Ergonomics and Facilities
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OSHA Steps Up Safety Inspections in South
Beginning August 20, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will increase the number of unannounced inspections it performs at worksites in Region 4, which encompasses eight southern states east of the Mississippi River.
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Four Times More Public Waste Workers Get Hurt, Sick Than Private
An average of 4,017 public collection workers missed at least one day of work annually between 2008 and 2010. That compares with an annual average of 1,070 collection workers in the private sector.
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Worker Fired After Urinating on Co-Workers' Chairs
Police reportedly are trying to determine whether they can charge the 59-year-old information technology worker with criminal mischief, according to the Des Moines Register.
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Top 5 Workplace Injury Causes Make Up 72 Percent of Direct Workers' Comp Costs: Analysis
Overexertion—or injuries caused by lifting, pushing, pulling, holding and carrying—costs businesses $12.5 billon in direct annual expenses and accounts for more than 25 percent of the national burden, according to Liberty Mutual's Workplace Safety Index.
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Telecommuters Happier, Notes Poll, but a Good Chair Would Be Nice
The Staples Advantage survey, which was conducted in May, polled more than 140 employees from a variety of industries who work at least one day a week from home.
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Small Banks Make Change in Layout, Job Descriptions
Many financial institutions have changed their hiring and training practices. At Bank of Georgetown in Washington, D.C., the teller window has been replaced with desks and comfortable chairs for customers. And all branch employees are known as customer service representatives.
