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Health and Safety Links

10-Year Study: Do inspections help bring down injury rates?
Safety News Alert

What is the effect on companies of OSHA enforcement as far as future safety performance? One state has looked at ten years’ worth of records to find out. Washington state’s Division of Safety & Health (DOSH) looked at the year leading up to a safety inspection and compared that to the year following the checkup. Its findings …

Calling All EHS Professionals: Share your thoughts on the state of safety.
EHS Today

It’s that time of year again – the time we poll EHS professionals about their thoughts on the state of occupational health and safety as part of our National Safety Survey. We want to learn more about your concerns, your challenges, your struggles and your successes in the occupational safety and health field – so be sure to join the conversation today.

Practice Ergonomics to Work Smarter and Safer
Business Wire

The National Safety Council on June 10 will launch Ergonomics week, sponsored by Proto Industrial Tools, as part of National Safety Month, an annual observance to educate and encourage safe behaviors around top causes of preventable injuries and deaths. Throughout the week, helpful information and materials on preventing ergonomic conditions, such as overexertion, will be available …

From the Ergonomics Plus blog

From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week: Injury Prevention Tip – Total Body Strength (includes a free handout)