Union Sues to Block Trump Move to Speed Up Pig Slaughtering October 8, 2019 By Mike Dorning A food workers’ union filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block a Trump administration move to end limits on the...
NIOSH Study Examines Machine Learning to Prevent Some Workplace Injuries July 23, 2018 Workplace interventions can be helpful in reducing injuries while on the clock. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, low...
Poultry Processing Plant Injuries Often Underreported July 16, 2018 By HUIQI XU, MAUREEN STRODE, ANDREW WITHERS of the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Meat and poultry processing workers often perform the same motions for hours at a time: pulling tenders off of chicken...
Travelers Collaboration to Test VR, Wearables in Acute Orthopedic Injury Treatment March 13, 2018 The effectiveness of therapeutic virtual reality (VR) and wearable technology to manage pain associated with acute orthopedic injuries of the...
Federal Agencies Tasked With Updating National Workplace Injury, Illness Data January 19, 2018 By Denise Johnson A committee tasked with revamping a national workplace study released a 200-page report recently recommending major changes in workplace surveillance....
U.S. Meat, Poultry Workers Fear Retaliation for Reporting Workplace Injuries, Hazards December 12, 2017 By Megan Durisin Workers at U.S. meat and poultry processing plants are reluctant to tell federal inspectors about injuries or workplace hazards amid...
Summer Jobs Can Put Teens at Risk for Workplace Injuries June 27, 2017 By Denise Johnson The start of summer means summertime jobs for many teens across the U.S. In 2015, 19.1 million workers under 24...
Feds Issue Warning to Arizona on Reducing Workplace Injury Fines May 19, 2017 By BOB CHRISTIE Federal officials warned a commission overseeing Arizona’s workplace safety agency that its practice of lowering fines on companies for worker...
Workers’ Comp Programs Assist Workers in Addiction Fight April 12, 2017 By Bob salsberg Meet a victim of the nation’s opioid addiction scourge: the American worker. A number of U.S. states are taking steps...
Iowa House Passes Amended Workers’ Comp Overhaul March 21, 2017 By LINLEY SANDERS Republicans in the Iowa House passed a bill Thursday to overhaul how workers in the state are compensated for on-the-job...