Articles Tagged with ''injuries''

Investing in technology to reduce workplace musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, is demonstrated to improve both worker wellbeing and an organization’s bottom line, but initial research findings from the National Safety Council suggest employers may not have the access and knowledge they need to effectively assess and implement these risk-reducing technologies.

OSHA officers will start pounding the pavement soon under the National Emphasis Program on Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations. 

From 2011-2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 1,072 work-related fatalities occurred in the landscaping and groundskeeping industry. 

    Oil and gas industry data shows increases in fatal accidents. Here are three areas that need attention.

If you’re in a leadership role, it’s essential to implement safety considerations that take age into account, so you can keep your employees safe on the job.

The need for a comprehensive and accurate evaluation of prospective employees has never been more crucial. The use of a Post-Offer Employment Test (POET) has increasingly become a critical component of many organizations' hiring processes.  

Amazon, Tesla, FedEx, Class I Railroads are among those cited. Data also shows that injuries and fatalities are on the rise as minority workers suffer highest rates of on-the-job deaths.

To prepare employees for a fall rescue scenario, it could be beneficial to develop in-house rescue policies and procedures.

The report compiled by the Strategic Organizing Center said the company’s injury rate was 6.9% in 2022, compared to 7.9% the year before

ISN analyzed more than 94,000 recordable incidents from 2017-2021 which showed more than 20,000 SIFs cases consisting of more than 17,000 hospitalizations, 2,773 amputations and 677 fatalities.