A subtle change to hospital data collection policies could make a big difference in preventing occupational health and safety hazards, according to workplace safety researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health.
May 6, 2013
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(Medical Xpress) -- Although the rate of workplace injuries in Canada has been declining over the past two decades, some workers – older women in health care, for example – are much more vulnerable to serious injuries, ...
Jun 21, 2012
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Latino immigrants and African-American men work in jobs with the highest risk of injury, according to a new study of workplace injuries and disability.
Feb 10, 2017
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Low-wage workers, who make up a large and growing share of the U.S. workforce, are especially vulnerable to financial hits that can result from on-the-job injuries and illnesses, according to a policy brief released today ...
Dec 13, 2012
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Accidents leading to work injuries cost an estimated $57 billion in Australia and new research from the University of South Australia shows workplaces are unlikely to be adequately addressing injury prevention because management ...
May 1, 2017
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Alberta's greying workforce means more senior citizens are on the jobsite than ever—a group that is "disadvantaged" when it comes to workplace injuries, according to new University of Alberta research.
Apr 30, 2015
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With the burden of work-related injuries in older employees only set to increase, more needs to be done to keep them safe, a University of Otago study has found.
Nov 17, 2017
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Same-level falls in the workplace are set to rise amid rapid growth in the numbers of older female employees in the workforce, suggests Australian research published online first in the journal Occupational & Environmental ...
Jan 16, 2024
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