From fire extinguisher training to prepared exit strategies to sprinklers, every aspect of workplace fire prevention affects worker and company safety.

As industrial hygienists, we anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control many agents (chemical, biological and physical) that can affect the lives of workers. Noise is one of the most ubiquitous of ...

To support this wide range of applications, CEN (the European Standards body) has developed a corresponding series of standards. Use of these standards assists glove manufacturers and suppliers in ...

Sep 01, 2021 When does safety on a construction site or in a facility start? For electrical and other construction workers and employees, the answer is quite simple—the minute you walk into the ...

There is a long history behind the development of fall protection standards, personal protective equipment and the ways safety professionals keep workers safe at heights.

The key to making new software rollouts successful is good training. Coaxing and coaching employees toward new tech tools is about more than just using the software well; it’s also about change ...

Start with the Basics At some point, you may have used a ladder incorrectly, even if it was only something you did as a child. Over the years, safety administrations, employers and ladder ...

Energized electrical work, or “hot” work as it is often referred to within the trade, is an extremely risky proposition that should not be taken lightly. While de-energizing a part, or all, of the ...

OSHA and the Consulate General of Mexico in Kansas City renewed an alliance that was first signed in 2013 to continue their collaborative relationship to promote workplace safety and health with the ...

Until now, the world at large wasn’t speculating on the occupational impact of climate change. However, organizations like the Department of Labor, OSHA, NIOSH as well as President Biden, by issuing ...

So where should you start? While there are many different aspects to worker safety, providing employees with the proper footwear can go a long way toward reducing the frequency and severity of ...

Last September, our team published an episode of OH&S SafetyPod about Surprise Inspections from OSHA —what you should and shouldn’t do should a Safety Compliance Officer come knocking at your ...