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Boston — Do you eat lunch with co-workers? The food choices – healthy or unhealthy – of your lunch bunch are very likely to influence your own choices, results of a recent study led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Massachusetts Amherst show.

“When leaders awaken their anticipation skills, it improves their ability to identify potential risk,” Mike Snyder from DEKRA says.

David H. Burpeau shares how he got into the environmental, safety and health field.

Dave Trumble shares how he got into the environmental, safety and health field.

June is National Safety Month. On this, the 25th anniversary of the observance, the COVID-19 pandemic remains front and center of the discussion about how to keep workers safe.

Here, we’ll look at the Top 10 violations in fiscal year 2020 for the following industries: telecommunications; computers and electronics manufacturing; machinery manufacturing; and electrical equipment, appliances and components manufacturing.

Halifax, Nova Scotia — Nearly half of employees working remotely are experiencing higher levels of exhaustion caused by a combination of more virtual meetings and pressure to be on camera for them, results of a recent survey show.

“We’re challenging the paradigm that treats every incident as though it’s unique,” say Don Groover and Mike Snyder of DEKRA.

Editor Melissa J. Ruminski writes about the impact of COVID-19 on people seeking and receiving treatment for opioid misuse.

James Howe, MPA, CSP, CHST, shares how he got into the environmental, health and safety field.