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The benefits of stretching to reduce injury and improve performance are only partially supported by research.

According to preliminary results of Industrial Safety & Hygiene News’ annual White Paper survey, 29 percent of safety and health pros predict complying with a final OSHA ergonomics standard will be “not at all difficult”, and 28 percent say it will be “very difficult.”

By more than a two-to-one margin, safety and health pros surveyed for ISHN’s 17th Annual White Paper favor Gov. George W. Bush over Vice President Al Gore in the race for the White House.

Companies whose workers are highly committed to their employers and have confidence in top management deliver significantly higher returns to shareholders.

To eliminate some typical ergonomics hazards, the American Society of Safety Engineers recommends the following.

The American Society of Safety Engineers says you should watch out for the following hazards.

Trends noted at the 16th Annual Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association Conference held in Seattle in late August are the following.

Speaking at the VPPPA meeting, OSHA chief Charles Jeffress noted an emerging force in workplace safety and health advocacy: more than 50 U.S. college campuses have chapters of United Students Against Sweatshops.

U.S. mail carriers and handlers are no more apt to get violent and go “postal'' than other workers.

Every 17 seconds, a fire department responds to a fire somewhere in the country, and every 85 seconds, there's a home fire.