Safety-health sciences

Enhance your safety curator’s toolbox

James Roughton Nathan Crutchfield

October 2, 2013

A management system requires timely and accurate information provided to an organization.

Optimists have lower stroke risk (7/25)

Positive thinking leads to better choices

July 25, 2011

A positive outlook on life might lower your risk of having a stroke, according to new research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Pets are good for your mental health, says new study

Owning a dog increases self-esteem

July 19, 2011

Pet owners are happier, healthier and better adjusted than non-pet owners, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

High sodium, low potassium diet doubles risk of heart attack

Americans must change diet to lower risk

July 18, 2011

Americans who eat a diet high in sodium and low in potassium have a 50 percent increased risk of death from any cause, and about twice the risk of death from heart attacks, according to a study published last week in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

What you learn from falling on your butt

Timothy Ludwig Ph.D.

May 3, 2011

You know you’re a safety geek when you slip and land on your butt on the bathroom floor in a factory’s front office thinking, “What at-risk behavior did I do to earn this bruise?”

State of the EHS Nation 2011

January 5, 2011

ISHN's White Paper presents in-depth research of the EHS field and profiles of industrial safety and hygiene companies.

TRAINING STRATEGIES: Move beyond behavior-based safety

Matt Forck, CSP, JLW

January 4, 2011

Moving beyond BBS means using today’s technology to make proactive data real time. It hits the desks of safety staff and senior leaders as it happens and is recorded. This way, senior leaders can quickly intervene or can offer recognition for a job well done.