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Articles Tagged with ''workers''

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Work-related deaths decrease – a little

September 24, 2012

Preliminary results released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries show a slight decline in occupational fatalities.


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ISHN Weekly News Round Up

Weekly news roundup

September 15, 2012

Here are the week’s top occupational health and safety stories from www.ISHN.com:


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Pakistani factory fire

Deadly fires prompt demands for safer Pakistan workplaces

September 13, 2012

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for national action to protect workers' health and safety, following the deaths of at least 240 workers in a garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan.


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workplace violence

The pain in Maine: 1300 workers hurt by violence on the job in 2011

September 4, 2012

A new Maine Department of Labor report indicates that more than 13 percent of healthcare workplace injuries result from patient aggression.


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ASSE offers tips on how to increase work safety for older workers

Senior workers have highest fatality rates
August 31, 2012

With recent statistics showing workers in the 65 and older age group having the highest number of on-the-job deaths in the U.S. in 2010, and, with older workers (defined as those aged 55+ years) being the nation’s fastest growing segment of the working population, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges employers to design workplaces with positive policies and programs to optimize the safety and health of older workers.


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Asbestos

No asbestos PPE for workers at West Virginia College

August 22, 2012

OSHA has cited Sodexho Inc. with safety and health violations – 12 of them serious – found while maintenance workers removed asbestos at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi. OSHA initiated an inspection March 8 in response to a complaint. Proposed fines total $81,000.


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mining

La mine earns 400+ safety violations in 3 ½ years

August 22, 2012

The 21 citations received by North American Salt’s Cote Blanche mine in Louisiana in recent weeks are only a fraction of the long string of safety violations issued against it by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).


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Recruiting hesitant job seekers

Today’s economy mixes job dissatisfaction and fear
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Phil La Duke
August 22, 2012

Recent studies suggest that despite high unemployment rates and an uncertain economy, nearly half of the currently employed workers in the U.S. are actively seeking to switch employers.


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back pain

Helping workers with back pain get back to work

August 16, 2012

Medical advice on staying active can have a positive affect on workers who are on medical leave due to  lower back pain, a new study finds.


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disabled worker

Disabled workers get injured more both on and off the job

August 14, 2012

U.S. workers who have disabilities are injured at more than twice the rate of workers who are not disabled, according to new research published in the September issue of the American Journal of Public Health.


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