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There’s no lack of OSHA issues for the new year.

Join Coastal Training Technologies and Industrial Safety & Hygiene News (ISHN) on November 30th at 2pm EST for a live one-hour Ergonomics: Solving the Compliance Puzzle.

From 1973 to 1997, the rate for total recordable cases of injuries and illnesses in private industry declined from 11.0 to 7.1 cases per 100 full-time workers.

President Clinton has signed into law safe needle legislation to help protect healthcare workers from injury by needlesticks.

A note of caution for those working excessive overtime.

It’s interesting to compare reactions to OSHA’s ergonomics standard from two of the leading safety and health professional organization.

Business groups argue about OSHA’s new requirements.

It didn’t take long for those with a stake in OSHA’s ergonomics standard to weigh in with reactions to the final rule’s release on November 14.

Employees who stay out of work longer after an injury suffer more emotionally and find it harder to get future employment compared with those who go back to work early.

Here’s why it’s a good idea to ask for identification and verify credentials if an OSHA inspector knocks on your door.