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Improving Overall Employee Wellness Could Yield Multiple Benefits
Controlling health care
costs is crucial for
manufacturers to remain
competitive. That's why
researchers are working with
... > full story
Particulate Matter Emissions: Trimmers and Chainsaws Are Worse Than Highway Traffic
Highway maintenance workers
are exposed to various
harmful emissions.
Surprisingly, motorized
hand-held tools such as
... > full story
Positive Social Support at Work Shown to Reduce Risk of Diabetes
Low levels of social support
and high levels of stress in
the workplace accurately
predict the development of
diabetes over the long term
... > full story
When It Rains These Days, Does It Pour? Has the Weather Become Stormier as the Climate Warms?
Scientists have shown that
the signature of an increase
in storminess could be
extracted from precipitation
data for the Olympic
... > full story
- Improving Overall Employee Wellness Could Yield Multiple Benefits
- Particulate Matter Emissions: Trimmers and Chainsaws Are Worse Than Highway Traffic
- Positive Social Support at Work Shown to Reduce Risk of Diabetes
- When It Rains These Days, Does It Pour? Has the Weather Become Stormier as the Climate Warms?
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'Ugly' Finding: Unattractive Workers Suffer More
June 19, 2013 — People who are considered unattractive are more likely to be belittled and bullied in the workplace, according to a first-of-its-kind ... > full story -
Farmworkers Feel the Heat Even When They Leave the Fields
June 14, 2013 — Researchers conducted a study to evaluate the heat indexes in migrant farmworker housing and found that a majority of the workers don’t get a break from the heat when they’re off the ... > full story -
Universal Paid Sick Leave Reduces Spread of Flu
June 13, 2013 — Allowing all employees access to paid sick days would reduce influenza infections in the workplace by nearly 6 percent, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis. The researchers simulated an ... > full story -
Workers Do Not Quit Due to Mandatory Flu Shot
June 11, 2013 — In its fourth year with 99 percent compliance, Loyola University Health System's mandatory flu shot program is the subject of a new study presented at an infectious disease ... > full story -
Caregiving Dads Treated Disrespectfully at Work, New Study Finds
June 11, 2013 — If policy-makers want to do something about falling birth rates, they may want to take a look at improving how people are treated at work when they step outside of traditional family roles at home. ... > full story -
Companies Pay Almost $6,000 Extra Per Year for Each Employee Who Smokes
June 3, 2013 — A new study suggests that U.S. businesses pay almost $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes compared to the cost to employ a person who has never smoked cigarettes. Researchers say ... > full story -
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Study Links Workplace Daylight Exposure to Sleep, Activity and Quality of Life
June 3, 2013 — A new study demonstrates a strong relationship between workplace daylight exposure and office workers' sleep, activity and quality of ... > full story -
Role Conflict and Emotional Demands Are 'Most Important' Risk Factors for Distress in Workers
June 3, 2013 — Employees who face high emotional demand and conflicting roles are more likely to report psychological distress—placing them at higher risk of mental health disorders and reduced productivity, ... > full story -
Walking or Bicycling to Work Influenced by Others
May 29, 2013 — People who walk or bike to work are likely to influence their co-workers and partners to do the same, according to health ... > full story -
How to Best Manage Workaholics: New Study Offers Insight
May 21, 2013 — Workaholics tend to live in extremes, with great job satisfaction and creativity on the one hand and high levels of frustration and exhaustion on the other hand. Now, a new study offers managers ... > full story
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