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Despite new laws, growing workers’ compensation payouts and alarming statistics regarding the debilitating effects of psychological injury, most employers are either unaware of their obligation to help stressed employees or unprepared, a lawyer has warned, as reported by the Australian-based magazine, Transport & Logistics News.
Despite new laws, growing workers’ compensation payouts and alarming statistics regarding the debilitating effects of psychological injury, most employers are either unaware of their obligation to help stressed employees or unprepared, a lawyer has warned, as reported by the Australian-based magazine, Transport & Logistics News.
Non-compliance with emergency eyewash safety standards is a serious issue in today’s workplace. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), this lack of compliance contributes to a reported 2,000 injured U.S. workers each day. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that eye injuries lead to 37,000 missed days of work and more than $300 million per year in related costs.
From his office in Raleigh, N.C., where he has set up shop as a health and safety consultant, former OSHA chief Charles Jeffress told ISHN that he wasn’t “terribly surprised” that Congress acted so quickly after his departure to kill the ergo rules that preoccupied his time in Washington.
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