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Silver Spring, MD — A recent analysis from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training shows that industry deaths tied to opioid overdoses and suicides have declined, indicating that “prevention efforts make a difference.” CPWR Data Center researchers examined information from the National Center for Health Statistics Mortality Cause File. Among construction workers ages […]

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By Jennifer Yario, senior managing editor Personal protective equipment and clothing for women is “moving past simply resizing men’s styles and toward designs made specifically for women,” said Samantha Bigner, product marketing specialist at Protective Industrial Products. She noted that manufacturers are focusing on “better fit, mobility and protection through tailored silhouettes, broader size ranges […]

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Ensuring that personal protective equipment fits well is more than a fashion concern. Ill-fitting PPE puts female workers at real risk. Loose gear means a higher chance of snags, tangles and trip hazards. Oversized gloves reduce grip strength and dexterity. Boots that are too large increase the risk of slips and falls. Harnesses that aren’t […]

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Edmonton, Alberta — A fear of negative repercussions “appears to be a strong driving force for why someone might hesitate to report a hazard” at work, a recent report out of Canada suggests. University of Alberta researchers surveyed nearly 4,700 mining workers and contractors while examining thousands of incident reports across five mining operations. Survey […]

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Arlington, VA — Regularly checking equipment that uses autotransformers can help miners and mine operators reduce electric shock risks, the Mine Safety and Health Administration says. In a recent safety alert, the agency explains that shuttle cars equipped with autotransformers may cause a ground fault that isn’t detected by the ground fault protection circuit because […]

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Washington — A total of 5,070 workers died from on-the-job injuries in 2024 – a 4% decrease from 2023, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data released Feb. 19 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. The overall rate of fatal workplace injuries declined to 3.3 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers from 3.5 per 100,000 FTEs […]

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Responding is Mandy Marxen, marketing manager, U.S. Chemical Storage, Wilkesboro, NC. Secondary containment sumps are a standard feature in today’s hazmat storage buildings – but their design didn’t emerge by chance. It’s the result of decades of regulatory evolution driven by environmental protection, fire prevention, and lessons learned from catastrophic spills and fires. Here’s some […]

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New York — Nearly 2 out of 5 workers who reported workplace harassment weren’t satisfied with how their employer handled the matter, results of a recent survey show. On behalf of online compliance training provider Traliant, researchers from Researchscape surveyed nearly 2,200 workers from organizations with at least 100 employees. Respondents represented the health care, […]

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Washington — Air carriers, aviation operators and flight crews should assess possible impacts of space launch and reentry operations on their planned flight paths and then “take appropriate precautionary measures,” the Federal Aviation Administration advises. In a new safety alert, FAA notes that an expected increase in commercial and government space launches – and reentries […]

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Smoking as few as two to five cigarettes a day may more than double your risk for serious health problems compared with not smoking at all, according to researchers from the American Heart Association’s Tobacco Center for Regulatory Science. Looking at data from more than 320,000 adults followed for 20 years, the researchers also found […]

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