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Critical MASS Effect: Safety Footwear and What’s Inside It

Critical MASS Effect: Safety Footwear and What’s Inside It

OSHA calls for the use of PPE for foot protection any time employees are working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, and where employee’s feet are exposed to electrical hazards. One paradigm in foot protection that OSHA doesn’t address, though, is foot arch support or orthotics.

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Are Your Employees Fit for Duty?

Are Your Employees Fit for Duty?

Workplace injuries cost U.S. employers $1 billion a week in workers compensation alone. When lost time costs are added to the costs of lost productivity, total workers comp expenditures are estimated to be more than $215 billion. According to the…

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Preventing Jumping Related Injuries

Preventing Jumping Related Injuries

The ligaments and tendons in the lower body are designed to carry a certain amount of weight. During the course of a regular work day, employees may be called upon to lift and move heavy loads of materials, and while this can add strain to…

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Prevention, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Prevention, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

Do you wake up in the morning feeling like you have to shake your hands out to get the day started? Feel a burning or tingling in your wrists, hands or fingers? Losing your ability to hold onto cups and pens as tightly and confidently….

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OSHA Notifies 15,000 Workplaces Nationwide of High Injury and Illness Rates

OSHA Notifies 15,000 Workplaces Nationwide of High Injury and Illness Rates

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration surveys employers to collect workplace injury and illness data it uses to identify employers whose injury and illness rates are considerably higher than the national average. A letter…

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