Workplace Health - Articles - Page 293

Permanent & irreversible

But noise-induced hearing loss is 100-percent preventable

Fred Ravetto

October 1, 2011

Occupational hearing loss is the most common work-related injury in the United States.

A tight and comfortable seal

The result you want from respirator fit testing

Scott Shinn CIH

October 1, 2011

In the United States, respirator use in the workplace is regulated by OSHA, and employers allowing or requiring respiratory use must follow the requirements of OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard - 29 CFR 1910.134.

iPod generation at work

Watch out for music-induced hearing loss

Cory Portnuff

October 1, 2011

Generally, are personal listening devices in the workplace a good or bad idea?

Promote the worth of living well

Avoid after-the-fact healthcare costs

William Grana

October 1, 2011

Employers have long sought the biggest bang for their healthcare buck.

Study: Shift schedules not as unhealthy as they used to be

Hormone changes can be minimized

September 30, 2011

Recent changes in how shift work is scheduled may help reduce the health risks faced by people who worked certain shifts in the past, a new study suggests.

Boost your energy

September 28, 2011

Do you frequently feel tired or run down? Do you suddenly feel a lack of energy? If so, you are part of a large group, according to the Harvard Medical School.

Cardiac rehab boosts survival rate after heart attack

Study: Cardiac victims recover faster after exercise, live longer

September 27, 2011

For the first time, researchers have discovered cardiac rehabilitation can train the heart to quickly return to its normal rate after exercise.

Fans at Michigan-Notre Dame game save life of heart attack victim

AED, CPR saves die-hard football fan from dying at game

September 26, 2011

Leo Staudacher, 69, says he’ll never root against the Wolverines again after suffering a cardiac arrest at the University of Michigan-Notre Dame game Sept. 10.

Small particles, big confusion

Study: Many companies unclear on how to limit nano exposure

September 23, 2011

Workplace safety programs haven’t yet caught up to the nanotechnology age, if results of a recent University of California-Santa Barbara study are any indication.

Is a happy persona a healthy person?

Some evidence points to positive effects of positive emotions

September 21, 2011

To produce good health, positive emotions may need to be long-term, according to a recent edition of the Harvard Medical School’s HEALTHbeat newsletter.