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Job Strain, Long Work Hours, and Suicidal Thoughts Posted on September 13, 2018 by Sarah Mitchell, MPH, and BongKyoo Choi, ScD, MPH Workplace suicide and mental health in general are

Implications of Opioid Use Disorders for Employers Impairment is a serious issue facing today’s workplace. In fact, 75% of adults with a substance use disorder are in the workforce. More

Ergonomics is the science of fitting jobs to people. Ergonomics encompasses the body of knowledge about physical abilities and limitations as well as other human characteristics that are relevant to

Implications of Drug Use for Employers What is the Cost of Substance Use Disorders? The typical worker misses three work weeks (15 days) annually for illness, injury or reasons other

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Substance Use Cost Calculator Methodology and Issue Briefs Methodology The Substance Use Cost Calculator for Employers was designed by the National Safety Council and NORC at the University of Chicago,

Drugs at Work: What Employers Need to Know Addiction is an issue in every U.S. workforce, with one in 12 workers dealing with an untreated substance use disorder. To address

Cannabis and Safety: It's Complicated Cannabis can have a major impact on safety at work, and legalization is creating new challenges for employers. An NSC survey revealed one third of

Mentally Healthy Workplaces for Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) Workers in the Resources and Construction Sectors This code of practice provides guidance for organisations in the resources and construction sectors that utilise

Ventilation is sometimes described as the lifeblood of a mine, the intake airways being arteries that carry oxygen to the working area and the returns veins that conduct pollutants away