De-energizing equipment does not absolve the facility from the responsibility of performing an arc flash analysis or providing the necessary PPE.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 40 percent of workers will suffer from occupational dermatitis at some point in their working lives.
Profile your desired leader. What would you see them doing or hear them saying that indicates they are in the right position and a change-agent?
Inspire conformance through influence, awareness, and definitively through the identification of the harmful and helpful biases we all have, some of them buried deep within us.
Like OSHA and EPA chemical safety trainings, DOT training helps hazmat employees to recognize and identify hazardous materials and learn how their functions ensure that those materials can be transported safely.
The Florida Department of Health already has warned Floridians to be ready and says every hurricane season should be treated as a serious threat.
Employers and workers need to pay special attention to minimum recommended safety requirements of approved standards and safe working procedures.
Today's safety eyewear can be so lightweight and comfortable that at times workers don't even notice they are wearing it once it's on.
Computer work is more visually demanding than any other type of office work.
Flash fires and fuel-fed fires are two different hazards, and it's critical to distinguish between the two for various safety reasons.
This is not just the path toward improved safety and lower safety-related costs; it is also the path to walk if your goal is greater customer retention, higher sales, and maximizing profits.
We're better equipped than ever before to provide hand protection to industrial workers. The biggest challenge is making sure regulations and standards around PPE and hand protection keep pace.
This could be the most consequential annual conference for the society in many years.
Disconnected leaders are typically stymied when it comes to sensing trends of change, making effective plans, deeply motivating others, and implementing game-changing actions.
"The grants we announce today clearly demonstrate our efforts to meet the opioid crisis with every tool at our disposal," said SAMHSA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Kana Enomoto.
What's shocking is that many workers are not using rubber insulating equipment because they simply don't know they need it.
Safety training is the best way to ensure your procedures are understood and a great way to reinforce safe behaviors. It reinforces your safety goals and reminds participants about the impacts of not achieving those goals.
When vision is impaired, quality of life and the ability to work experience a drastic and unfortunate decline. Preventing eye injuries should be a top task on every safety professional's to-do list.
Work site safety inspections can be a vital part of your injury prevention efforts if done well.
Exelon Corporation's announcement said it is taking several "first steps" to shut down the nuclear power plant, even as the company explained what kind of relief it needs to keep the plant in operation.