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Everyone is Responsible for Safety

Each individual may assume that since everyone is responsible, there are others in the area who can take action. The end result may actually be that everyone present is going to make that very same assumption, and no one will actually do anything to further the cause of safety.

FDA Plans to Prioritize Laboratory Safety in Safety Initiative Overhaul

The agency’s upcoming changes will be an effort to continue innovations that became necessary because of COVID-19.

Canadian Government Gives Millions in Aid to Agricultural Workers

Canadian Government Gives Millions in Aid to Agricultural Workers

A total of $26.6 million will go toward agriculture and food worker relief in Canada.



COVID-19: Testing A New Consideration for Workplace Safety

As part of an employer’s responsibility to maintain a safe work environment, companies are continuously responding to risks. Today, one of the greatest threats to employee well-being, and ultimately a company’s ability to operate, is COVID-19.

Most Dangerous Jobs in the Country Exist Within the Construction Industry

Despite declines in workplace injuries in recent years, the construction industry remains one of the most dangerous in America.

Hotel Workers Set to Lose Their Jobs As Industry Continues to Struggle

One in four hotel workers is unemployed right now, and the numbers are only expected to increase.

NFPA Launches Video Campaign to Support Worker Safety

NFPA Launches Video Campaign to Support Worker Safety

The Faces of Fire/Electrical Campaign has, so far, featured interviews with two real electrical utility workers who were injured on the job.

Has the Pandemic Added a Sixth Step to Traditional Construction Protective Wear?

PPE has and will always be an absolute must for keeping workers in construction safe, but the pandemic is bringing new challenges to the industry every week.

Upholding Workplace Hygiene

A checklist of all the key workplace PPE an expert suggests to maintain a safe workplace during the coronavirus pandemic.

Michigan City to Contest Recent MIOSHA Citations

Port Huron, the only city in a recent batch of businesses fined by MIOSHA for coronavirus violations, denies not following protocol.

Sacramento County Introduces Worker Health and Safety Act

Sacramento County Introduces Worker Health and Safety Act

The northern California county's Worker Protection, Health and Safety Act went into effect on October 1.

Teachers Across the Country Adapt to Working During the Pandemic

Teachers Across the Country Adapt to Working During the Pandemic

Teaching, an already stressful occupation, has gotten more difficult as classrooms fill up with students for the fall semester.

Amazon Warehouses Fail to Report High Injury Numbers

The lucrative company does not correctly report injury and illness rates, as told by a report in The Center for Investigative Reporting’s The Reveal.

Safety Speak: Temporary Respirator Guidance, Distracted Driving and Airborne Viruses

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Safety Speak: Temporary Respirator Guidance, Distracted Driving and Airborne Viruses

Interested in knowing more about what it means for Coronavirus to be airborne? Tune in to this mini episode for a deep dive on how infectious diseases spread as well as information on top headlines like the new OSHA temporary respirator guidance and Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

Return to Work: Are You Prepared When COVID-19 Tags Along?

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Return to Work: Are You Prepared When COVID-19 Tags Along?

Whether you have employees who are subject to a quarantine or isolation order, employees who are reluctant to return to work, or employees who tested positive or have related symptoms, you need to respond appropriately to keep your workforce safe, while maintaining productivity.

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