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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wants workers to stay cool this summer by using its recently updated heat monitoring app.Heat-related illness is a serious issue, especially as we approach the scorching-hot summer months. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Week Report, 7,233 heat-related deaths occurred during 1999 to 20009 in the U.S. What's even more alarming, however, is that a 2012 analysis indicated that such fat …

Written by Terry Linde of www.destinymgmt.comHere are some exercises that will help keep you in shape and help prevent repetitive stress injuries while you are on the job.KEYBOARD CALISTHENICS: With hands in a prayer position, move in all directions and stretch. Squeeze fists tight. Stretch fingers wide. Rotate wrists in circles in all directions. Interlace fingers and rotate hands. Invent stretches that feel good.NECK ROLLS: Drop your head to one side. Roll it around in a wide circle; swit …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released new guidance on combustible dust in the workplace.The guidance, published on May 22, 2015, was in response to concerns raised by the National Forest and Paper Association, which suggested that current standards fail to offer adequate protection for workers who handle or are exposed to dust particles on a regular basis.Last year, the National Forest and Paper Association asked OSHA to issue an explanation of what they considere …

Is your workplace properly ventilated? If not, workers might be at a greater risk for injury and illness. Many employers overlook the importance of having a well-ventilated workplace, assuming it poses little-to-no threat since they don't handle toxic chemicals -- but this couldn't be further from the truth.Just because the air in your workplace looks clean doesn't necessarily mean that it is. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air pollution is one of the top five env …

Ergonomics plays a key role in the prevention of work-related injury and illness. By creating an ergonomic workplace, you'll naturally promote a safer working environment, which should be a top priority for all employers. Unfortunately, though, many employers (and workers for that matter) turn a blind eye to ergonomics, assuming it has little-to-no benefit.So, what exactly is ergonomics? The term is used to describe the act of fitting a workplace to meet the unique needs of the worker. Granted, …