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AboutSafety
December 3, 2000 |
Working Women Face High Risk From Work Stress, Musculoskeletal Injuries NIOSH researchers find that women workers in the U.S. face special hazards.   |
AboutSafety
March 29, 2001 |
The Effects Of Workplace Hazards On Female Reproductive Health Examples of chemical and physical reproductive hazards for women in the workplace include cancer treatment drugs, carbon disulfide, lead, ionizing radiation like X-rays and gamma rays, and strenuous physical labor like prolonged standing and heavy lifting. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2011
Marion Rita Alex |
Occupational Hazards for Pregnant Nurses Depending on her working environment, specific immunities, and stage of pregnancy, a pregnant nurse may find it difficult to avoid teratogenic and fetotoxic exposures, as well as working conditions that could jeopardize her pregnancy. |
Information Today
March 15, 2012 |
Occupational Health Content Integrated into EBSCO's ExPub Databases Haz-Map is designed to assist professionals seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biological agents in the workplace. |
AboutSafety
January 15, 2001 |
Preventing Bladder Cancer From Exposure To o-Toluidine And Aniline o-Toluidine and aniline are aromatic amines used as intermediates in making dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and chemicals used in rubber manufacturing. Chronic exposures to them have been implicated in reported cases of bladder cancer in workers. |
IDB America
January 2003
Charo Quesada |
The deadly workplace Indifference to occupational hazards is killing tens of thousands of Latin American workers each year. |
IndustryWeek
October 8, 2008
Larry McNamara et al. |
Viewpoint -- Labor Union Organizing: #1 Election Issue for Employers There's more at stake than usual for employers in this fall's national election. The potential impact of even some of the changes that the candidates are discussing on the campaign trail should cause employers to take notice and precautions. |
AboutSafety
December 22, 2000 |
How To Protect Workers From Crash Risk Workers are more likely to die from traffic related motor vehicle crashes than from any other hazard on the job including workplace violence and machine related injuries, according to NIOSH of the US. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Workplace Health Risks Work-related health hazards are real and and are becoming increasingly apparent. |
Fast Company
Lydia Dishman |
Why Are Construction Workers The Happiest Employees? According to TINYpulse's 2015 Best Industry Ranking report, gathered from its anonymous one-question feedback surveys from over 30,000 employees across more than 500 organizations, among 12 distinct industries, construction and facility service workers are the happiest employees. |
Job Journal
October 24, 2004
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: In Denial About Depression Employee depression -- estimated to cost productivity some $52 million annually -- is too costly for companies to ignore. |
Reason
January 2003
Cathy Young |
Man Trouble What does male-on-male sexual harassment mean for discrimination law? |
Job Journal
June 11, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: The Extended-Leave Option An increasing number of people find that the typical vacation is no longer sufficient when it comes to replenishing their energy and recovering from the frantic pace of today's workplace. |
AskMen.com
Armando Gomez |
Women in the workplace It's extremely obvious that women have come a long way as successful professionals. Life in the workplace has become much more diversified as an increased number of women have made their presence felt in many industries and professions. |
AskMen.com
John Peabody |
Sexual Harassment 101 It is important to know what constitutes sexual harassment, some of the finer points of inter-office diplomacy, and what to do in case the unthinkable happens. |
Job Journal
November 27, 2005 |
Jobwire for the Week of November 27, 2005 Most employees look to keep employees... Start planning for first-quarter hiring surge... Employers show more holiday spirit... Program protects workers from exploitation... Worker's Comp adds incompetence to injury... New law to combat sexual harassment... On the job front... |
Job Journal
June 2, 2013
John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Labor Shortage Looms While Millions Jobless How can we have staffing shortages when millions are unemployed? A multitude of mismatches are to blame. |
Job Journal
February 11, 2007 |
Jobwire Public servants ready to quit... Discrimination complaints increase... Cupid at work... Fakers can get fired... Is it a migraine?... On the job front... Latest hirings & firings... |
Job Journal
August 14, 2005
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Moms Return to Labor Force A shrinking labor pool may pull more stay-at-home moms into the workplace. |
Searcher
May 2004
Barbie E. Keiser |
Safety First: Where? When? Why Me? Article identifies websites created by government agencies, private associations and organizations, academic institutions, and commercial entities that provide some context as to accidental injuries, their prevention and teatment and the costs associated with them. |
Job Journal
September 11, 2005 |
Jobwire for the Week of September 11, 2005 A Shorter Search for Employment... Sexual Favors Create Hostile Environment... Employed & Annoyed... On the Job Front... etc. |
Reason
November 2002
Jacob Sullum |
Urine -- or You're Out Drug testing is invasive, insulting, and generally irrelevant to job performance. Why do so many companies insist on it? |
Job Journal
December 17, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Make Everyone a Supervisor? New labor ruling makes supervisors a dime a dozen. |
Job Journal
March 27, 2005
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Stopping Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment training is now the law, at least for management. |
Managed Care
July 2007 |
Employers Take Greater Interest in Managing Chronic Conditions According to a new study, employers face major decisions on how (and whether) they will offer health care plans to their employees. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Obesity Weighs Down Production Overweight workers can hurt productivity, but employers can help by encouraging healthier lifestyles. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2001
James V. DeLong |
Old law vs. the new economy How New Deal-era regulations stifle flexible work arrangements... |
AboutSafety
May 4, 2001 |
Developing And Implementing A Workplace Violence Prevention Program And Policy The first priority in developing violence prevention policy is to establish a system for documenting violent incidents in the workplace... |
Job Journal
April 15, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Few Firms Retaining Retirees A new study shows that American companies often have a hand in creating their own workplace staffing issues. |
AboutSafety
June 21, 2001 |
Findings And Recommendations From Lead Investigations Workers may be at risk of potentially hazardous exposures anywhere lead is present on the job, not just in traditional settings like shipyards and battery making plants. |
Job Journal
February 3, 2008
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Bosses Hold Keys to Employee Morale Managers and supervisors play a pivotal role in worker morale. |
Job Journal
May 8, 2011
John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Time to Target Workplace Bullies Aggressive attempts to achieve business objectives must be distinguished from unwarranted aggression toward employees. |
Job Journal
July 8, 2007 |
Jobwire Healthy June job growth... Female workers cite discrimination... Housing slowdown hurts relocations... One in five steals supplies... New website for jobseekers... On the job front... Latest hirings & firings... |
AskMen.com
October 30, 2003
Ian Harrison |
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace Nobody wants to work in an oppressive and frosty environment, but by the same token, nobody wants to work on the set of a porn movie, either. Where to draw the line on sexual harrassment policy? |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 29, 2006
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee |
Keeping Older Tech Workers on the Job Nearly two dozen industry associations, ranging from technology to trucking organizations, have joined to create an Alliance for an Experienced Workforce, a collaborative effort aimed at getting employers to develop strategies of keeping aging American workers viable in the workplace. |
Job Journal
October 15, 2006 |
Jobwire Most adults want more education... Women cite workplace disparities... On the job front... Nanotechnology's risk of danger in the workplace... |
Job Journal
May 4, 2008
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Americans' Declining Job Readiness America is failing at the job of preparing students for the workplace. |
Job Journal
October 2, 2005
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: `Slacker' Image Doesn't Compute Essential job skills and strategies for the 21st century. |
Job Journal
February 6, 2011
Peter Weddle |
Victim or Master - It's Your Choice The era when workers' and employers' interests were intertwined is long past. These days, you must be an activist about your own career. |
IndustryWeek
January 11, 2012 |
Ergonomics a Good Fit for Safety, Cost Savings Is your company giving ergonomics, the science of fitting workplace conditions and job demands to the capabilities of the working population, the attention it deserves? |
Job Journal
October 8, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Free Online Corporate Training Any organization can now provide workplace-issues training for free. |
Job Journal
September 3, 2006
Rich Heintz |
A Labor Day Look at Causes for Concern It's no surprise that the rising cost of healthcare is hitting the pocketbooks of American workers hard. |
AboutSafety
April 6, 2001 |
Agricultural Pesticide Protective Equipment Advice on personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect the handler from poisonings when mixing, loading and applying pesticides. |
