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                                    • Keep safe lifting a priority

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: June 26, 2017
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                                      Keep safe lifting a priority

                                      Keep safe lifting a priority

                                      Lifting and carrying objects is common for many workers across the country. But training is important. If ...

                                      Lifting and carrying objects is common for many workers across the country. But training is important. If performed improperly, lifting and carrying items can lead to injuries. The National Safety Cou ...

                                      June 26, 2017
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                                    • Workplace violence: Know the warning signs

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                                      |Date: June 19, 2017
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                                      Workplace violence: Know the warning signs

                                      Workplace violence: Know the warning signs

                                      Is your workplace at risk of experiencing a violent incident? Probably not, you may believe. But consider ...

                                      Is your workplace at risk of experiencing a violent incident? Probably not, you may believe. But consider the statistics: In 2013, 404 homicides occurred on the job, according to the 2016 edition of t ...

                                      June 19, 2017
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                                    • Study explores which jobs have a high percentage of sleep-deprived workers

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                                      |Date: June 12, 2017
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                                      Study explores which jobs have a high percentage of sleep-deprived workers

                                      Study explores which jobs have a high percentage of sleep-deprived workers

                                      Washington – Are you getting enough sleep before you show up for work? For employees in a number of indus ...

                                      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 “ ...

                                      June 12, 2017
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                                    • Safety Check: Stand Up to Falls

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                                      |Date: June 05, 2017
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                                      Safety Check: Stand Up to Falls

                                      Safety Check: Stand Up to Falls

                                      Home is the place where we feel most safe, so it may come as a surprise to hear that falls in the home ar ...

                                      Home is the place where we feel most safe, so it may come as a surprise to hear that falls in the home are one of the leading causes of injury-related death in the U.S., second only to poisoning. Fall ...

                                      June 05, 2017
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