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The National Safety Council has released its traffic fatality estimates for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday periods.

Truckers no longer will be subject to a 34-hour restart provision that includes a pair of rest breaks between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.

Researchers conducting a study on the campus of San Diego State University found that public restrooms are no more or less germ-infested than most rooms, including those in our own homes.

Washington – The rate of work-related injuries and illnesses in private industry declined in 2013, continuing a nearly unbroken downward trend spanning more than a decade, according to the latest estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Baltimore – People who frequently prepare meals at home tend to eat healthier and consume fewer calories, according to a study from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

New Haven, CT – Obese workers cost the nation about $8.65 billion per year and miss more work than normal-weight workers, according to a recent study from Yale University.

Chicago – A combination of fatigue, increased irritability and feelings of demoralization – also called "vital exhaustion" – may increase a healthy person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a report from Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt hospitals in New York.

Canton, OH – The Partnership for Workplace Mental Health recently awarded grants to four organizations to help raise awareness about depression in the workplace.

Is safety tracking software the name of the game for new technology designed for plant safety?

Whether cutting through shrink wrap, slicing boxes open or entrusting a lanyard to keep tools safely secured when at height, workers rely on various safety tools and knives every day.