Via the CDC: Make “green” holiday choices when you are shopping, traveling, decorating, sending cards, and choosing gifts.. When you save energy and resources, you protect the environment and safeguard health both now and for the future. Read the full article from the CDC.
How to Stay Active When You Work Behind a Desk All Day From our good friends at EHS Today: A lack of physical activity, particularly if it’s combined with work-related stress, can threaten your overall health. According to physician members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED), building fitness and healthy food choices into your daily […]
Important Holiday safety news via EHS Today: Electrical accidents typically increase during the holiday season. The U.S. Consumer and Product Safety Commission reports that during the 2 months surrounding the holiday season, more than 14,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms due to injuries related to holiday decorating. In 2010, the National Fire Protection […]
Via the CDC: A dedicated and hard-working nurse is going through a normal shift. Checking vital signs, updating medical records, administering medications, comforting patients, drawing blood samples, inserting IVs, and then OUCH! What just happened? Is that a red dot underneath the glove? This can’t be right… From the NIOSH Science Blog.
Tragic. Via EHS Today: A second Cintas employee in less than 5 years has been killed in an incident involving an industrial dryer. Kevin Burgess of Louisville, Ky., was killed Oct. 28 while servicing an industrial dryer at the company’s facility in the Louisville area. The local coroner has ruled that Burgess died of blunt […]
Please join us in welcoming our wonderful new Lovell Safety Management staff people: Charles Brodus, Underwriter Charles has worked on behalf of his clients’ success as an underwriter, handling all procedures and compliance issues, staying current on all underwriting criteria. He is an authority on workers’ compensation, and is skilled and knowledgeable in workers’ comp […]
From OSHA: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced that Erich J. (Pete) Stafford has been appointed as the new chair of the agency’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH). “Pete’s wealth of knowledge and experience on a wide range of construction health and safety matters makes him an ideal choice […]
In honor of Breast Cancer awareness month, President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation calling for solidarity in the fight to eradicate this dreadful disease: “This month, pink ribbons will be displayed around our country, adorning jackets and public spaces alike. A sign of solidarity, these ribbons remind us of our commitment to preventing and […]
The New York State Safe Patient Handling Conference is October 18 and 19, 2011 in Albany, NY. According to the New York State Department of Labor, this conference: . …will give you knowledge and skills that will benefit you at work. We will introduce you to the latest technology and best practices to improve how […]
From the CDC, three important steps to take in protecting yourself and others from the influenza virus: Flu is a serious contagious disease that can lead to hospitalization and even death. CDC urges you to take the following actions to protect yourself and others from influenza (the flu): Take time to get a flu vaccine. […]
