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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new website to educate and encourage employers to implement health programs for their workers. The Workplace Health Resource Center website is free to access with no strings attached. Among other things, it provides resources to help employers set up and manage their own health and wellness programs.Jason Lang, project team leader for the CDC's Workplace Health Program, explained that the new website already has more than …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has teamed up with the American Chemistry Council to create a new alliance to protect workers who handle grains and isocyanates in the workplace.Dubbed the Alliance Program, OSHA will work closely with unions, trade experts and other professionals to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities associated in workplaces that involve grains and isocyanates. OSHA says it will form two specific appliances: one for grains and another fo …

Improper lifting is one of the most common causes of muscuskeletal disorders (MSDs). And MSDs are attributed to nearly one-third of all work-related injuries that require time off. In fact the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) says MSD injuries cost $45 to $54 billion in lost productivity and healthcare treatment every year.In an effort to curb these numbers and protect workers from MSDs, NIOSH has launched a new safe-lifting app for smartphones and mobile devices.Dub …

Chlorine-based bleach is a common ingredient found in dozens of household and industrial cleaning products. It's used to clean counter tops, bathroom grout, sinks, bathtubs, clothes and more. However, you may want to think twice before using bleach, as a new study has linked its use to chronic and potentially fatal lung disease.Researchers at Harvard University and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) say that using chlorine bleach -- or products containing chlor …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will no longer announce companies that violate workplace safety laws.Previously, OSHA had displayed workplace safety incidents, including the companies associated with those incidents, on its official website. Here, OSHA revealed more than 4,500 incidents in which workers lost their lives while working. Known as the "name and shame" policy, the general idea is to encourage employers to take extra precaution to protect their workers from in …