On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:
- An Update from ASSE Safety 2015 Conference
- Construction Workers and Hearing Conservation
- How “Safety Think” Can Change Safety
- Keeping Older Workers Safe and Healthy
Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you. Until next week, enjoy the program!
EHS This Week Resources
For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.
- Construction Workers and Hearing Conservation. Click here
- “System Think” Changing Safety. Click here.
- Keeping Older Workers Safe and Healthy. Click here
So the U.S. Bureau of Labor released 2011 Statistics’ on workplace deaths. Turns out just over 4,600 American workers died from work-related injuries last year. Yes, this does indicate a slight decline from the previous year when more than 4,690 Americans died on the job, but in both cases that represents about 13 workplace deaths a day – and that’s too many.