Staff-wellness programmes yield little benefit, study shows
- April 22, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
No CommentsNEW YORK • Companies have long embraced staff-wellness programmes as a way to improve workers’ health and reduce overall medical spending, but a new study may prompt employers to rethink those efforts. The study, published last week in Jama, a medical journal, looked at the experience of 33,000 workers at American retailer BJ’s Wholesale Club
Here's what can help middle managers avoid burnout, says study by SMU and partners
- February 26, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – Mindfulness training programmes can be beneficial for the well-being of middle managers, a new research has found. In particular, such training can help middle managers cope with the stress and emotional exhaustion commonly associated with their jobs, say researchers in a study published in the Academy of Management Proceedings. Titled “Overworked and Under-Resourced:
Study to help firms understand better contractors' safety record
- August 1, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
A committee tasked with charting a comprehensive 10-year blueprint in making Singapore workplaces safer and healthier is studying ways to help companies and developers better understand the track record of contractors when deciding on project tenders. Mr John Ng, chairman of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council, said this is one of the ideas
Safety Training Lacking In State's Marijuana Industry, Study Finds
- March 11, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Nearly half of Colorado’s marijuana industry workers report receiving little to no on-the-job health and safety training, a new Colorado State University study shows. Researchers surveyed more than 200 marijuana industry workers along Colorado’s Front Range, and found a wide range of workplace safety standards and training procedures. About 46 percent of those surveyed said
Coffee, tea add-ins equal extra calories: study
- March 9, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Champaign, IL – Add sugars, milks, creams, flavored syrups or honey to your coffee or tea, and you’re adding calories that can lead to extra pounds, a recent study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign shows. Data indicates more than 51 percent of adults drink coffee daily, and almost 26 percent drink tea. Of
Study explores which jobs have a high percentage of sleep-deprived workers
- March 8, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – Are you getting enough sleep before you show up for work? For employees in a number of industry sectors, including health care, food service and transportation, the answer frequently is “no.” The latest evidence of a sleepy – and potentially unsafe – workforce comes from a NIOSH study that looked at sleep duration
Minority workers have the highest risk for injury, disability: study
- March 3, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Los Angeles – Latino immigrants and African-American men are most at risk for being injured on the job, according to a study from the University of Southern California. Researchers examined data on 11.6 million people from the American Community Survey from 2006 to 2013 and 198,000 people from the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Most ‘young millennials’ engage in risky driving, study finds
- February 25, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Aurora, IL – Almost 9 out of 10 “young millennials” between the ages of 19 and 24 engage in at least one risky driving behavior, such as speeding, running red lights or texting, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Researchers analyzed data from 2,511 licensed
BSEE-funded study offers insight into blowout preventer function
- February 24, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Houston – Industry and regulators now have a better picture of how an offshore blowout preventer likely would operate during a blowout thanks to a recent Southwest Research Institute study funded by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Engineer Steven Green, of San Antonio, TX-based SwRI, presented the findings Feb. 17 during the Ocean
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