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Working from home

How to combat falling productivity in remote workers

Agatha Singer
August 19, 2020

Remote workers are often less productive because they struggle with distractions and other issues. Learn how to solve these problems before they occur.


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Manufacturing facility

Quick tips for balancing safety, productivity and quality

Megan R. Nichols
June 11, 2020

Manufacturing often finds itself up against challenges and pressures other industries do not. From a relatively strict regulatory environment to public health emergencies, global competition, emergent technologies and potential labor shortages, the manufacturing sector is always rolling with the punches and looking for avenues toward leaner operations and higher fortunes.


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NIOSH
A NIOSH Science Blog post

Industrial exoskeletons

Dr. John Howard Jack Lu PhD, CPE Vladimir Murashov PhD Brian D. Lowe Ph.D
January 13, 2020

Exoskeletons used in the workplace are referred to as “industrial exoskeletons.” Their purpose is to augment, amplify, or reinforce the performance of a worker’s existing body components—primarily the lower back and the upper extremity (arms and shoulders). Despite a lack of research, manufacturers of these devices claim productivity gains, work quality improvements, and a reduction of the risk of work‐related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).


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sick

Stopping the spread of flu in your workforce

January 10, 2020
Want to discourage employees who have the flu from coming to work and spreading the virus to others in your workforce? Provide them with paid leave and the option of telework. That’s according to a study on work attendance during acute respiratory illness (ARI), which found that those provisions tend to keep sick employees away from the workplace and also help them retain some work productivity.
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Workplace robotics fuel both safety fear and optimism

April 8, 2019
The construction workers who participated in a recent poll on behalf of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have some very complicated attitudes towards automation and artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Some 31 percent said they fear that their jobs were at risk from automation, but far more – 46 percent – worry that their safety is at risk from their non-human co-workers.
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American Psychological Association recognizes 8 organizations for healthy workplace practices

March 27, 2019
From a symphony orchestra in Maine to an architectural firm in Hawai’i, eight organizations across the United States and Canada have been named winners of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2019 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards. The annual award recognizes employers who implement workplace practices, backed by psychological science, that advance employee health and well-being while increasing performance and productivity.
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Rite-Hite
Case Study from Rite-Hite:

Custom doors improved operational and energy efficiency while slashing maintenance costs!

October 3, 2018
Maintaining cooled temperatures and set humidity levels for separated work zones, was a challenge for one produce wholesaler. Each time these zones were accessed by fork trucks or pedestrians, warm air would enter the cooler.
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happiness

Psychologically healthy workplaces honored

September 26, 2018
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced the recipients of this year’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Honors (PHWH), given to organizations from across the United States and Canada that have created a work environment where employees and business thrive.
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New protocol will stress importance of human capital

September 5, 2018
Corporate and governmental decision makers will soon have access to a new global protocol that is under development, one that aims to bring human capital into the mainstream of business decisions.
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Opioid abuse in the workplace

Can employers help address America’s opioid epidemic?

Robert M. Robenalt
August 14, 2018
The opioid crisis has led to significant challenges for Americans, and employers are not immune. Some have noted the crisis as being one of the greatest challenges currently facing the country. It has been documented that nearly as many Americans (50,000) died of opioid-related overdoses in the last year alone as Americans who died in the Vietnam War.
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