SafetyBlog

With a new year right around the corner, there's no time like the present for employers to analyze their workplace safety policies and procedures. Each year, some 2.9 million men and women are injured on the job, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While many of these injuries are minor, involving nothing more than small cuts and bruises, others are more severe. Regardless, employers should prepare for the new year by following these safety resolutions.Provide Workers with Safety …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated the rule governing slip-and-fall accidents in the workplace.According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), slip and falls are the most common cause of worker's compensation, costing employers in the U.S. billions of dollars each year. While most slip and falls are minor, causing nothing more than bruises, others are more severe. In fact, statistics show that falls account for 5% of all work-related fatalities in women …

That's a question that many people are now asking. Statistics show that more than half of the general adult population in the United States takes at least one supplement. Whether it's a vitamin C supplement, iron, fish oil, etc., we love taking supplements. In fact, Americans spend more than $30 billion on dietary supplements every year, attesting to the popularity surrounding them. However, there's new evidence suggesting that dietary supplements offer little-to-no health benefitsBack when the …

An estimated 31 million men and women in the United States suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the American Kidney Fund. While that number fall short of heart disease, it remains the ninth leading cause of death, affecting roughly 1 in 10 adults. While  poor dieting and lack of exercise has been linked to KCD, there's new evidence suggesting that people who don't sleep enough have a greater risk of developing CKD as well.For the study, researchers analyzed the sleep habit …

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most influential risk factors of heart disease. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), a "healthy" blood pressure should have a top number that's between 90 and 120 and a bottom number that's between 60 and 80. When both of these numbers are within their respective ranges, you have a normal, healthy blood pressure. But when either of them exceed the aforementioned limits, you have high blood pressure; thus, increasing the …