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What do employees really think about workplace safety?


September 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, Workers' attitudes about safety

What better time than Labor Day weekend to find out what U.S. employees think about safety in the workplace?

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Workplace deaths reach all-time low


August 20, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, OSHA news

The federal government has reported the smallest annual total of workplace deaths since the census of occupational injuries was started.

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Worker fatalities: How does China compare to U.S.?


March 4, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics

China says 83,196 people lost their lives in work-related incidents last year.

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New statistics show difference between H1N1 and seasonal flu


November 17, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Illnesses, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, swine flu

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates almost 4,000 deaths in the U.S. were related to swine flu between April and mid-October.

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Most dangerous cities for people walking to work


November 17, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, Research on safety, Top-10 list, Transportation safety

Do any of your employees walk to work? The group, Transportation for America, has released its ranking of the most dangerous large metropolitan areas for pedestrians.

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Workplace injuries drop 8%


November 10, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Illnesses, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, OSHA news

Nonfatal workplace injuries among private industry employers in 2008 fell 8% from the previous year.

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Top 10 safety violations for 2009


October 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, OSHA news, Who Got Fined and Why?, construction safety

OSHA has released its preliminary list of the top 10 most frequent workplace safety violations for 2009.

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Top 10 accident-prone cities


September 22, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Falls, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, Worker health

When it comes to workplace injuries, have you ever asked yourself, “Is there something in the water?” A recent magazine article kinda suggests that.

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Online death calculator predicts fatality odds


September 21, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Falls, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, Transportation safety

Every safety manager has seen it: It-won’t-happen-to-me syndrome. What if you could show workers how likely they are to die from various causes? A new online calculator allows you to do just that.

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Who’s filing for workers’ comp and why


September 18, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, Workers' comp, cost of safety

Good news for employers in one state: Your workers’ comp insurance rates are going down. But that’s not all the information released. A new report also details who files for comp more often and why.

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Workplace fatalities: Where does your state rank?


August 26, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New safety statistics, construction safety

Previously, we looked at the causes of workplace fatalities in 2008 according to government figures. Now, let’s take a look at where the deaths are occurring.

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