Let’s talk safety. Coming from the construction and oil industries, employee safety was a non-negotiable thing—we had to be safe, look safe, feel safe, and practice safety for every part of our job. We had safety toolbox talks, watched safe driving videos, and took quizzes about safe handling of materials. We wore hard hats, steel-toed …
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Was Employee’s Fatal Heart Attack Caused by Unusual Exertion and Stress?
A towing company manager suffered a heart attack and died while attempting to extricate a truck from a culvert well below the surface of a highway. His widow was denied workers’ compensation death benefits. How did a court rule on her appeal? Eddie Ray Thomas Jr., 45, was the manager of Eddie’s Service Center which was …
Office Ergonomics Bundle Download
Click Here to download the FREE office ergonomics training bundle. Office Ergonomics Training Video & DVD Recognize ergonomic problems, the potential of adverse effects and practical solutions employees can use to help deal with ergonomic problems. View Product Office Ergonomics Safe in 8 Training Video Practice good body mechanics to avoid stress and strain …
Fitness and Wellness Training
Fitness and Wellness training from Atlantic Training provides the information and inspiration employees need to achieve these benefits by eating right, exercising and reducing stress. It shows them how to set and reach reasonable goals while eliminating bad habits like smoking, alcohol and drug use that can hold them back. And Atlantic’s updated Fitness and Wellness program …
Employee Depression Bundle Download
Click Here to download the FREE employee depression bundle. Workplace Stress Training DVD Helps employees identify potentially stressful situations and learn how to cope with them. View Product Stress You’re In Control Training DVD Covers: How to complete a stress inventory and analysis, physical signs of stress & more. View Product When Someone You …
Sleeping on the Job? Managing Fatigue in the Workplace
We all know that tiredness can make us grouchy and slow to react… but did you know it could also put your life at risk? Back in 2012, a well-reported French survey found that sleepiness behind the wheel is almost as bad as drinking and driving, and that drivers who were either drunk or sleepy …
Workplace Fatigue Bundle Download
Click Here to download the FREE workplace fatigue training bundle. Workplace Stress Training DVD Program Helps employees identify potentially stressful situations and learn how to cope with them. View Product Shiftwork Fatigue Training Video Focuses on understanding fatigue from shift work and procedures to cope with change. View Product Fatigue Management Training Video Inattentiveness …
Stop Investing in Sickness: Five Innovative Ways to Invest in Wellness
Chronic overprescription of opioid painkillers is fostering a culture of “sickness” in the American workplace. This was the conclusion recently drawn by a panel discussion, in which we participated, including experts with deep experience in workplace injury, health care, insurance, and pain management. News accounts support this dire claim, including current stories chronicling the increase …
Employee Was Worked to Death, Widow Gets Comp
A maintenance worker put in 14+ hours one day at work, which included using a jackhammer for hours. He died on the job of a heart attack. His widow wants workers’ comp death benefits. His employer denied her claim. Why did a court conclude his death was compensable? Robert Dietz worked for the Lower Bucks …