Kevin Druley

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The benefits of practicing mindfulness

Experts say it can help improve your physical and mental health. And you can do it anywhere, anytime.

Combating opioid use in mining: New guide from MSHA and NIOSH

Washington — Employers can help prevent opioid use disorder among mine workers through a series of strategies, the Mine Safety and Health Administration and NIOSH emphasize in a new resource guide.

Chemical Safety Board eyes ‘tomorrow’s successes’ after a ‘good year’

Washington — The Chemical Safety Board reached a milestone of 1,000 safety recommendations and distanced itself from a long-standing investigative backlog, among other accomplishments, in fiscal year 2024.

7 common workplace safety hazards (revisited)

A follow-up – eight years later – to one of our most popular articles.
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On Research: Can training change teens’ attitudes about working safely?

NIOSH researcher Rebecca Guerin looked at whether job-specific safety training and skills can help build a foundation of safety for young workers.

Suicide prevention in construction: Webinar looks at what employers can do

Silver Spring, MD — With the construction industry experiencing elevated suicide rates, employers can support workers by “reassuring them that help is available, that mental health is the same as physical health,” an expert on prevention says.

Emergency readiness plans

“The better you can prepare employees, the better they’ll respond in an actual event,” one expert said.

‘Technology that helps people do a better job’: Closing Keynote focuses on human-robot interaction

Orlando, FL — Start seeing robots as collaborators, not competitors, and nix the notion of comparing them with people.
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NSC unveils SIF prevention model during Campbell Institute Forum

Orlando, FL — Amplify workers’ voices and keep learning, experts stressed Monday at the 2024 NSC Safety Congress & Expo during a Campbell Institute Forum discussion on serious incident and fatality prevention.

Is naloxone in your first aid kit?

Be ready to respond to an opioid overdose at work. “It really is something that’s very simple to administer,” an NSC expert says.

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