In a free-market economy, the marketplace decides specifically what it wants and moves in that direction. When buggy whips were no longer needed, they went away… probably replaced by accelerator pedals. The market dictates and manufacturers respond.
At any given moment, disaster can strike. Natural disasters such as floods or hurricanes and even medical emergencies can leave a wake of destruction in their paths. But it is often the destruction not visible to the eye that causes the most damage. Contaminated victims, disaster scenes and equipment are the first battle emergency workers will fight when responding to a crisis.
Today many companies are realizing the benefits obtained through the services of an ergonomist and the implementation of an ergonomics standard in the workplace. Increased productivity, smaller workers’ compensation claims, and decline in the number of lost workdays are just a few of these benefits.
Each
year, as many as 450,000 people die from various types of cardiac
arrest in the United States, many from Sudden Cardiac Arrest, otherwise
known as SCA. Out-of-hospital SCA survival rates average 7 percent, but
survival rates can substantially increase if victims are treated with
an electric shock from an automated external defibrillator (AED), in
conjunction with CPR immediately following the event
Radiation detection has become increasingly applicable in industrial settings as technologies using radioactive materials have migrated into many new territories. Those who work with radioactive materials need special equipment to ensure their safety and the safety of those around them.
With
winter fast approaching, it’s time to prepare your workers for cold
weather. Hand safety in particular is affected by cold conditions and
requires careful consideration when assessing hazards and specifying
control measures.
"If we don't understand and address the safety risks of nanotechnologies people will probably not buy the products," said Andrew D. Maynard, Ph.D., chief science advisor for the D.C.-based Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies.
OSHA recently launched a new screen printing module as part of its interactive Web-based Ergonomics in the Printing Industry eTool. The module and eTool are products of the agency's Alliance with the Graphic Arts Coalition.
In the wake of the April 2006 collapse of a scaffold in downtown Boston, Mass., lawmakers are proposing jail time for companies that dismiss monetary sanctions for worksite safety violations.
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