE Video Contest … OSHA/Regulation Update
According to researchers at Columbia University workers that travel for more than two weeks per month have a higher rate of obesity, a higher body mass index number, and worse self-rated health scores than those that travel less. The results,…
Four Steps to a Safer Workplace (Part 2)… Work Injuries Compounded by Obesity… February is American Heart Month.
More than a half billion men and women worldwide are now dangerously overweight, with global obesity rates now topping the 10% mark, according to new research published Thursday in the medical journal, The Lancet. In the United States over 30%…
Did you know… 10% of all food purchased in restaurants is consumed in the car Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars COMBINED The typical American now consumes…
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