Millions of workers in the United States (US) are injured on the job annually. However, accurately determining the true rate of occupational injuries remains a challenge due to gaps in existing ...

New nationwide research finds that extreme heat is linked to thousands of workplace injuries each year, underscoring the need for a federal OSHA standard to protect workers. New research published ...

Playground safety and injury prevention represent a multidisciplinary arena that integrates public health, engineering, and inclusive design principles to reduce both the frequency and severity of ...

WASHINGTON – The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) should lead a collaborative effort with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupational Safety and Health ...

Each year, millions of U.S. workers are injured on the job, yet the full scope of workplace injuries remains unclear. A recent article published in the American Journal of Public Health highlights the ...

OSHA has issued new guidance clarifying when injuries involving personal rechargeable lithium-ion batteries must be recorded on employer injury and illness logs. In a Feb. 9 letter of interpretation, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There have been more than 3,600 severe injuries and deaths at nearly 2,000 Alabama employers over the last decade. Those injuries ...

LaTesha Smith was cleaning a station at BronxCare, a 859-bed hospital in the Claremont Village neighborhood of the Bronx, when a patient walked over to her and hit her on the side of the head. This ...

Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in this country, with more than 700 occupational fatalities and 120,000 work-related disabling injuries occurring annually. [1] Physically demanding ...

There have been more than 3,600 severe injuries and deaths at nearly 2,000 Alabama employers over the last decade. Those injuries and deaths are spread across most of the state’s 67 counties. Poultry ...