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First Father’s Day Tied to the Workplace
Did you know that the first Father’s Day has workplace origins? On July 5, 1908, a West Virginia church sponsored the nation’s first event to explicitly honor fathers.1 The Sunday sermon was held in memory of the 362 men who were killed in explosions at the Fairmont Coal Company mines in Monongah, West Virginia the Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsSafety and Health in the Theater: Keeping Tragedy out of the Comedies…and Musicals…and Dramas
On Sunday, the 2012 Tony Awards celebrated the year’s best offerings from “The Great White Way.” While the theater provides entertainment, the preparation and production of live performances can also pose hazards to those working in all aspects of the theater –from actors on stage to set designers behind the scenes and musicians in the Read More >
Posted on by 37 CommentsThe Research Compendium: The NIOSH Total Worker Health™ Program: Seminal Research Papers 2012
In October of 2004, together with our partners, NIOSH sponsored the Steps to a Healthier US Workforce Symposium to mark the launch of a new initiative based on a comprehensive view of worker safety and health. The symposium brought leaders together from the occupational safety and health community and the health promotion community. We commissioned Read More >
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