November 2015 Archives - Safety+Health Magazine

Salary Survey 2015

S+H Staff — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:06:00 +0000

The results of Safety+Health’s 2015 Salary Survey are in, featuring data from 1,400 safety professionals, broken out by job title, experience, region and more. How does your salary stack up?

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OSHA under Obama: The final year

Kyle W. Morrison — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:05:00 +0000

This time next year, the nation will be electing a new president, who could move OSHA in a different direction. What can the agency accomplish in the remaining months of the Obama administration? OSHA-watchers weigh in.

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Hand-arm vibration syndrome

S+H Staff — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:04:00 +0000

Workers who use vibrating tools such as jackhammers, chain saws, grinders and riveters are at risk for developing hand-arm vibration syndrome. Experts say preventive measures can help reduce the risk.

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Washington Update: ‘Ineffective’ or ‘crucial’? Susan Harwood Training Grants under debate

S+H Staff — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:03:00 +0000

For nearly 40 years, Susan Harwood Training Grant Program funds have helped educate more than 2 million employees on workplace hazard recognition, avoidance and prevention.

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Safety Leadership: Neuroscience and human error reduction

S+H Staff — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:02:00 +0000

This month, Susan L. Koen from DEKRA Insight discusses how “recent neuroscience research is revealing some significant new insights about the human brain, offering new ways to approach the reduction of human errors in our workplaces.”

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All About You: Learning to say ‘no’

S+H Staff — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:01:00 +0000

Veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk talks about how saying “no” can help relieve work stress and improve your time-management skills

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November Letter to the Editor

S+H Staff — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:00:00 +0000

This month: A reader writes on the importance of keeping up with current GHS standards.

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Editor’s Note: Giving thanks

S+H Staff — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Safety+Health Editor Melissa Ruminski writes about the importance of staying – and giving – thanks.

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