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OSHA halts pursuit of standard on COVID-19 for health care settings

Washington — OSHA has terminated its rulemaking on COVID-19 exposure in health care settings to “focus its resources on the completion of an infectious diseases rulemaking.”

Arts and crafts may boost mental health

Do you enjoy crafting in your free time? Results of a recent study suggest that it’s also good for your mental health.

Time spent at work typically exceeds time spent sleeping: new research

Washington — Full-time workers in the United States, on average, spend slightly more time on the job than they do sleeping during the workweek, according to the results of a recent study.

Reminder: Post Form 300A by Feb. 1

Washington — The deadline is coming up fast for employers who are required by OSHA to post the prior year’s Form 300A.
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DOL aims to keep mine operators responsible for black lung benefits

Washington — The Department of Labor has revised the Black Lung Benefits Act to require self-insured coal mine operators to “post adequate security for their benefit liabilities.”

USDA: Faster meat-processing line speeds contribute to worker MSDs

Washington — Increased line speeds in poultry- and pork-processing plants aren’t the “leading factor in worker musculoskeletal disorder risk” but combine with other factors to contribute to employees’ overall risk, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.

Wearables in the workplace: EEOC highlights risks and challenges

Washington — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is reminding employers that employment discrimination laws apply to the collection and use of data from wearables.

New Napo video shares info on workplace violence prevention

Bilbao, Spain — The latest adventures of Napo – the animated hero of a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work video series – aim to raise awareness of workplace violence.
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Workers’ comp report digs into heat-related illness claims

Waltham, MA — The number of heat-related illnesses “increases significantly” once the temperature rises above 80° F, results of a recent analysis from the Workers Compensation Research Institute show.

EPA finalizes ban of trichloroethylene and partial ban of perchloroethylene

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency will ban the use of the toxic chemical trichloroethylene and prohibit most uses of the carcinogenic chemical substance perchloroethylene, under separate final rules announced in December.

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