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Bringing Process Safety Management into the Digital Era

Why worry about reporting if you can prevent the release in the first place?

Safeguarding Employees with Dependable EyeFace Washes and Safety Showers

Safeguarding Employees with Dependable Eye/Face Washes and Safety Showers

The need for sufficient and properly working emergency eyewash and shower devices in workplaces is real and pervasive.

Investing in PID: Protecting Workers Now and for the Future

Investing in PID: Protecting Workers Now and for the Future

Photoionization detectors (PIDs) are gas detection technology that can help businesses address this risk from the start, maintaining the highest level of short- and long-term safety for workers.

Recognizing and Mitigating Static Electricity Hazards

Fire departments respond to nearly 280 industrial incidents involving static electricity each year.

Stories from the Field — Flame-Resistant Clothing

Stories from the Field — Flame-Resistant Clothing

Flame-resistant (FR) clothing is a crucial element in keeping workers safe.

Updating Drug Screen Protocols in Light of New Marijuana Laws

Updating Drug Screen Protocols in Light of New Marijuana Laws

Need advice for revisiting drug testing policy in the era of legalization?

CDC Announces Six New COVID19 Symptoms

The Centers for Disease and Prevention has added several symptoms to its existing list of symptoms for COVID-19. Some you’ve heard, some you might not have.

Filing Toxic Exposure Claims During the COVID-19 Pandemic. How Does it Work?

You may be entitled to asbestos compensation. Find out if you are eligible.



OSHA Issues Additional Respirator Guidance for Healthcare

Last week, the Department of Labor released additional interim enforcement guidance on reusing disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators that have been decontaminated.

Interim Guidance for Meatpackaging and Meat Processing Industry

OSHA and the CDC have teamed together to provide Americans with an interim guidance for workers and employers in the meat packaging and meat processing industry—especially given recent sick workers.

Shelter-In-Place, Low- to No-Cost 70E Compliance Solutions

Shelter-In-Place, Low- to No-Cost 70E Compliance Solutions

What can engineering directors and facility managers do to move their facilities closer to NFPA 70E compliance when spending has all but ground to a halt?

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Return-to-Work Guidance for Retail, Construction, Manufacturing and Package Delivery Industries

Businesses in retail, construction, manufacturing and package delivery should review recently issued industry-specific guidance from OSHA.

EMTs are Stressed, Sleep-Deprived and Understaffed in the Time of COVID-19

EMTs are Stressed, Sleep-Deprived and Understaffed in the Time of COVID-19

As one of the places hardest hit by the pandemic, New York City is seeing a huge number of individuals suffering and dying from the virus—and emergency responders are struggling to sleep, treat and save lives.

Are Essential Workers Entitled to Workers

Are Essential Workers Entitled to Workers' Compensation for COVID-19?

One popular question is: are workers eligible for workers' compensation benefits if they are exposed to COVID-19 on the job and must be out of work?

NSC Announces a Safety Task Force to Aid in a Safe Return to Work

The questions of when and how the country will open after this global pandemic are undeniable ones, but there’s no doubt employers will have to operate workplaces differently. The National Safety Council and others are working to help them in that process.

Federal Government Recognizes Health and Safety Professionals as “Essential”

The government recently updated its essential critical infrastructure workforce advisory list to include occupational health and safety workers.

OH&S SafetyPod: Coronavirus Basics: Symptoms, Transmissions, PPE, and Pandemic Planning

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OH&S SafetyPod: Coronavirus Basics - Symptoms, Transmissions, PPE, and Pandemic Planning

ASSP President-Elect Deborah Roy answers the most frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 pandemic with OH&S Editor Sydny Shepard.

Where Does the Virus Live? Not on Your Hair, Clothes or Shoes

Where Does the Virus Live? Not on Your Hair, Clothes or Shoes

One Times article goes through the places that the virus likely exists and where it doesn’t—and reading this might put you at more ease.

The CDC’s Interim for Critical Workers Who May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19

The CDC published an interim guidance for critical workers who may have been exposed to a person with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

New Coronavirus Symptoms Include Loss of Smell and Taste

New Coronavirus Symptoms Include Loss of Smell and Taste

For a while, scientists suspected that loss of taste and smell where tell-tale signs of the coronavirus. Now, the CDC has officially listed them as symptoms.

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