A new module on OSHA's Web site demonstrates how employees involved in screen printing can make ergonomic adjustments to avoid hazards in the workplace.

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) is hosting an international travel immunization Webcast and it is inviting occupational health professionals to register.

According to a survey conducted by the International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON), many nanotechnology companies and laboratories believe that nanomaterials may pose specific environmental and health risks for workers.

New research from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the United Kingdom has revealed that migrant workers face an increased risk of workplace accidents because they work in more-hazardous jobs without adequate training and because they work...

With more than 300 allegedly nanotechnology-based consumer products already on the market, nanotechnology in the workplace presents an "immediate challenge" to occupational safety and health, according to one of the leading experts on the subject.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) have established what they're calling a "collaborative partnership" to improve workplace safety and...

Washington state's Supreme Court has ruled that a 2003 voter initiative that repealed a statewide workplace ergonomics standard does not strip the state's labor department of its power to use the state's general-duty clause to cite employers for...

The Department of Labor has proclaimed this week Drug-Free Work Week as a way to educate employers, employees and the general public about the importance of being drug-free for workplace safety and health.

In a survey of employees at 147 U.S. companies, smokers incurred the highest health-related productivity losses compared with nonsmokers and former smokers, according to an article in the October edition of the Journal of Occupational and...

Bartenders in Scotland showed signs of improving health soon after a smoking ban was enacted earlier this year, according to a study published in the Oct. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.