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OSHA and NIOSH: Protect Workers from Silica Exposure during Countertop Installation
Agencies concerned that workers are being exposed to significant levels of silica during the manufacture and installation of countertops. OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on Feb. 18 jointly issued a hazard alert about protecting workers from significant crystalline silica exposure during manufacturing, finishing, and installing natural and manufactured stone countertops.
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The Art of Work: A Look at WPA Posters From 1936-1943 [Photo Gallery]
The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) or WPA was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. But the WPA didn’t just employ workers to build
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Stand Tall, Stand Proud, Stand-Down for Fall Safety
NIOSH, OSHA and industry partners join forces to promote fall safety with the second annual Fall Safety Stand-Down in May. Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry, with hundreds of workers dying each year and thousands more facing catastrophic, debilitating injuries. Over the past ten years, nearly 3,500 construction workers died
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Researchers Find Basic Personality Changes are Linked to Unemployment
Changes in personality may add to challenge of finding work for job seekers. Unemployment can change people’s core personalities, making some less conscientious, agreeable and open, which can make it difficult for them to find new jobs. This startling new research, published by the American Psychological Association in the Journal of Applied Psychology, examines a
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Monthly archives: February, 2015

OSHA and NIOSH: Protect Workers from Silica Exposure during Countertop Installation

The Art of Work: A Look at WPA Posters From 1936-1943 [Photo Gallery]

Stand Tall, Stand Proud, Stand-Down for Fall Safety

Researchers Find Basic Personality Changes are Linked to Unemployment

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