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Here are the top ten injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work in 1999.

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) wants Washington to get to work on a new ergonomics standard.

The recently formed ANSI committee charged with drawing up voluntary requirements for how to organize and audit workplace health and safety practices, similar to ISO quality and environmental “management systems” standards, will hold its second meeting May 17 and 18 in Alexandria, Va.

“Workplace safety is a subject I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about and studying.”

On average, when a serious injury or illness occurs at work requiring time off, the employee is out for six working days.

Be alert to pregnant workers in labor-intensive, physically demanding jobs with long periods of standing.

The top ten most reputable companies in the U.S.

Americans have much lower levels of a tobacco-linked carcinogen in their bodies than they did a decade ago.

Companies that improved their reputations in the eyes of the public from 1999 to 2000 also increased their market value.

Of the 45 companies studied, the bottom five were ...