More reliable tools are needed to measure the costs of presenteeism, which takes an insidious toll on the work place.
"What good is a respirator if the wearer is not properly trained?" asks Tom Ostendorf, lead respiratory protection specialist at Lab Safety Supply, a Janesville, WI-based provider of safety products. He gives these recommendations:
More health care workers responded to this season's push for influenza vaccination by rolling up their sleeves and getting the vaccine.
Beware of recordkeeping violations. That's a word to the wise based on recent enforcement activity by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Ear plugs aren't protection enough from high levels of noise at work. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants employers to rely more on eliminating or mitigating a noise hazard than on using personal protective equipment.
