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4 stories from the past week in Workplace Health, from A Safety Kit.
Heat stress and rising temperatures are affecting worker safety and health, as well as productivity, enterprises, and the wider economy, new multi-country studies from the International Labour Organization (ILO) have found.
A wearable alerts a warehouse worker to dangerous heat exposure. A proximity sensor warns a forklift operator that a pedestrian is approaching. A connected safety platform records the event, sends an alert, and stores the information for later review. Each…
The new program’s approach builds on the concept of Total Worker Health, which focuses on integrating strategies to protect and promote worker health, safety, and well-being instead of treating them independently.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called “forever chemicals,” are contaminating waterways across the United States, putting fish, wildlife, and drinking water at risk, according to a new report. The study, titled “PFAS in America’s Rivers and…
