We ended the Tuesday e-briefing from the National Safety Congress and Expo in Philadelphia with a reference to the current holy trinity of hot safety topics: culture, leadership and engagement. Over the night (wonder what keeps editors up at nights?) we thought: where is the empirical evidence?
One month before the start of A+A 2011, the leading International Trade Fair with Congress for Safety and Health at Work, a record 1,580 exhibitors from 54 nations have booked 617,800 square feet of exhibit space.
Ergonomic hazards; slips, trips and falls and exposure to toxic cleaning chemicals are just a few of the occupational health risks faced by the nation’s 400,000 hotel cleaners, according to a partnership put together by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to improve workplace practices.
You’ve heard it before: healthy hands are productive hands. Workers who enjoy good hand health are likely to produce higher quality products and experience minimal lost time while on the job.
70 is the new 40. Ringo Starr celebrated his 70th birthday with a gig at Radio City Music Hall in New York City this summer. Also 70 this year: Al Pacino, Chuck Norris and Raquel Welch.