S+H Staff

Tumwater, WA – Under a new program in Washington state, employers who provide temporary work to an injured employee may be reimbursed for half of the worker’s pay.

San Diego – Consuming even a small amount of alcohol may be enough to impair driving, indicates research the University of California, San Diego.

In the United States, employees are less safe at home than at work.

Washington – The White House is continuing its push for a nationwide interoperable wireless communications network for first responders.

Harrisburg, PA – More than three-fourths of child passenger safety seats inspected by Pennsylvania State Troopers during a recent “Click It or Ticket” enforcement effort were found to be improperly installed, according to findings released June 20.

Next week, the focus of National Safety Month will be on preventing cell phone use while driving.

Columbus, OH – Every five days during the summer months a child drowns in a portable pool in the United States, according to research released June 20 by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Washington – The Food and Drug Administration has released nine new health warnings required to appear on every pack of cigarettes and in every cigarette advertisement by September 2012.

Ann Arbor, MI – Although showering before swimming is one of the best ways to reduce the spread of infection in the water, a recent poll suggests few parents are instructing their children to do so.

A document from NIOSH offers recommendations for protecting workers from trench cave-ins.