Companies benefit when on - and off - the - job safety converge

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The National Safety Council has reported that the number of workplace accidents is comparatively less as compared to the other forms of accidents. Even in the workplace accidents statistics, 45% had been caused during off job. Various companies have introduced wellness programs such as letting employees carry personal protective equipment for use in the weekend chores. The importance of the off-the-job safety program is analyzed.

Services introduction, New Products/Services, Labor Distribution by Employer, Reports, Workplace accidents, Prevention, Statistics, Company service introduction, Service introduction, Wellness programs, National Safety Council

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Howard: workplace crashes are preventable

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John Howard, the Director of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, talks about the agency's research into workplace driving, and some of the ways workers and employers can assist in reducing the workplace driving injuries and fatalities. He says that every business is capable of taking steps to control crash costs, despite labor, material and other transportation costs.

Australia, United States. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Howard, John (Director, NIOSH)

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Reaching for the stars

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Frederick D. Gregory, retiring deputy administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), retrospects on his career with NASA, the Columbia accident that put the NASA safety issues under questioning, and the future of NASA.

Space Research and Technology, Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Gregory, Frederick D.

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