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Safety/Health

New injury data signals key risk areas HR can’t afford to ignore

07/09/2025
The total number of workplace injuries may be declining, but the risks—and associated costs—are growing more complex.

The ROI of care: Start investing in women’s health

06/30/2025
As health-care costs continue to climb—expected to rise 8% this year alone—HR leaders are seeking more than short-term fixes. Ninety-one percent of organizations say they’ll prioritize women’s and family health benefits in 2026.

Too hot to work: Indoor heat is harming employees

06/30/2025
Retail and food-service employees aren’t just sweating the summer rush—they’re sweating through the job itself. A new report reveals a troubling rise in indoor heat exposure across the U.S. service sector.

OSHA heat standard may yet happen

06/23/2025
In recent years, the number of days when the temperature reaches dangerous highs has increased, and more workers have succumbed to heat-related illnesses. To help employers provide a safe workplace, OSHA has created a resource page, Heat Illness Prevention, full of preventive tips.

New injury data signals key risk areas HR can’t afford to ignore

06/17/2025
The total number of workplace injuries may be declining, but the risks—and associated costs—are growing more complex.

Charting the mental health disconnect between workers, CEOs

05/19/2025
Employees in organizations they consider “unempathetic” experience 1.3 times more mental health problems than those in “empathetic” workplaces, according to a new survey by the Businessolver benefits consultancy. Senior leaders don’t seem to be getting that message.

Summer heat: 7 tips to keep workers safe

05/19/2025
As temperatures start to rise, remind supervisors to keep in mind these seven safety tips from OSHA to help prevent heat stroke or other heat-related illnesses.

Occupational safety: Most NIOSH staffers laid off

05/12/2025
Part of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury, illness, disability and death.

Consider adding wellness policy to your handbook

05/12/2025
You’re missing an important productivity and retention opportunity if you don’t use your handbook to show you’re the kind of employer that cares about your employees and their physical and mental well-being.

20% say their jobs negatively affect mental health; young workers feel the most stress

05/12/2025
Just 27% of workers ages 50 and older said their jobs cause stress, as do 30% of workers ages 35 to 49. However, 37% of workers 34 and younger said work stresses them.