Uncategorized Deadly Skyline: An annual report on construction fatalities in New York State 6 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 According to the report "Deadly Skyline: An Annual Report on Construction Fatalities in New York State," from the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, 464 construction workers died…
Uncategorized Pressure to meet earnings expectations negatively impacts worker safety 3 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 New research in the Journal of Accounting and Economics, "Earnings expectations and employee safety" examined the relation between workplace safety and managers' attempts to meet earnings expectations. The finding: significantly…
Uncategorized Top 10 Non-Fatal Work Related Injuries 1 Mar 201718 Feb 2017 Overexertion tops list of serious, nonfatal work injuries for third straight year - Liberty Mutual The 2017 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index uses Liberty Mutual workers' comp claims data, as…
Uncategorized Things you should know 22 Feb 201716 Jan 2017 DOL website has new section on worker misclassification The DOL has compiled information on worker misclassification on a new section of its website. Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) "Re-…
Uncategorized New studies and surveys 17 Oct 201626 Sep 2016 Experience, risk-taking major factors in industrial accidents Although industrial accidents have declined sharply over the past 20 years, a recent survey by The Golden Triangle Business Roundtable, a Texas trade…
Uncategorized Identifying & combatting sleep deprivation & fatigue in the workplace 14 Jul 2016 According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the optimal amount of sleep is seven to nine hours a night. Inadequate sleep affects many essential functions of working safely by…
