workplace health

Ahead of FDA approval of a COVID-19 vaccine, employers are weighing whether to impose vaccine mandates.

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As COVID-19 Vaccine Nears, Employers Consider Making It Mandatory

6:53am November 25, 2020

by Andrea Hsu

With promising news out of COVID-19 vaccine trials, the question now is how many people will get the vaccine? And can or will employers require their workers to get vaccinated?

Elevator safety measures that take COVID-19 into account are posted at Cambridge Discovery Park, a life sciences office development in Cambridge, Mass.

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The Office Elevator In COVID-19 Times: Experts Weigh In On Safer Ups And Downs

12:03pm June 08, 2020

by Lauren Weber

As more and more people filter back to the workplace, many face a tiny space that can create a large logjam: the elevator. Even the lobby is fraught with coronavirus questions. We have answers.

RK workers depart a bus on their way to the job site at a new airport under construction in Salt Lake City.

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A Construction Company Embraces Frank Talk About Mental Health To Reduce Suicide

6:32am December 12, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

The suicide of a construction worker in 2014 became a pivotal event for the Denver-based company that employed him. The death led management to make mental health care a part of the workplace culture.

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Can a sexual assault increase your risk of high blood pressure, even years later? Recent research suggests yes.

Sexual Assault And Harassment May Have Lasting Health Repercussions For Women

3:01pm October 03, 2018

by Mara Gordon

In a small study of middle-aged women, a history of sexual assault and workplace harassment was linked to health problems like hypertension, sleeplessness and depression.

A quarter of Americans say they don't have enough time at work to do their jobs, and about half of them bring work home.

Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great

3:28pm August 14, 2017

by April Fulton

America's workers are subject to more physical harm and emotional stress than you might think, but many of these challenges can be mitigated by a good boss and good friends.

A sick employee can spread illness to customers or patients.

Sick? People Say They Still Go To Work, Even When They Shouldn't

6:38pm July 11, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

An NPR poll found that most working adults say they go to work when they're sick. For people who work in hospitals or restaurants that can be a problem, since it's easy to spread disease.

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Courtesy of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Webcast: Your Workplace And Your Health

1:06pm July 11, 2016

Stress, violence and bullying are among key workplace health issues that people reported in our new poll. A discussion at Harvard on the issues was livestreamed Monday and will be archived here.

Hassle Of Being A Patient Can Turn Into A Crisis Without Sick Leave

10:39am July 11, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

A new NPR poll shows about a third of working adults have no sick leave, even as more people are living with chronic health problems that require regular care.

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