Safety

Older Construction Workers Show Mixed Chronic Disease Picture, But Chronic Pain And Anxiety Persist

Older construction workers report lower rates of diabetes and high cholesterol than the overall workforce, according to CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training.

Health Care Assault Rates Nearly Double Over Decade As Workplace Violence Spreads Across Industries

Research Finds AR Tools, Exoskeletons and AI Systems Show Promise for Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries

Wearable Tech and AI Motion Tools Cut MSD Risk at Major Manufacturers, NSC Program Finds

Four Generations, One Workforce: Why Safety Training Must Evolve

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A Safe Space for Workers

Creating a “safe space” for injured workers returning to the job is a concept deserving a spotlight.

Event Cancellation Insurance is Pricey: But Oh-So Necessary

Music festivals are high-profit, high-risk events. Mistakes can sink an entire show and put lives in danger.

Cumulative Trauma Claims are Down: Thank Ergonomic Standards

While ergonomic rules never became law, the idea alone fueled a nationwide awareness.

Riding the Wave of Summer Jobs: Educating the Next Generation in Workplace Safety

Inexperience and high turnover rates among youth workers are safety risks. Employers must continue to seek out training methods to prevent injury.

How Wearables Are Transforming Workplace Safety

Managing company culture will be very important in getting workers to use wearables.

Cannabis Shift Impacting Employers

Decisions on marijuana policy are shifting, leaving employers concerned about maintaining safe and drug-free workplaces.

Obesity a Missing Factor in Ergonomics

A Texas A&M study concludes that effective ergonomic guidelines must take BMI into account.

With Wearable Tech, Trust Is Paramount

The degree to which companies can effectively collect data on their employees hinges upon trust and transparency.

Court Questions Decision to Fire Injured Nurse

A hospital fired an injured nurse. Now it faces a disability discrimination complaint.

Update on Workers’ Comp Rulings, Regulations and Reform

A recent webinar offered an outline of legal and regulatory changes that employers should be aware of.

Data Matters; Regardless of Regulatory Shifts

The debate over how long incident data should be maintained misses the point of why the data matters.

Keeping Workers on Their Feet

Slip and fall prevention programs must interweave all of the factors contributing to the risk.

Duty of Care in a Perilous Age

As risks grow globally, companies must increase focus on the perils that may face their employees abroad.

Rise of the Cobots

Collaborative robots, known as cobots, are rapidly expanding in the workforce due to their versatility. But they bring with them liability concerns.

Reviewing Medical Marijuana Claims

Liberty Mutual appears to be the first carrier to create a workflow process for evaluating medical marijuana expense reimbursement requests.

More Focus on the Road

More employers are taking formal steps toward addressing the workplace cost of distracted driving.

Safety First

Knowing whether someone used marijuana recreationally or for medicinal purposes is not really the point. Making sure workplaces are safe, is.

A Microdose of Common Sense

The mini-trend of microdosing LSD has troubling implications for workplace safety and health.

A Rule Too Far?

The most recent revision to OSHA’s reporting and recordkeeping rule may turn certain common safety practices into regulatory violations.

Next-Level Solutions for 2017

Workers will continue getting hurt, and good workers’ comp managers will keep looking for ways to heal them.