occupational health

Research: IH/OH software spending to hit $400M in 2025 due to COVID-19

April 30, 2020

The global market for Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health (IH/OH) software will grow from $253 million in 2020 to $403 million in 2020 according to a new study from independent research firm Verdantix.

5 Tips for Preventing Employee Burnout

John Heniff M.B. Sutherland

April 2, 2020

In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially recognized employee burnout as an “occupational phenomenon.” They classify burnout as a syndrome stemming from “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”

Examinetics responds to coronavirus pandemic

Company updates services with COVID-19 symptom screening

April 1, 2020

Examinetics, a leading provider of onsite occupational health services, has updated its existing services and created new protocols to assist essential operation during the coronavirus crisis.

A Confined Space blog post

Editorial board resigns after corporate takeover of worker-oriented public health journal

Jordan Barab

November 27, 2017

The entire 22-member Editorial Board of the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health resigned this morning after a months-long struggle with the Journal’s new owners who have “have acted in a profoundly unethical fashion” and have moved the worker-oriented publication to a more corporate focus.

NIOSH taking Total Worker Health to new level

Dr. John Howard

March 7, 2017

Our partners are vital in helping NIOSH advance the safety, health, and well-being of America’s workers. By working collaboratively with our partners, NIOSH is able to transfer our research findings into cost-effective solutions to make work safer, healthier, and more productive for workers, employers, and the Nation.

ACGIH® honors its 2016 awards recipients

April 5, 2016

ACGIH® will honor its 2016 Awards recipients at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) held May 21-26, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. Each year, ACGIH® honors individuals and/or groups who have made significant contributions to the profession through their leadership and dedication. This year’s awardees join that distinguished list.

Can you stand it? Prolonged standing puts millions at risk

Dave Johnson

March 1, 2016

In today’s economy, with the emphasis on service sector jobs, research points out almost half of all workers worldwide spend more than three-quarters of their workday on their feet.

Best practices for workplace wellness programs

Culture of health and strategic communications

February 11, 2016

Building a company-wide culture of health and developing an effective communications strategy are characteristic of companies with outstanding workplace health promotion programs, according to a report in the February Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

What you can learn from HR’s failures

Take the lead in crossover issues: stress, violence, wellness

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

February 3, 2016

Business hates HR – human resources.

AIHA signs MOU with NIOEH

August 27, 2015

The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (NIOEH) in Vietnam.