The ANA (American Nurses Association) has teamed up with experts from numerous disciplines to develop new safe patient handling standards for healthcare organizations. These standards are referred to as "Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Interprof...

Non-traumatic, occupational foot problems are so common that they can occur in virtually any workplace and under any working conditions. Surveys suggest that two out of every three workers suffer from foot problems.

Housekeeping in the workplace is a critical safety issue—it’s even regulated.

The 21st century brings continual technological advancement and the vehicle industry is one area where this is becoming more obvious. The collision survivability rate is better due to multiple air bags, protective crumple zones, and improved restrai...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) monitors industries with specific hazards by developing National Emphasis Programs or NEPs. These programs are developed based upon injury and illnesses data, specific type of industry or haza...

Back to school and back to work often means more time at a desk and in front of a computer screen. But those old desk jockey aches and pains don’t have to return with you from your summer vacation.

Every task has the proper tool, and the versatile kitchen knife can cover a broad range of tasks - cutting, slicing, chopping, dicing, mincing, boning, paring, etc... Experienced chefs will tell you that sharp, good quality knives are critical to th...

What relevance does an OSHA announcement about Construction in 2010 have in 2013? Think fall protection.

Road construction projects and the summer season seem to run on the same schedule, often to the distress of many of us trying to go about our daily lives. Indeed, billions of dollars and millions of man-hours will be spent on road work in 2013, the b...

Are you caring for someone with Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease? If you answered yes, then don’t miss MEMIC’s three part webinar series on September 9, 2013.