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Reasonable suspicion drug testing is a critical safety measure.

Drug Testing & Safety: What's the Connection?

Enacting a clear drug testing policy to eliminate workplace substance abuse is an important step toward maintaining a safe work environment.

The HAI landscape also has changed because of new fomites, or substances and objects that carry infectious organisms.

Keeping Infections Out

Health care-associated infections still plague hospitals across the country. Properly protecting against and preventing them is the key to lowering the annual number of illnesses and deaths.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration projects a shortage of 20,400 primary care physicians by 2020.

Opportunity Knocks

Among the ACA's many changes, new career opportunities in occupational health are emerging.



A staged explosion is used to test a dust collector

Vacuuming Up to Prevent Dust Explosions

Industrial vacuum cleaners or wet/dry vacuums can help to prevent the development of dust clouds or electrical sparks that can be generated by compressed air systems.

The assessment should consider facility-wide needs, department needs, and specific job functions and be documented.

Choosing the Right Protective Footwear

A larger selection of brands usually means a larger selection of comfort technologies, and a larger selection of styles usually means more satisfied workers.

Mold grows easily in flood-related conditions. (VFA, Inc. photo)

New Alliance Helps with Clearing the Air

AIHA is one of the partners in the new Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance.

Eighty percent of the more than 3,300 SHRM members polled from Dec. 16, 2013, though Jan. 16, 2014, for SHRM

Leading the Way to Leading Indicators

Companies need to reinforce desired behavior, not results, especially when it comes to injury hiding. However, injury hiding isn’t the only thing to question in lagging incentives.

As work environments change and new hazards emerge, ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2014 attempts to eliminate any ambiguity regarding characteristics of industrial head protection and their importance in the work environment. (MSA photo)

Understanding Head Protection

The bottom line is that hard hats must be properly utilized and maintained to ensure safety.

Treating marijuana the same as alcohol is impossible for several reasons. There are no measurements for marijuana impairment that relate across the board to how we understand alcohol impairment.

What Are the Costs Associated with Marijuana Legalization?

An employer who takes the view that Friday night use of marijuana is none of his concern will begin to see ramifications when impairment on Monday morning endangers workplace safety.

Perhaps the most impressive improvements in ear muffs have been achieved through the integration of electronics. (PIP photo)

Enough Already With the Preaching!

Workers now have a choice. Plugs come in all shapes and sizes so that they are comfortable to wear, and ear muffs allow you to communicate and hear warning signals without having to pop them on and off.

Yale combines classroom and hands-on training into a comprehensive instructional program for lift truck operators. (Yale Materials Handling Corporation photo)

Taking a Second Look at Training

Use these tips to ensure you have an effective materials handling training program.

AEDs available today only require the user to turn the AED on and follow audio instructions when prompted.

The Importance of CPR & AED Safety Training

One challenge with saving victims of cardiac arrest is that there is often a lag before bystanders take action.

NJ Firefighters to Receive New Breathing Apparatuses

Stanhope wins a federal grant of nearly $158,000.

Douglass Colony Group Inc. Cited for Exposing Workers to Asbestos

The Commercial roofer faces $81,000 in fines.

VPPPA31 Set for Gaylord Texan Resort

Aug. 24-27, 2015 are the dates for next year's conference in Grapevine, Texas.

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