Psychische Arbeitsbelastung, psychische Gesundheit und deren individuelle wie betriebliche Folgen haben ein hohes Ausmaß öffentlicher, fachlicher und politischer Aufmerksamkeit erlangt. Ein wichtiges Ziel der BAuA besteht vor diesem Hintergrund darin, wissenschaftlich fundierte Erkenntnisse in die Debatte zur psychischen Arbeitsbelastung und psychischen Gesundheit einzubringen. Zugleich sollen Betriebe wie auch Arbeitsschutzinstitutionen darin unterstützt werden, psychisch relevante Arbeitsbedingungen - Stressoren und Ressourcen - gemäß der Kriterien menschengerechter Arbeitsgestaltung zu prüfen und zu optimieren. Im Bereich der Forschung und Entwicklung engagiert sich die BAuA vor allem zur Frage, wie psychische Belastungsfaktoren und Ressourcen bezogen auf den gesicherten Erkenntnisstand der Wissenschaft zu bewerten sind, welche neuen Arbeitsanforderungen sich durch den Wandel der Arbeit ergeben und welche Wirkungen auf ...
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Ärzte schlagen Alarm: Diese Folgen kann der Brexit für Medizin und Forschung haben Veröffentlicht: 22/03/2017 11:51 CET Aktualisiert: Vor 51 Minuten · Der Brexit könnte einen Ärztemangel in Großbritannien zur Folge haben · Der Grund: Die Politik verunsichert nun die Mediziner · Auch die Forschung könnte leiden, wenn die EU-Fördermittel ausbleiben Mit dem Austritt der Briten aus der EU fürchten Chirurgen einen zunehmenden Ärztemangel auf der Insel. Umfragen zeigen, dass viele Ärzte aus anderen europäischen Ländern erwägen, nach dem Brexit die Insel zu verlassen, sagte die Lungenchirurgin ...
Congress May Undo Rule That Pushes Firms To Keep Good Safety Records Safety advocates are worried that lawmakers are getting ready to make it harder to penalize companies that don’t keep track of workers’ injuries. Since 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has required many employers to keep careful records of any worker injuries or illnesses. David Michaels , the former head of OSHA who now is a professor at George Washington University ’s School of Public Health , says the rules affect millions of Americans employed in “everything from steel mills to poultry processing plants.” Companies are required to keep injury records for five years, and he says this isn’t pointless paperwork. “The only way employers and workers understand what’s going on in the workplace and why workers are being hurt is by looking at the log and by investigating the injuries that occurred,” says Michaels. If employers’ logs are inaccurate, or fake, t...
THOMAS GNAU/STAFF Fuyao Glass America will pay $100,000 in penalties for violating workplace safety regulations. Fuyao has entered a settlement agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after initially being fined nearly $227,000 in penalties last November. The U.S. Department of Labor’s watchdog office provided this news outlet with a copy of the settle agreement. The company, which has a plant in Moraine, was issued penalties for multiple machine safety violations, some of which exposed workers to the threat of amputation and other serious injuries. The settlement agreement is effective April 1, and stipulates that Fuyao will pay $100,000 in penalties in four equal payments of $25,000 each. The company will also have quarterly meetings for the next 12 months with OSHA to discuss the status of Fuyao’s compliance. The settlement also outlines other actions Fuyao will take in coming months, including: • The company will develop and m...
Fuyao Glass America Inc. says it has resolved the standing complaints filed with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration
Tristan Navera Senior Reporter Dayton Business Journal Fuyao Glass America Inc. says it has resolved the standing complaints filed with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration by some of its 2,000 workers. The Moraine-based automotive company has been working over the past year to handle a number of outstanding concerns for safety in the new plant, where it has nearly 2 million square feet under roof. In November, OSHA said Fuyao had racked up $227,000 in fines from 23 complaints . Tuesday, the auto glass manufacturer said it had "amicably" resolved those violations. Workers man a production line at Fuyao Workers man a production line at Fuyao Glass America Inc.'s Moraine plant. TRISTAN NAVERA | DBJ SENIOR REPORTER “Over the past year, our team of health and safety professionals — including nurses, specialists, engineers and outside contractors — have worked tirelessly...
Posted 4:00 AM INCREASE FONT SIZE Senate shouldn’t revoke important workplace safety rule Letter The Senate, under the Congressional Review Act, will be voting soon on whether to revoke the amended Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule requiring employers to keep injury and illness records for five years. The amended rule was in a response to a court battle that OSHA lost due to imprecise language in the existing rule. The amendment was crafted to more accurately represent the original intent of the law. The rule change puts no additional burden on the employer. However, revoking the amended language would dilute the effectiveness of the law, allowing the employer less accountability and the ultimately putting workers at greater risk of harm on the job. Linda Doran associate director Maine Labor Group on Health Augusta
A 5-Step Process to Get More Out of Your Organization’s Data PUBLIC RELATIONS When an Employee or Spokesperson Criticizes Your Company by Kara Alaimo Last month three of Under Armour’s celebrity endorsers — Stephen Curry, Misty Copeland, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — publicly criticized the company’s CEO, Kevin Plank, for making a favorable statement about President Trump. This was an unusual PR challenge. Normally, executives worry about their endorsers behaving in ways that reflect poorly on their companies, such as getting in trouble with the law. They don’t expect to be reprimanded by the very people they’re paying to market their products. In today’s hyperpartisan environment, companies are facing backlash from in-house employees, too. As detailed in this report , one Oracle staffer posted a letter explaining that he had quit his job because the company’s co-CEO, Safra Catz, joined Trump’s transition team. And af...