Big changes are just around the corner for smaller companies, with OSHA’s proposed final rule to restore and expand upon Obama-era injury reporting requirements currently set to publish in December 2022. The draft version of the rule would see reporting requirements expand for high-hazard employers with at least 100 employees having to submit injury and […]
Musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, are a common injury for many industries, and a new report from the National Safety Council (NSC) gives insight into how to prevent them and reduce their impact. NSC’s MSD Solutions Lab released a new report Sept. 14, “Preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A systemic review of current interventions and future research […]
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a problem for workers in most industries and since OSHA is targeting ergonomics violations, new ideas on preventing MSDs can come in handy. For workers, MSDs are painful and can lead to lost work time and even lifestyle changes. Employers also feel the pain when they lose experienced workers, pay workers’ […]
A new collaboration between the National Safety Council (NSC) and a dedicated technology accelerator with a focus on industrial safety will focus on creating technology to combat MSDs, or musculoskeletal disorders. NSC’s MSD Solutions Lab has partnered with Safetytech Accelerator, a fully dedicated technology accelerator focused on safety and risk in industrial sectors, to build […]
An analysis of data from more than 1.5 million workers’ compensation claims submitted from 2015 through 2019 reveals that 35% of all workplace injuries occur within a worker’s first year of employment. The Travelers, a workers’ compensation carrier, analyzed more than 1.5 million claims across several years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and found that […]
A new type of seat may lead to fewer cases of low back pain and other musculoskeletal disorders for truck drivers in the near future. Researchers with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) found that a new “active” seat reduces truck drivers’ exposure to whole body vibration, which often leads to musculoskeletal […]
A metals manufacturer didn’t evaluate all work practices and equipment that required using de-energization procedures to keep workers safe. One of its employee paid for that mistake with his life. What happened: An employee was repairing a portable water heater which hadn’t been de-energized first. A shot of current ripped through his body and electrocuted […]
When work-from-home (WFH) started at the beginning of the pandemic, many employees assumed it was temporary. That meant, if they had ergonomic problems with their WFH set-up, they didn’t complain much. Now we’re having more complaints, injuries and workers’ comp claims. How do you support ergonomics when you aren’t in the same place as the […]
A Chicago candy manufacturer was cited by OSHA after a worker suffered a partial finger amputation while bypassing safety locks on a machine’s access doors. The worker was attempting to remove stuck paper debris in a bag sealer machine when the device’s jaws closed. Inspectors found the employer allowed workers to bypass the locks, according […]
