Ergonomics and Facilities
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Worker Fired After Urinating on Co-Workers' Chairs
Police reportedly are trying to determine whether they can charge the 59-year-old information technology worker with criminal mischief, according to the Des Moines Register.
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Top 5 Workplace Injury Causes Make Up 72 Percent of Direct Workers' Comp Costs: Analysis
Overexertion—or injuries caused by lifting, pushing, pulling, holding and carrying—costs businesses $12.5 billon in direct annual expenses and accounts for more than 25 percent of the national burden, according to Liberty Mutual's Workplace Safety Index.
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Telecommuters Happier, Notes Poll, but a Good Chair Would Be Nice
The Staples Advantage survey, which was conducted in May, polled more than 140 employees from a variety of industries who work at least one day a week from home.
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Small Banks Make Change in Layout, Job Descriptions
Many financial institutions have changed their hiring and training practices. At Bank of Georgetown in Washington, D.C., the teller window has been replaced with desks and comfortable chairs for customers. And all branch employees are known as customer service representatives.
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Department of Labor Seeking More Funding for Workplace Safety Enforcement
The first Department of Labor budget of the Obama administration places an emphasis on workplace safety enforcement and other worker protections.
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California Comp Rate Increase Is Approved
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said Friday, October 24, that he had approved a 5 percent workers' compensation rate increase effective January 1 to reflect rising medical and claims adjustment costs.
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Labor Department Withdraws Occupational Health Risk Assessment Rule
The controversial rule would have required OSHA and the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration to publish an advance notice of proposed rule-making for all regulatory actions regarding workplace toxic substances or chemicals.
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Working Time
Commentary: Just what is the 'normal workday'? For many of us, it's a concept that no longer has any meaning. The time is not far off when people will work when they want to, and they will be judged and rewarded by what they achieve.
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Expanded EAPs Lend a Hand to Employers Bottom Lines
A broader range of services, including help with elder care and planning home purchases, can reduce absenteeism and bolster productivity
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Ergonomics is Back on The Radar Screen
Business and OSHA are turning their attention back to a hot issue of the 1990s.
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DNA Technology May Curb Bogus Disability Claims
Two related medical technologies promise to end fraudulent disability and workers' compensation claims. All that's needed from employees is a little DNA.
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Creating a Culture of Safety
A report on disaster at BP's Texas City, Texas, oil refinery underscores the importance of thinking beyond the basics in fostering a safe work environment.
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On the Treadmill at Work Has Whole New Meaning
An endocrinologist wanted to create an office environment that prevents desk spread and instead transforms obese employees into lean working machines.
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Checklists for Managing a Retreat
A list of items to remember, from the design of the meeting room to the checking of facilitator's references.
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1997 Innovation Optimas Award Profile TBWA Chiat_Day, Los Angeles
HR systems support the ad agency's virtual office: Employees don't have assigned work stations, desks, computers, or phones. Instead, they're encopuraged to wherever-and however- they're most productive.
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Safety Specifics for Supervisor Training
Every day job-related injuries occur in the workplace which could have been prevented through proper training of supervisors and employees. Take the time to review potential hazards and involve supervisors and employees in suggesting specific prevention methods. Your company will benefit -- not
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Guidelines for a Safe Home Workstation
OSHA may have rescinded, but it's still helpful to set up shop at home in a way that will help you work efficiently.
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Top Ten Postal Pressure Points
You can learn something by taking a look at what makes postal workers go astray.
