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.
"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.
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.
The event takes place Oct. 30-31, 2017, at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina in Tampa, Fla, and features sessions in four tracks: Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Assessment, Emergency Response and Preparedness, Management and Leadership, and Emerging Issues and International.
The UN agency has called for the tobacco industry to compensate for its products that are harmful.
Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Rosen will serve as the Regulatory Reform Officer and Chairman of the Regulatory Task Force.