The only thing that will truly help an employee who is feeling drowsy at work is to take a nap. But will workers be able to get enough rest during a nap if they’ve been consuming caffeine?
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Bostik, Inc., a manufacturer of adhesives, faces $917,000 in OSHA fines for 50 citations following the agency’s investigation into a March 13, 2011, explosion that injured four workers at the company’s Middleton, MA, plant.
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Tags: acetone, Bostik Inc., explosion, OSHA fine, process safety management
Even if your company isn’t in transportation, some items on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Most Wanted List of 10 safety issues are easily applicable to all sorts of industries.
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Tags: fatigue, i2p2, Most Wanted List, NTSB, safety management systems
State police blame driver fatigue for a bus crash that killed four passengers and injured dozens of others. The crash, and the bus company’s previous record, prompted federal regulators to shut down the carrier.
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Tags: bus crash, driver fatigue, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, four passengers killed
Employers may face more restrictions in how they schedule workers now that unions and OSHA are paying more attention to employee fatigue.
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Tags: Continental Airlines, Dow Chemical, General Duty Clause, schedule workers, unions, worker fatigue
OSHA is investigating a fatality in which a worker at a marine terminal was struck by a forklift carrying a large load.
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Tags: crane, marine terminal, OSHA powered industrial truck standards, struck by forklift
Transocean Ltd. says it had its “best year in safety performance in our company’s history” despite the explosion of its oil rig that killed 11 workers and spilled 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Its top executives will get two-thirds of their safety bonuses.
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Tags: Deepwater Horizon, executive bonus, safety bonus, Transocean
What if you could predict which days would produce the most workplace injuries? One study suggests that a particular annual occurrence increases the likelihood for injuries on one day each year.
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Tags: car crashes, Daylight Savings Time, more dangerous day of the year
An employee broke her hip while on break. What factors did the court use to determine whether she was eligible for workers’ comp benefits?
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Tags: 12-hour shift, broke hip, sleepy, Workers' comp, Workers' Compensation Commission
New statistics show drowsy driving causes more than 5,500 traffic deaths a year and is a factor in 17% of all fatal crashes. On top of that, many of the crashes are work-related.
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Tags: AAA Foundation, drowsy driving, National Sleep Foundation
It’s often unavoidable: Employees in safety-sensitive jobs have to put in long hours to meet a deadline. However, a new report suggests there are steps that can reduce the risks that fatigue will lead to injuries or even death.
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Tags: fatigue, hazard reduction, long shifts, nursing
Imagine this: A big order or a crisis requires lots of overtime for your employees. Where would you draw the line on OT because of worker fatigue?
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Tags: David Michaels, employee fatigue, injury and illness prevention program
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says a 2009 crash that killed 10 people was likely caused by driver fatigue.
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Tags: 10 killed, driver fatigue, truck crash
Two employers will have to fork over $1.5 million to the victim of a truck crash, following a California jury’s verdict.
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Melatonin, caffeine, prescription medications, light therapy and naps have all been used to help overnight shift workers stay alert and avoid injuries. Of those, new research shows one that appears to work pretty well is …
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The federal government has reversed a ban on flying for pilots taking antidepressants. Part of the reason: Antidepressants have advanced to the point where the risk of the drugs being a safety hazard has subsided.
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Tags: antidepressants, drowsiness, Federal Aviation Administration, pilots
Safety pros know that employees’ health is an important factor in their workplace safety. But how far should companies go to change workers’ personal habits, such as eating, for the sake of safety?
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Tags: Body mass index, commercial drivers, FMCSA, sleep apnea, wellness program
A broadcast report says the airline that operated the flight that crashed and killed 50 people near Buffalo, NY, recently issued a policy limiting pilots’ ability to call in fatigued.
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Tags: Colgan Air, Continental Flight 3407, fatigue, flight crash
A new study shows that a method some workers use to catch up on missed sleep may not be effective, making them vulnerable to accidents and errors.
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Tags: catch up on sleep, health workers, new study, sleep deprivation, truckers
A year ago, the federal government announced new hours-of-service rules for commercial vehicle drivers. Now there’s word that they’re about to change again.
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Tags: commercial motor vehicle, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, hours of service
“I’m working myself to death.” Officials in Japan take that notion seriously and are holding companies accountable. The latest case involves a restaurant manager.
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Tags: karoshi, overtime, overwork, working myself to death
Imagine this: Two of your employees who work together both get little sleep before performing a safety-sensitive task. Then, the two are involved in an incident that kills 50 people.
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Tags: Continental Flight 3407, NTSB investigation, too tired to work safely
Imagine this: Your company faces a lawsuit because an employee caused an off-work car accident. The injured people claim the employee’s long work hours helped cause the accident.
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A new study shows almost one in five workers admit they aren’t getting a good night’s sleep. However, only one in ten have been properly diagnosed with a sleep disorder.
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Tags: CDC, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep, sleep disorders
Work shifts that fall significantly outside of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. can have a negative effect on workplace safety and wreck havoc with employees’ sleep schedules. But a new study offers tactics workers can use to be more alert at work, get better sleep and have more normal schedules on their days off.
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Tags: night shift, sleep, study
A new state law eliminates mandatory overtime for nurses at all healthcare facilities. It’s a matter of safety for the nurses — and patients.
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Tags: fatigue, healthcare, overtime
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