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OSHA's latest semiannual regulatory agenda, published Dec. 7
in the Federal Register, includes topics ranging from musculoskeletal
disorder reporting requirements to combustible dust. However, some
members of the safety community argue that progress is too slow on
rulemakings for issues such as cranes and derricks and
diacetyl.
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A report from the February 2009 Health Aging for Workers
conference promotes a focus on workplace environments to maintain "work
ability" as employees age, along with legislative fixes and research to
fill in knowledge gaps for keeping workers healthy and
productive.
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A new study finds that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
account for nearly half (49 percent) of all absences from work and 60
percent of permanent work incapacity in the European Union. These and
other socio-economic consequences of suffering from poor health due to
muscle and joint pain represent an estimated cost to society in Europe
of up to €240 billion.
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Picture athletes pushing their bodies to the extreme for
hours every day. While you might envision professional athletes training
for elite competition, this description also applies to the millions of
men and women who work in industrial jobs – at refineries,
manufacturing facilities, processing plants and other
sites.
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An ongoing Danish study aimed at reducing repetitive strain
injury caused by office work found that several specific exercises can
help women suffering from trapezius myalgia, a tenderness and tightness
in the trapezius, a large muscle that extends from the back of the head
down the neck and into the upper back.
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December 21 marks the winter solstice, the shortest, darkest
day of the year for the northern hemisphere. Make sure your employees
are safe, visible and warm when working outside in the cold
weather.
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PAK a LADDER Pads were designed for service
workers who must carry ladders to and from their worksites. They allow
workers to carry their ladders without pain. Working Concepts
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If it
rolls…we can move it.
Now one person can move wheeled loads up to 150,000 lbs. with total
control without forklifts or other ride-on equipment. Rent or buy the
Power Pusher. Nu-Star --- Read More
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