A review of studies indicates that type 2 diabetes can damage the auditory system, making a holistic approach to worker health and safety more important than ever. EHS professionals understand that while work-related hearing loss is an important concern, hearing loss for workers also can be attributed to off-the-job activities such as lawn care, woodworking,
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Read more →Workers were sent to the hospital as a precaution following an evacuation at Diversified Foods and Seasonings’ Madisonville, La. facility. OSHA has cited a Louisiana food manufacturing company for 25 serious and one other violation for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals, electrical dangers and fall hazards. OSHA discovered the violations after an inspection of the
Read more →A 46-year-old man was killed because his employer did not ensure that the equipment on which he was working was powered down and locked out, OSHA says. A machine operator was killed while servicing a high-speed conveyor belt at a Clearwater Paper mill in Ladysmith, Wis. His death, OSHA says, was “preventable.” The 46-year-old-man was
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