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The country's largest home furnishings maker and retailer has been fined more than $431,000 for various safety violations.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says that Ashley Furniture failed to protect its workers from moving machine parts in its upholstery facility in Whitehill. Documents allege the Wisconsin-based furniture company of failing to implement proper safeguards to prevent its machines from starting up when an employee changed the blades, cleaned the equipment, …

According to a recent Gallup poll, roughly half of the U.S. adult population consumes at least one glass of soda per day. Whether it's a Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, etc., sodas have become a staple beverage in our society. And while consuming a single soda per day may seem harmless enough, researchers have linked these sugary drinks to an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and even stroke.Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health analyzed data from more th …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced plans to use a new multi-tiered inspection platform. The principle belief behind this new system is that not all inspections are equal, and as such, some of the larger and more complex inspections should be given more weight.So, how exactly does the new inspection platform work? In an statement made by OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels, it was revealed that the new platform will assign Enforcement Units to each insp …

#1) Performance RewardsWhat is a "performance reward" and how can it yield greater productivity in the workplace? A performance reward is exactly what it sounds like: an incentive based on the worker's performance. For a sales team, this may consist of selling 500 units per month, in which case the salesperson is rewarded with a cash or non-monetary reward.#2) Eliminate DistractionsDistractions are among the most common productivity killers in the workplace. When a worker is distracted, he or sh …

Doctors and health experts have stressed the importance of maintaining a diet that's low in saturated fat for decades. In fact, the American Heart Association (AHA) currently recommends that adults receive just 5-6% of their daily caloric intake from saturated fats. So, what's the big deal with saturated fats and why should you avoid them?The general conses in the medical community has been that diets high in saturated fat yield a greater risk of heart disease. Doctors believe that saturated fat …