Safety professionals understand the importance of following OSHA’s permit-required confined space training requirements. It’s the employer’s responsibility to ensure these team members are trained ...
Employers must commit time, energy and resources to purchasing and providing PPE to their employees. Yet, an estimated 2,000 work-related eye injuries occur every day in the United States, with ...
After a summer with record-breaking heatwaves in many parts of the country, it can be tempting to relax and view the upcoming winter temperatures as a welcome relief. But winter brings its own ...
For a construction executive, the reasoning behind purchasing new software—improved productivity, streamlined operations, automated processes—seems obvious. However, many employees shudder when ...
In the late 1960s, prior to the Occupational Safety and Health Act’s existence, 14,000 workers were dying as the result of workplace injuries each year. By 2020, the number of workplace fatalities had ...
It's a new year—the perfect time to begin thinking of ways to improve safety and health using goals. Here's some tips on setting realistic goals for 2022. We have officially rung in the New Year.
The U.S. Senate voted 50-41 Monday confirming President Biden’s nominee to lead OSHA. According to an article, Douglas Parker, most recently chief of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and ...
Hearing conservation continues to be an interesting challenge. The fact is, noise-induced hearing loss is totally within our means to eliminate. It is as simple as not allowing any hazardous noise to ...
Over the past year, there have been severe delivery backlogs on many brands of protective footwear. This is an industry-wide challenge, with months-long delays that are expected to continue for the ...
The last few years have brought on sweeping changes—and challenges—across workplaces and industries. Many found their roles transformed as health and safety came to the forefront of the ...
From grain handling operations to heavy blast material, pit cleaning with vacuums allows workers to clean outside of confined spaces. Two workers died this week and two will die next week, ...
In March, as part of the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, the EPA released the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge, a call to action for all building owners and operators, schools, ...