Yearly Archives: 2019
Work-related Fatality Rate Increased 2% in 2018
There were 5,250 work-related fatalities reported in 2018, a 2 percent increase compared to 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The fatality rate remained unchanged at 3.5 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. Among key findings: Transportation incidents remained the most frequent type of fatal event, with 2,080 deaths accounting for 40 percent […]
How to Use an Epi-Pen® Auto-Injector
Cold vs. Heat…or why you should never kick a hornet’s nest
December 2019
November 2019
Oral Fluid Drug Testing Approved for Federal Employees
Oral fluid (saliva) collected using an absorbent swab in the mouth will be allowed as an alternative to a urine specimen in most federal agency drug testing programs beginning Jan. 1, 2020. The Department of Health and Human Services published Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Oral Fluid in the Federal Register […]
New Employees Who Get Injured More Likely to Have Recurrences
A study at an academic medical center found that employees who experienced a work-related injury within their six months of employment were more than twice as likely to have three or more lost-time injuries for the duration of their tenure. Findings from the study, Do Work-Related Lost-Time Injuries Sustained Early in Employment Predict Multiple Lost-Time […]
October 2019
Summer 2019
Everyone has an obligation to help ensure healthy and safe workplaces. But to understand ways in which employers are considered responsible for protecting gig workers, it’s important to first define the employment relationship, which is a moving target. Other topics include flu prevention, regulatory updates and health promotion programs