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OSHA under Obama: The final year

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

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

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

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’

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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Prescription painkillers and the workforce

The number of Americans dying from prescription painkiller overdoses has quadrupled since 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Injured workers are often prescribed narcotics to help relieve their pain. The National Safety Council has launched an initiative aimed at preventing overdoses.

The workers’ comp option

A growing number of stakeholders support an alternative to workers’ compensation. It’s known as “the option,” and proponents claim it can lower costs and return injured employees to the job sooner. But critics of the option say it could do more harm than good.

Dangerous beauty: Salon worker health is in the spotlight

Nail and hair salon workers are routinely exposed to potentially hazardous chemicals that can cause respiratory issues, skin disorders and other health problems. As recent reports bring attention to the hazards these workers face, safety advocates are calling for stronger protections.

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Washington Update: The recordkeeping workaround

Three years ago, a court handed down a decision that restricted OSHA’s ability to cite employers for recordkeeping violations. Now the agency is hoping to work around that decision through a new proposed rule.

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Safety Leadership: Technology is changing safety: 4 areas to watch

This month, Colin Duncan from DEKRA Insight, discusses how “personal wearable devices and mobile phones to equipment sensors and ‘smart’ machines – is rapidly changing the nature of our organizations and how we run them.”

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