Top Stories


Your feet are the root of your body and when not kept healthy, it can ultimately cause pain in your knees, hips, and back. Protecting your feet is a proactive way to prevent debilitating health conditions and boost your healthfulness. (MEGAComfort photo)

Foot Injuries: Why They Matter and How to Avoid Them in Any Workplace

Supportive footwear with added comfort and shock absorption can prevent injury, illness, and fatigue.

Modern noise dosimeters are small, lightweight, feature multiple virtual instruments, and have many useful options to better describe the complete hazard during the shift. (Sensidyne, LP photo)

Recent Developments in Personal Noise Dosimetry

Modern noise dosimeters are small, lightweight, feature multiple virtual instruments, and have many useful options to better describe the complete hazard during the worker's shift.

Ten 'Critical Traits' of Respected Field Safety Professionals

It should be noted that even if you are not a new safety professional and have been in the organization for years, it is never too late to change your approach.



Ammonium Nitrate Regional Emphasis Program Launched in Seven States

The program begins Oct. 1 with a three-month period of education and prevention outreach to encourage employers to bring their facilities into compliance with OSHA standards. Enforcement activities will begin after the outreach period and will continue through Sept. 30, 2019, unless it is extended.

Some businesses are taking training to an entirely new level with authentic simulations that bring extraordinary detail to proper active shooting response. (Silverback Safety & Training Solutions photo)

Playing It Safe

U.S. businesses, schools, and even churches are preparing themselves for proper response to active shooters.

Regular maintenance is going to lead to loading dock equipment and in-plant equipment that performs better and helps keep energy costs low. (Rite-Hite photo)

Just What the Doctor Ordered

Planned maintenance can boost safety, increase efficiency, and lower long-term costs.

DOT clearly has jurisdiction over the truck on the highway, but OSHA regulations generally govern workers’ safety and health and the responsibilities of employers to ensure their safety at the warehouse, the dock, and in all places trucker drivers go to deliver and pick up loads.

OSHA and DOT Laws—Which Apply to Facility and Operations and When?

Employers and safety professionals must know which particular law applies to the specific "working conditions" and hazards in order to be in compliance.

The expo will take place inside the George R. Brown Convention Center, which opened on the east side of downtown Houston on Sept. 26, 1987. (Julie Soefer Photography)

Get Ready for the Year's Biggest Trade Show

Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center is the site for this year's NSC Congress & Expo.

Ergonomic lift tables improve the bottom line. (Alfacon Solutions photo)

Making the Business Case for Ergonomic Materials Handling Lift Tables

The business benefits of ergonomics extend beyond the management of musculoskeletal disorders.

Many companies tout a focus on safety, but few fully achieve the goal. Giant billboards at plant entrances proclaiming world-class compliance with quality and safety standards may shade a different reality inside the plant.

The Economics of Workplace Safety

Numerous case studies revealing the positive relationships between safety and productivity are backed up by organizations that gather global statistics on accidents and incidents.

OSHA Out with New Trenching Safety Materials

Trench-related injuries are preventable when workers are properly trained and the required protections are in place, OSHA notes. The agency is making new compliance assistance resources available.

NFPA Stresses Fire Prevention Week 2018 Theme

"Because we have reduced the overall number of fires, there is a general complacency and a lack of action around home fire preparedness and planning. Our goal for Fire Prevention Week is to make sure people recognize that fire remains a very real risk and that everyone needs to take action to protect themselves and their families," said Lorraine Carli, NFPA's vice president of outreach and advocacy.

Governor's Lifesaving Awards Presented at Spokane Conference

The Sept. 26-27 conference was sponsored by the Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board and the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries.

DOL Proposes Change in HO 7 on Patient Lifts

The NPRM points out that some members of Congress have sought this change for several years, contending that the current HO 7 discourages health care employers in their states from employing 16- and 17-year-olds, which deprives the teens of training opportunities and causes staff shortages in health facilities, particularly those located in rural areas.

Waste Recycler Settles RCRA Case with EPA

The settlement requires Rho-Chem, LLC to complete a supplemental environmental project to purchase and provide at least $352,992 worth of emergency response instruments and communication and computing equipment to the Los Angeles County Fire Department's Homeland Security/Hazardous Materials Response Section.

Product Showcase

  • Full Line of Defense Against Combustible Dust Nilfisk

    Nilfisk provides a comprehensive range of industrial vacuums meticulously crafted to adhere to NFPA 652 housekeeping standards, essential for gathering combustible dust in Class I, Group D, and Class II, Groups E, F & G environments or non-classified settings. Our pneumatic vacuums are meticulously engineered to fulfill safety criteria for deployment in hazardous surroundings. Leveraging advanced filtration technology, Nilfisk ensures the secure capture of combustible materials scattered throughout your facility, ranging from fuels, solvents, and metal dust to flour, sugar, and pharmaceutical powders. Read More

  • AirChek Connect Sampling Pump

    Stay connected to your sampling with the SKC AirChek® Connect Sampling Pump! With its Bluetooth connection to PC and mobile devices, you can monitor AirChek Connect pump operation without disrupting workflow. SKC designed AirChek Connect specifically for all OEHS professionals to ensure accurate, reliable flows from 5 to 5000 ml/min and extreme ease of use. AirChek Connect offers easy touch screen operation and flexibility. It is quality built to serve you and the workers you protect. Ask about special pricing and a demo at AIHA Connect Booth 1003. Read More

  • Matrix's OmniPro Vision AI Collision Avoidance System

    OmniPro Vision AI is a state-of-the-art collision avoidance system that features NIOSH award-winning Visual Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. This highly accurate, powerful system identifies and alerts on pedestrians, vehicles and specified objects, ensuring safer facilities, mining operations and industrial sites. With its web-based cloud application, OmniPro Vision AI also logs and analyzes a wide range of data related to zone breach notifications. Operating without needing personal wearable devices or tags, OmniPro has visual and audible zone breach alerts for both operators and pedestrians. Read More

Featured

Artificial Intelligence

Webinars