Plastics manufacturer operating in New Philadelphia, Ohio cited for numerous violations after one employee’s finger was severed and another worker’s arm was crushed. OSHA has proposed Lauren Manufacturing pay $274,934 in penalties after two workers suffered debilitating injuries related to the company’s lack of machine safety. An investigation was launched on the New Philadelphia, Ohio
Read more →New research examines the impact of meeting financial goals in a company and higher injury/illness rates. Financial goals may be more important than employee safety, according to new research in the Journal of Accounting and Economics. read more
Read more →Study in the Journal of the American Heart Association analyzed trends in New Zealand to rule out cold weather as a possibility. Cold weather may have no correlation to heart-related deaths during winter months, according to a new study. Recent research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association analyzed trends in heart-related deaths
Read more →The 2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, March 5-8, 2017, will feature more than 180 presentations by health and safety researchers, policy makers, physicians and other health providers, medical device designers, health IT professionals, and biomedical engineers. It will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans,
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