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OSHA: New recordkeeping rule will make injury data public; is a ‘nudge’ to employers

May 11, 2016

Washington – OSHA has issued a final rule that will require employers to electronically submit worker injury and illness data, which then – in a controversial move – will be made public.

OMB completes review of OSHA recordkeeping rule

May 4, 2016

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Washington – The White House Office of Management and Budget has completed its review of a rule from OSHA that would require electronic recordkeeping and reporting, a sign that the rule may soon be published.

BLS: Musculoskeletal disorders account for high number of DART injuries

April 13, 2016

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Washington – Musculoskeletal disorders account for between one-third and one-half of all injuries resulting in days away from work, job restriction or transfer in six major industries, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released April 13.

Lower temps may increase chances of football-related concussions, other injuries

April 11, 2016

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Toronto – A drop in temperature may lead to an increase in football-related concussions and ankle injuries, according to a recent study from St. Michael’s Hospital in Canada.

MSHA: 2015 was safest year on record for mining industry

April 8, 2016

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Arlington, VA – The Mine Safety and Health Administration is calling 2015 “the safest year in mining history” based on preliminary fatality and injury data released April 7.

Distinctive injury deaths by state

March 26, 2016

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Maps tell stories. They define our space. They illustrate our surroundings. They inspire our daydreams. A pair of researchers, Sara E. Heins and Cassandra K. Crifasi, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, wanted to know what a map might tell us about distinctive injury deaths in each state.

New requirements, new ‘opportunities’: OSHA says more than 10,000 severe injuries reported in 2015

March 18, 2016

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Washington – More than 10,000 severe occupational injuries were reported to OSHA during the initial year of the agency’s new reporting requirement.

Michigan OSHA issues hazard alert about working near ice

February 29, 2016

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Lansing, MI – Even though winter is in its final weeks, workers need to keep taking proper precautions around ice, Michigan OSHA states in a hazard alert released in February.

Report compares injuries, health conditions in every state

February 24, 2016

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Chicago – A new report from UL details the health conditions and workplace safety rates in every state, as well as their financial impact.

Overexertion tops causes of disabling work injuries: report

January 13, 2016

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Hopkinton, MA – “Overexertion involving outside sources” remains the leading cause of disabling injuries in the United States, according to the annual Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, which ranks serious, nonfatal workplace injuries.