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American are working more and sleeping less, leading to potential safety risks, according to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation.

Only ten percent of Industrial Safety & Hygiene News’ readers use online chat rooms and discussion forums.

Why isn’t more safety e-buying occurring, like we see with CDs and books?

More than one in every four working adults missed work in the past year due to pain.

Proportionately more young people than baby boomers (age 35-54) wear bicycle helmets while riding, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

What job puts you at the greatest risk of being killed by a violent criminal act?

OSHA chief Charles Jeffress recently outlined top priorities to Congress for the next fiscal year, beginning October 1.

The American Society of Safety Engineers told OSHA officials at hearings in Chicago that an ergonomics standard is needed.

EPA is giving companies more of an incentive to voluntarily report and correct environmental violations.

California Governor Gray Davis has proclaimed May as “Safe Jobs for Youth Month” to focus attention on teen injuries in the workplace as employers gear up for hiring summer help.