Heat illness includes heat cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Workers have died or suffered serious health problems from these conditions. Heat illness can be prevented. Know the symptoms of heat illness. Watch for symptoms in yourself and coworkers.
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Premier Staffing and The National Safety Council hopes your National Safety Month is off to a great start! Heading into Employee Wellness week, here is some helpful information you can share to get your employees engaged with safety.
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National Safety Month is almost over, and we’d like to thank you for all the hard work and dedication to safety you have put in throughout the month of June! A special thanks also goes to
Grainger, a Safety Champion sponsor of NSM.
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05/11/13 08:41 Filed in:
Employers | OSHANew Safety Training Required by December 1
By Mel Davis, Cal/OSHA Adviser;
CalChamber Labor Law Helpline
Employers should be aware of a regulatory change in California that will create a new training requirement.
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14/03/14 08:32 Filed in:
Human Resources | EmployeesOSHA Releases Temporary Worker Record-Keeping Bulletin Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today released a new educational resource that focuses on requirements for injury recording of temporary worker injuries and illnesses. The bulletin explains the requirements for both the
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02/06/14 08:28 Filed in:
Human ResourcesEach June, the National Safety Council celebrates National Safety Month as a time to bring attention to key safety issues. As you plan your 2014 safety calendar, please join the Council and thousands of organizations across the country to reduce risk of the following safety issues:
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01/10/14 08:23 Filed in:
Human Resources | EmployersSep 23 2014 Gail Cecchettini Whaley
The percentage of American workers testing positive for drugs has increased for the first time in more than a decade, driven by increases in marijuana and amphetamine use, according to an analysis by Quest Diagnostics.
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