The law creates a new fund for paying workers hurt on the job whose employers don't carry workers' compensation insurance.
Despite some confusion, sales began on July 1.
Michael Zeiler of GreatAmericanEclipse.com predicts from 1.8 million to 7.4 million Americans will travel to see it. There are 12.25 million people who already live in the path of the Aug. 21 event.
As public and private entities continue to battle lead hazards, they've come together to provide useful information for asset owners and contractors encountering those hazards and undertaking lead abatement projects.
The C-Team is constantly looking to squeeze more juice from the company lemon. Mitigating your exposure to costly accidents is the proverbial "low hanging fruit."
A new survey shows more than 21 percent of companies did not meet all GHS compliance requirements.
To be compliant with OSHA's general duty clause for workplace safety, facilities that produce potentially combustible dust should do everything they can to ensure compliance with NFPA 652.
There will always be new opportunities for greater efficiency and new results. If you are indeed doing the right things, how could you be better at it?
Preventing slips & falls is the only way to keep your company on firm ground.
Most workplaces will require that the spill and the cleanup operation be documented in order to evaluate how effectively the spill response plan worked, as well as to look for ways to prevent such a spill from happening again.
Your first line of defense is using your head to eliminate hazards and implement engineering and administrative controls.
A comprehensive EHS platform can also restructure once-manual safety procedures and contribute to the company’s digital transformation efforts.
Employees need to refresh their training and have drills regularly so they will be able to rely on both their knowledge and their experience when emergencies happen.
Don't let complacency permeate your hazard communication program.
Companies can address an aging construction industry with sophisticated technology.
Time, efficiency, and protection become key factors the right respirator selection can address before a worker is ever faced with an emergency situation.
Even very small changes in seven postural elements can show a strong effect on balance, strength—as well as on internal states.
Because potential budget cuts could hit federal agencies’ research budgets hard, the timing of the decision is unfortunate.
Integrating the JHA and Work Planning processes reinforced the new philosophical approach for shifting responsibility for working safely to those responsible for planning and actually performing the work.
Even if a fall hazard isn't specifically addressed, if it can be identified, plans need to be made to mitigate the hazard and prevent employee injuries.