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Surveys seek trucker and motor carrier feedback about onboard safety tech

S+H Staff — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:31:02 +0000

Washington — The American Transportation Research Institute wants to hear from truckers and their employers about the use of onboard safety technologies. ATRI, which is the research arm of the American Trucking Associations, is conducting separate surveys of both groups as a follow-up to a related survey in 2023. ATRI is aiming to “improve messaging […]

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Work zone contractors report rising crash risk, annual survey shows

S+H Staff — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:57:29 +0000

Arlington, VA — Highway construction contractors continue to sense a greater risk of work zone crashes, according to the results of the annual Work Zone Awareness Survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and software company HCSS. Nearly 600 firms from across the United States responded to the survey. Fifty-one percent of contractors […]

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Heat illness widespread among young farmworkers in Arizona: study

S+H Staff — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:48:12 +0000

Tempe, AZ — Nearly 3 out of 5 farmworkers in Arizona have experienced at least one symptom of heat-related illness in the past year, results of a recent study show. A team led by a researcher from Arizona State University conducted a cross-sectional study of 180 Latino farmworkers between the ages of 16 and 25. […]

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Occupational safety community lacks shared definition of ‘control,’ study finds

S+H Staff — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:14:15 +0000

Boulder, CO — Safety communications and training often recommend improving safety controls to address serious injuries and fatalities, but researchers say the safety community needs to establish exactly what “control” means. A group from the Construction Safety Research Alliance, based at the University of Colorado Boulder, conducted a literature review of multiple studies involving controls […]

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NIST developing AI model to guide people to safest exits during a fire

S+H Staff — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:19:38 +0000

Gaithersburg, MD — A new artificial intelligence model is aimed at identifying – in real time – the safest evacuation routes for occupants in burning buildings. The model, known as Safe Step, was developed by a team led by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It’s intended to be used in “smart” […]

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Accepting ‘sufficient’ can be ‘ideal’ for workers with chronic pain: study

S+H Staff — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:47:03 +0000

Lowell, MA — Workers with chronic pain can alleviate extra physical and mental fatigue by recognizing that their body “is not the same as everybody else’s, and that’s OK,” researchers say. A team led by a researcher from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell interviewed 66 workers in multiple occupations about their experiences and work performances related […]

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Most health care workers fear for their safety: survey

S+H Staff — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:42:01 +0000

Atlanta — More than 3 out of 5 health care workers who responded to a recent survey say their employer doesn’t demonstrate a strong concern for their security and that safety training is lax. For its 2026 Healthcare Workforce Safety Report, safety technology provider Centegix surveyed more than 600 workers who interact with patients, patient […]

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IIHS publishes initial safety ratings for small commercial vehicles

S+H Staff — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:01:00 +0000

Arlington, VA — Now available from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: occupant safety ratings for cargo vans and other types of trucks used for work. IIHS announced the evaluations on June 9 after Vice President of Vehicle Research David Kidd wrote in March that the organization intended to develop ratings for cargo vans and […]

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Spaceflight study may offer insights for working in extreme conditions

S+H Staff — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:32:18 +0000

College Station, TX — Texas A&M University researchers are studying how the human body reacts in harsh environments, particularly during extended exploratory and commercial spaceflights. The team is hoping to learn how the body manages heat and blood flow when gravity is altered, as it would during space travel. The study has implications not only […]

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Most workers believe they have a ‘toxic’ boss: survey

S+H Staff — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:21:28 +0000

New York — Three out of 5 workers recently surveyed say they have a boss who exhibits toxic behavior, and even more agree that better leadership training can be a solution. Researchers from the Harris Poll surveyed a nationally representative group of more than 1,300 adults about their leaders at work. The researchers defined a […]

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