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If you are not already taking a lead role in Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) compliance, we can give 100 new reasons to do so. That's the number of new compliance officers funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's 2010 budget.
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Hospitals had a larger number of injuries from overexertion in 2008 than any other industry in the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But even if you cut out most of the patient handling injuries, many back and neck strains and other musculoskeletal injuries would still occur.
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You can bring a lot to the table if your company receives a citation from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), says Colleen Hasler, MS, RN, COHN-S, a risk manager at M3, a Madison, WI-based company specializing in health, safety and environmental risks.
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Getting the majority of employees to become diehard practitioners of yoga or meditation might be somewhat of a stretch. However, you can help anyone to utilize simple "de-stressers" during the workday.
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Shift workers, defined as anyone who works outside the typical 9 to 5 schedule, are known to be at high risk for a multitude of serious health problems. "
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You have many opportunities to increase the probability of identifying and correcting hazards in the workplace, according to Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He recommends taking these approaches:
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If you want employees to comply with sharps safety, then their supervisors have to require it. That is a strong message that emerged from a survey of paramedics related to bloodborne pathogen exposures.
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A new associate at BASF Corporation's catalysts site in Seneca, SC saw an employee handling a sharp object without gloves. "He spoke up, and told the employee that they needed gloves. He stopped and put them on," says Wayne Enderle, vice president of manufacturing and site environmental, health & safety services.