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What are you focusing on, and how will your approach in the next year get you greater results? These are real questions to consider if your goal is to drive processes that mitigate risk sustainably.

Your Year-End Safety Celebration Could Be Hiding Risk

We can't use lagging indicators—counting what has already happened—to evaluate our exposure to risk accurately.

As you strategize your chemical approval process, look for ways to get the most return for the time spent by your submitters and reviewers.

Chemical Safety: Find Your Flow

A good chemical approval process contains three vital elements, all of which can be enhanced and supported by a technology solution.

There are a number of challenging work settings that require specially engineered safety shower solutions—mining, oil refineries, petrochemical, bio-diesel and ethanol facilities, to name a few. (Bradley Corporation photo)

Safety Showers in Extreme and Challenging Environments

Here's an in-depth look at determining the right product for your application.



A poorly designed incentive program is almost always better than no program. A well-designed incentive program produces way better results than a poorly designed one.

Changing Behaviors for the Better

A poorly designed incentive program is almost always better than no program. A well-designed incentive program produces way better results than a poorly designed one.

Promote your safety brand in everything you do because it will be a powerful differentiator for your company against its competition. (Perryman Construction photo)

Create a Culture of Safety and Good Business Will Follow

Ultimately, construction safety must become a habit and practiced by everyone every minute.

Foot Protection Essentials

The OSHA 1910.136 standard and the ASTM F2412-11 standard indicate how many kinds of foot injury are possible, some of them even disabling.

IAEA Conference Eyes Better Radiation Protections in Medicine

The participants agreed more training, more awareness, and better compliance with regulations are needed to improve protection for patients and health professionals during medical procedures.

Trauma Center Agrees to Ensure Effective Communication with Deaf Individuals

Two complainants alleged UVMMC failed to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services necessary for effective communication while they were receiving medical treatment. Both of the complainants are deaf and use American Sign Language as their primary means of communication.

HIOSH Penalties Rising Jan. 1

The new state law also says the penalties are to be adjusted for inflation annually in December, with new penalties taking effect the following Jan. 15.

Cold (Work) Comforts

The CPWR "Working in Cold Weather" Hazard Alert recommends being proactive and alert, taking frequent breaks in a warm area, working in pairs so either one can spot the danger signs, and notifying a supervisor or summoning medical help immediately if a worker has signs or symptoms of hypothermia or another cold-related illness or injury.

Washington Ag Department Adopts Worker Protection Rules Aligned with EPA's

Before EPA adopted the changes, many of Washington's rules were stricter and more protective than federal requirements. For example, new regulations for medical evaluations, respirator fit testing, and training bring federal requirements up to standards that have been in place in Washington for more than 20 years.

Food Illness Complaints Down in Arizona This Year

The report says that, "while infections from some pathogens are remaining stable or showing a slight decrease, infections from Campylobacter and Shigella have increased" from 2002 to 2016.

ATSB Warns VFR Pilots About Flying in Conditions They're Not Trained For

A new report about a fatal 2016 helicopter crash "reflects an ongoing problem in aviation – some pilots are continuing to fly into conditions they are not equipped for and not trained for," the agency explained Dec. 18.

A round-trip mission to Mars could last three years. NASA is asking the scientific community to propose research to help bridge the gap in our knowledge regarding long-term experiences in space.

NASA Awaits Research Proposals to Support Deep Space Missions

The agency's deadline for proposals is Jan. 4, 2018. NASA expects in late summer 2018 to select 15 to 18 proposals for grants with a maximum duration of seven years.

WHO Completes Second Draft of Physical Activity Report

The draft is prepared for submission to the Executive Board in January 2018. "Given physical activity's contribution towards the 2030 Agenda, it is time to invest in physical activity not only for its direct health benefits but for how increasing walking, cycling, active recreation and sports leads to realising a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous world," it says.

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