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  • Safety & Health October 21, 2011

    Home Safety

    Home Safety

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  • Safety & Health October 6, 2011

    How to Prevent Back Problems at Work

    You can hardly afford to let back problems interfere with work. Because work schedules can be adversely affected by physical inabilities caused by continued back problems, it’s best to look for ways to prevent or alleviate pain in your back. In cases of unspecified medical conditions, back aches could probably be the result of a

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  • Safety & Health September 6, 2011

    SLIPS, TRIPS & FALLS IN THE WORKPLACE

    FACT: The NSC (National Safety Council) indicates that slips and falls are the most common reason for an emergency room visit. Types of injuries that occur from a slip, trip or fall are injuries to the back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and/or knee. Generally, joint injuries are the most common. The DOL (U.S. Department of Labor),

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  • Safety & Health August 31, 2011

    OSHA issues hazard alert on the dangers to workers of incorrectly rebuilt circuit breakers

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a hazard alert, warning workers and employers of the dangers of using certain Eaton/Cutler-Hammer molded-case circuit breakers that were incorrectly rebuilt. The third-party rebuilder may have altered the circuit breakers – identified by model numbers E²K and E²KM – by using incorrect parts that can cause

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  • Safety & Health August 30, 2011

    OSHA Announces Measures to Improve the Whistleblower Protection Program

    In a continuing effort to improve the Whistleblower Protection Program, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it is implementing additional measures to strengthen the program and is releasing an internal report detailing a recent top-to-bottom review of the program. OSHA enforces the whistleblower provisions of 21 statutes protecting

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