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“24/7” is a standard business buzzword, but how are around-the-clock operations actually handled?

What’s being done about enviro worries?

The Americans With Disabilities Act is now ten years old.

OSHA inspectors will not routinely ask for the findings of safety audits voluntarily conducted by employers.

OSHA has revised requirements for participating in its 18-year-old Voluntary Protection Program.

The American Society of Safety Engineers worries that OSHA’s proposed ergo standard gives the impression that healthcare professionals are the preferred long-term choice for ergonomic consultations and evaluations.

Bus drivers in San Francisco hardly ever drink on the job, but about one quarter reported a drinking problem.

X-ray screening of 1,236 miners in 1996 and 1997 shows the debilitating effects of silicosis are still a health risk.

"Bend your knees" is probably the oldest lifting instruction, but it’s often ignored.

Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have passed Labor Department funding bills for fiscal 2001 that block OSHA from issuing final rules governing workplace ergonomics.