Chairs provide great support during long meetings, but they may also be holding us back. Standing during meetings boosts the excitement around creative group processes and reduces people’s tendencies to defend their turf, according to a new Washington University in St. Louis study that used wearable sensors to measure participants’ activity levels. “Organizations should design
Read more →Five owners, operators and employees of a Corona, Calif.-based paving company are facing criminal charges for alleged wage theft, premium fraud, workers’ compensation fraud and payroll fraud. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has charged: read more
Read more →Forklift Safety Day was June 10, but just because it’s over doesn’t mean we should stop thinking about and promoting safety around lift trucks, forklifts and other industrial trucks. National Forklift Safety Day, sponsored by the Industrial Truck Association, served as a focal point for manufacturers to highlight the safe use of forklifts and the
Read more →“Arguably it is one of the best pieces of legislation on the statute books, although we know it is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. It has protected millions of British workers and driven sharp reductions in incidents of occupational death, serious injury, and ill health,” HSE Chair Judith Hackitt said.
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