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Web-Exclusive Feature: Flexible Working Enhances Job Control, Employee Well-Being
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:14:00 ESTComputers, the Internet, smartphones and more: The world has changed, and the workday is changing right along with it, encouraging organizations to reconsider how working time should be managed. According to the Irish company FlexTime, companies can improve job control and employee well-being with a little flexibility.
Study: Avoiding an Abusive Boss Not the Best Strategy
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:07:00 ESTNo one like a bully, and employees stuck with an abusive boss may understandably do all they can to avoid contact with that boss. New research reveals, however, that dealing with an abusive boss through avoidance can be detrimental to an employee's well-being, while initiating direct communication with the boss is a more helpful strategy.
CSB: Dust Control, Housekeeping Failures Led to Fatal Hoeganaes Explosions
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:04:00 ESTOn Jan. 5, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a report on the three deadly fires and explosions that occurred at a Hoeganaes Corp. plant in Gallatin, Tenn., in 2011. The report asserts that the accumulation of fine iron powder in the facility led to the explosions, and that Hoeganaes did not take necessary action to prevent these fatal events. CSB also used its report to highlight the need for an OSHA standard on combustible dust.
Safety Stakeholders: Wyoming Needs Occupational Safety Overhaul
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:59:00 ESTAccording to the Wyoming State AFL-CIO and The Spence Association for Employee Rights (SAFER), the Wyoming state government and legislature must make some big changes to address the stateAccording to the Wyoming State AFL-CIO and The Spence Association for Employee Rights (SAFER), the Wyoming state government and legislature must make some big changes to address the state’s dismal worker safety record.s dismal worker safety record.
Read moreGermany Experienced Rise in Occupational Fatalities in 2010
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:39:00 ESTGermany's latest occupational safety and health annual report shows that the country experienced a 7.3 percent increase in fatal work-related injuries in 2010. Conditions including economic growth, a rise in employment, higher work intensity, speed and pressure may have led to this increase, according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA).