OSHA Consultant - Part 2- Keeping Your Cool in a Hot Zone

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 05/16/19
• Glen DuLac

Our OSHA Consultant Glen, CSP adds in another part of the Safety Metrics  –  Keeping Your Cool in a Hot Zone series Public Use License Vitalov Muratov “ As the company’s ...
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A Reversal of the Opioid Trend in California

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 05/16/19
• Leah King

In February, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) published a report that had some interesting findings regarding the use of prescription drugs. With respect to utilization, ...
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21st Century Changes to Worker Health and Safety

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 05/16/19
• Safety National

At the 2019 NCCI Annual Issues Symposium, Dr John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, talked about emerging technology that will impact worker health and ...
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Idiopathic Fall Legislative Update

Workers Comp Blogwire :
• 05/15/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

Legal Update by Attorney Alison StewartGovernor Reynolds has signed a bill relating to workplace idiopathic falls (SF 507). This bill has become law in response to the 2018 Iowa Supreme Court decision,Bluml ...
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Long Shifts, Inexperience Boost Miners’ Injury Risk: Study

Current News :
• 05/15/19
• National Safety Council

Chicago, IL — Long workdays and being new on the job are two factors that may heighten the risk of workplace injuries among miners, who already face fatigue and cognitive impairment from putting in ...
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US DOL Cites Nebraska Steel Erection Company After Employee Dies from Fall Injury

Current News :
• 05/15/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Fremont, NE (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Daubert Construction – based in Fremont, Nebraska – for ...
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Nebraska Excavating Company Cited After Two Employees Injured in Trench Collapse

Current News :
• 05/15/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Lincoln, NE (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited T.H. Construction Co. after two employees suffered serious injuries when ...
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US DOL Cites Online Pet Supply Retailer

Current News :
• 05/15/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Ocala, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Chewy Inc. – an online retailer of pet supplies – after a ...
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MO: Division of Workers' Compensation Expands the Use of Box Account to Save Missouri Businesses' Time and Money

Current News :
• 05/15/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Jefferson City, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) continues to expand the use of Box Account, a virtual ...
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