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Study identifies negative impacts of tinnitus on workers

Cambridge, England — Symptoms of tinnitus may be causing some employees to stop working because of on-the-job challenges stemming from the condition, according to...

FMCSA looking for truckers to ‘pre-test’ its hours-of-service changes

Washington — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking truckers for the “pre-testing phase” of two pilot programs aimed at increasing flexibility for...

What makes messages about SIFs effective? Researchers want to know

Boulder, CO — The Construction Safety Research Alliance has launched a confidential survey on safety communications related to serious injuries and fatalities, or SIFs,...

Report explores senior leadership’s impact on safety and health

London — Senior managers can positively influence workplace safety in a number of ways, according to a recently published report from Lloyd’s Register Foundation. The...
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Safety at the loading dock: What are the biggest challenges?

Milwaukee — Inconsistent training and pedestrian-forklift interactions top the list of dock operator safety challenges, according to a new report from Rite-Hite. The manufacturer of...

What time do most construction worker injuries happen?

Chicago — More construction workplace injuries occur around 9 a.m. than at any other time of the day, according to an analysis conducted by...

Study links workplace factors to elevated risk of long COVID

Barcelona, Spain — A “substantial share” of long COVID cases could be prevented via targeted workplace measures and policies, according to a team of...

Survey asks retail employees: Do you feel safe at work?

San Mateo, CA — More than 1 out of 3 retail workers say they feel unsafe on the job, and more than half are...
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Out-of-pocket costs keeping many workers from medical care: study

New York — Around half of employees don’t seek medical care because of out-of-pocket costs, while fewer report feeling “holistic healthy,” results of a...

Study looks at the who, what and where of black lung cases

Washington — Workers who operate underground mining machinery accounted for more than two-thirds of deaths associated with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis during a recent four-year...

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