New research shows that workers who manufacture per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) had the highest levels of exposure over the chemicals’ seven decades of use. However, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) researchers found that PFAS also affected workers as end-users in various occupations. Exposure to PFAS is associated with an increased risk […]
Twenty winners have been selected in the first phase of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Respirator Fit Evaluation Challenge with a diverse range of fit-testing solutions. Technologies such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), infrared imagery and thermal monitoring, fabric-based sensor networks, light sensing (LED), and an app that will combine […]
DuPont, 3M and other makers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) knew the chemicals caused harm but didn’t sound the alarm, according to a report published in the Annals of Global Health. Company scientists ran tests with animals and noted laboratory rats with enlarged livers and dogs that died soon after exposure. As far back […]
Does it seem like chemical-related accidents are on the upswing? It’s not your imagination according to The Guardian, a British news outlet. “[A]ccidental releases – be they through train derailments, truck crashes, pipeline ruptures or industrial plant leaks and spills – are … occurring, on average, every two days. “The precise number of hazardous chemical […]
A new report shows the changing workplace has shifted the kinds of occupational diseases, such as musculoskeletal disorders and stress, that afflict thousands of workers in New York. Two researchers who run New York’s Upstate Medical University’s Occupational Health Clinic Center recently finished the first statewide look in 30 years at workplace impacts on disease […]
An employee’s feelings of depression and anxiety are strongly correlated with how safe they feel at work, according to new research from the National Safety Council (NSC). Forty percent of people who reported feeling very unsafe at work reported symptoms of depression on all or most days, while only 1% of people who felt safe […]
Workplace fatalities were down almost 11% in 2020, according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, but keep in mind that those new numbers do not factor in any COVID-19 cases. There was an 11.7% decrease in fatal workplace injuries in 2020 – from 5,333 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in […]
New research from the National Safety Council (NSC) indicates employers that support their employees’ mental health will not only have a safer workplace but will also see a return of $4 for every dollar invested in support efforts. More than 40% of Americans reported increased mental distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to workplace […]
The National Safety Council’s (NSC) Safe Actions For Employee Returns task force asked 302 employers with 250-500 employees about their responses to the coronavirus to get a feel for what’s working when it comes to workplace safety during the ongoing pandemic. Some of the most common actively implemented protocols, according to the survey, included: providing hand […]
