Horseplay, by definition, involves rough or boisterous play that distracts workers and creates unsafe conditions. This behavior often stems from employees feeling overly comfortable in their ...

MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 11, 2020 /CNW/ - Warmer weather brings with it an abundance of outdoor projects, from pruning trees to clearing the eavestroughs. Outdoor work is rewarding, but it can also be ...

This is part of a series looking at micro skills – changes that employees can make to help improve their health and life at work and at home, and employers can make to improve the workplace. The Globe ...

Dayna Lee-Baggley is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine & Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University and Shannan M. Grant is an associate professor and ...

Many workers need to concentrate deeply to get their work done, yet workplace design, technology and our colleagues conspire to distract us. This has never been truer given workplace layouts with he ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has long been the regulatory backbone for workplace safety in the United States, setting and enforcing standards to protect employees from ...

Fifty-seven per cent of Canadians are distracted at work on a regular basis, and many estimate they lose up to two hours of productivity each day due to disturbances in the workplace, according to a ...