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Lack of sleep has serious consequences at home, in the workplace, at school, and on roadways, according to the company CJ Pony Parts, which sells sports car auto parts and operates car shows.

Voltgard, a division of Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., is doing its part to keep both industrial workers and the environment safe by implementing “greener” business practices such as recycling 22 tons of out-of-service rubber insulating products generated at the Voltgard Test Lab to prevent further landfill pollution and its environmental consequences.

House Democrats want OSHA to crack down on abusive labor practices in the poultry processing and meatpacking industries.

Researchers have found a connection between the gender of a male CEO’s children and how well his company performs in terms of social responsibility issues in six categories: community, diversity, employee relations, environment, human rights and product.

More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults and 17% of youth in the U.S. are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries, and other facilities. The final rule will require regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically report data required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program instead of filing written paper reports.

During ISHM’s annual board meeting, held Sept. 27, 2015, in Atlanta, Ga., Chairman of the Board was transferred from Randy Morton to John Principe III, whose term expires in 2017. Morton will continue to serve as the Immediate Past Chairman.

The total cost of injuries and violence in the United States was $671 billion in 2013, according to two Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).