Safety Tips

Your 24-hour internal clocks – or circadian rhythms – can affect how your body functions, your mental health and your behavior.

Regular comprehensive eye exams are one of the best ways to keep tabs on your eye health.

A 36-year-old worker was employed by a family-run beef slaughterhouse. He had extensive experience and was working as a kill floor manager.

Boca Raton, FL — People with chronic low back pain may experience significant improvements in pain-related issues, sleep and more by practicing qigong, Florida Atlantic University researchers say after they studied the effects on a group of military veterans.

Washington — Some drugs used to treat cancer and other conditions can be hazardous to workers who are exposed to them. NIOSH recently updated its tool intended to help health care workers and employers identify which routinely handled drugs are considered hazardous.

Washington — Citing technological advancements, a recent NIOSH policy update calls on employers to use “individual, quantitative fit testing” to assess the effectiveness of workers’ hearing protection devices.

Washington — The Department of Health and Human Services is including fentanyl in its drug testing panels for federal workplace programs.

Geneva — The International Labour Organization has released a follow-up training manual to its 2022 publication, “Violence and Harassment at Work: A Practical Guide for Employers.”

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency won’t regulate the manufacture, processing and distribution of lead wheel weights, citing “extremely low risk” of lead exposure and an ongoing phaseout of the equipment.

Washington — Employees in or seeking recovery from a substance use disorder and/or mental health disorder are the focus of a new wellness resource from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.