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April is “National Injury Prevention Month,” it’s an excellent opportunity to remind workers and supervisors of their responsibilities in preventing problems that could lead to injuries. You can use the information below for a refresher on this important topic. Accident prevention at work is everyone’s job. The vast majority of injuries and accidents that happen
Read moreOSHA is reminding covered employers to post OSHA’s Form 300A, which summarizes the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2014 and were logged on OSHA’s Form 300, the log of work-related injuries and illnesses. The summary must be posted between Feb. 1 and April 30, 2015, and should be displayed in
Read moreIAM members and the general public should be aware that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Zika virus a public health emergency. The Zika virus is believed to be especially harmful to pregnant women and their unborn children. There is no vaccine yet available for the virus. “The virus is spread by mosquitoes,
Read moreOur eyesight is taken for granted usually until we encounter a challenge to the prospect of not being able to see. Many times the transition from seeing well to strained vision is so subtle that we don’t realize the problem until we do not have long enough arms to compensate for the deficiency. The workplace
Read moreTraveling down the road, how many times have you been sitting at a green intersection light with no vehicles moving, to discover the reason for the delay was because of a driver talking or texting on a cell phone, hand held or hands free, not aware that the signal light had changed? How many times
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