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Control Your Workers' Compensation Costs

Rick Dacri wrote 10 hours ago: “Mary is still out with a back injury and I don’t know when she will be returning. I got a note from … more →

Tags: Compliance, Accident Investigation, Accidents, Insurance, light duty porgram, medical provider, modified duty, post injury response, Safety

Revelations in tower antenna worker's death

Celeste Monforton wrote 10 hours ago: In April-May 2008, there were a spate of fatalities involving workers doing installations or mainten … more →

Tags: Confined Space @ TPH, Occupational Health & Safety, Safety

Still attempting to build a business case for why a PROACTIVE Ergonomic strategy makes sense? Great data from newly released European study.

Cyndi Davis wrote 1 day ago: Muscle and Joint Pain Costs European Economies Billions in Time and Money “A new study finds t … more →

Tags: Ergonomics, ergonomic, Human factors, workplace injuries, Musculoskeletal, regulation, MSD, Work, Cost Savings

Training isn’t optional it’s a necessity!

nationalsafety wrote 1 day ago: The teenager who worked for Tempel Grain Elevators never understood what was happening to him as he … more →

Tags: General, Deaths, Fines, Training

One step closer to OSHA Ergonomics regulation? Employers wary of changes in approach, focus at OSHA

Cyndi Davis wrote 2 days ago: Remember that scene in Poltergeist? The TV goes all fuzzy and the little blond girl, Carol Anne gets … more →

Tags: Ergonomics, ergonomic, workplace injuries, Musculoskeletal, regulation, MSD, health, Work, Cost Savings

Secretary of Labor Announces Her New “Vision” For American Workers

Edwin Hopson wrote 2 days ago: By Edwin S. Hopson On December 7, 2009, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis laid out her “vision” … more →

Tags: Employment Law, Labor Law, advice exemption, FMLA, Gina, hilda solis, Labor-Mangement Reporting and Disclosure Act, LMRDA, MSHA

Communicating Safety Rules Means More Than Merely Passing Out Your Policy Statement

isowcs wrote 2 days ago: Do you have clear and written procedures for enforcing safety rules? Once safety rules have been dev … more →

Tags: Injury prevention, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation Claim Management, osha compliance, Return-To-Work Programs, Workers Compensation Disability Management, Workers Compensation Cost Reduction, Claim Management, Workers Compensation Certification Program

Warning Signs and Tags - Would OSHA Approve Yours?1 comment

Ed wrote 2 days ago: OSHA says that its specifications for workplace safety signs and tags apply to the design, applicati … more →

Tags: Safety, safety culture, Safety Programs, Workplace

Senate passes spending bill: OSHA/NIOSH/MSHA get a raise1 comment

greglemke wrote 3 days ago: The Senate has just passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending measure, sending the bill to President O … more →

Tags: MSHA, NIOSH, obama, Omnibus, Senate

Communicating Safety Rules Means More Than Merely Passing Out Your Policy Statement

isowcs wrote 4 days ago: Has your safety rules and procedures been communicated to all employees? In previous blogs I talked … more →

Tags: Injury prevention, osha compliance, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation Claim Management, Return-To-Work Programs, Workers Compensation Disability Management, Workers Compensation Cost Reduction, Claim Management, Workers Compensation Certification Program

OSHA outlines regulatory focus

clarionsafety wrote 5 days ago: OSHA this week gave shape to areas of emphasis for the coming months. The summary document, direct f … more →

Tags: Safety, Labor, Workplace Safety, worker safety, Enforcement, Clarion, clarion safety systems, Solis

OSHA Regulatory Agenda Released 1 comment

greglemke wrote 5 days ago: News and Notes from Aaron Trippler, Director of Government Affairs for AIHA The Department of Labor … more →

Tags: Department of Labor, Safety

Safety Training Pays Huge Dividends

isowcs wrote 5 days ago: Do you conduct periodic safety meetings for employees and departments in specific hazards that jeopa … more →

Tags: Injury prevention, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation Claim Management, osha compliance, Return-To-Work Programs, Workers Compensation Disability Management, Workers Compensation Cost Reduction, Claim Management, Workers Compensation Certification Program

2010 Request for Proposal (RFP) for Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Grants

greglemke wrote 6 days ago: The Hazard Abatement Board (HAB) is pleased to announce the 2010 Request for Proposal (RFP) for Occu … more →

Tags: Safety, rfp, OSHA Grants

OSHA Outreach Training has grown rapidly in recent years

greglemke wrote 6 days ago: Recent State laws enacted in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Missouri and N … more →

Tags: Training, 10-Hour Outreach Training, Workplace Safety

Construction Safety Has Come A Long Way

danphelan wrote 6 days ago: or we’ve all become a lot less tough than our forefathers!  Received these pictures in an emai … more →

Tags: Construction, Safety, Construction Safety, empire state building construction

The General Duty Clause And OSHA Compliance

isowcs wrote 6 days ago: The General Duty Clause has become increasingly important to employers in the last few years as OSHA … more →

Tags: osha compliance, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation Claim Management, Return-To-Work Programs, Workers Compensation Disability Management, Workers Compensation Cost Reduction, Claim Management, Workers Compensation Certification Program, Workers Compensation Training

How Long Should You Maintain Your OSHA Records?

isowcs wrote 1 week ago: According to OSHA your organization must save the OSHA 300 Log, and Annual Summary, and the OSHA 301 … more →

Tags: osha compliance, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation Claim Management, Return-To-Work Programs, Workers Compensation Disability Management, Workers Compensation Cost Reduction, Claim Management, Workers Compensation Certification Program, Workers Compensation Training

Regulation of the Day 81: Porn

Ryan Young wrote 1 week ago: Marginal Revolution’s Alex Tabarrok points to a proposed rule in California that would reclassify ad … more →

Tags: Regulation of the Day, regulation, California, Porn, Pornography, AIDS, HIV/AIDS, Unintended Consequences, adult film industry


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