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Safety/Health

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.

Strengthening worker safety during escalating summer temperatures

05/07/2025
Temperatures are hitting new highs, and your workers need protection now. As summer heat intensifies, HR professionals must take immediate action to establish workplace heat-safety measures.

Employees at the brink: A mental health action plan for HR

04/30/2025
The numbers tell a sobering story: 267 workplace suicides in 2022, a 13.1% increase from the previous year. Behind each statistic is a person who saw no other way out—a reality that demands our urgent attention and action. As burnout reaches epidemic proportions, with over half of U.S. employees reporting symptoms, HR professionals find themselves on the frontlines of a mental health crisis that’s costing lives.

Play ball! But limit your liability at summer social events

04/28/2025
Say your marketing director breaks his leg during an after-hours employee softball game against a crosstown company. Who’s responsible? You might be surprised.

Former members of the military report greater well-being than non-veteran co-workers

01/21/2025
The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2024 Workplace Wellness Survey also found veteran workers were more likely to report intending to stay with their current employer for the immediate future.

Measure productivity loss when tallying health costs

01/13/2025
The costliest illnesses to insure aren’t necessarily the ones that take the biggest chunk out of your bottom line. When measuring how much money your organization sinks into employee health, don’t stop once you’ve calculated your share of employees’ insurance premiums.

Workplace fatalities decline slightly

01/06/2025
Workplace fatalities declined 3.7% in 2023, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On-the-job injuries caused 5,283 deaths in 2023, down from 5,486 the year before.

Prepare for Trump administration’s impact on DOL

01/06/2025
With each change in administration, there’s a change in how federal agencies operate. When President-elect Trump takes office Jan. 20, expect rapid change at the U.S. Department of Labor.