U.S. employees’ confidence in their ability to retire comfortably is rebounding from a post-recession lows last year, according to a new survey by global professional services company Towers Watson.

No surprise: working long hours can be a downer.

Abusive bosses who'd like to stop stressing out their subordinates should exercise more. That's the finding of a new study reported in the latest issue of Journal of Business and Psychology.

What would you prefer: The carrot or the stick? Punishment works and is frequently used in less mature safety programs as a reaction to some incident that hurt someone. 

The American Psychological Association’s (APA) newly released report, Stress in America™: Our Health at Risk, paints a troubling picture of the impact stress has on the health of the country, especially caregivers and people living with a chronic illness such as obesity or depression.

I received this email this morning in response to my query: What are the hot EHS topics for 2012: “The economy continues to take its toll on employees as we strive to do more with less."

Mowing the lawn can be a real chore. It is certainly not something I look forward to. It's also a chore that can be quite hazardous. According to…SAFETY DATA.

Health experts writing on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Science Blog strengthened the case for combining both work and personal factors when designing programs to maintain a well-functioning workforce -- an approach NIOSH recommends in its total Worker Health program.