Top Stories -- Occupational Health & Safety

Using Technology to Improve Workplace Safety Training

Companies often turn to technology to ensure they’re providing accessible and continuous safety training.

Sun Safety: 5 Tips Employees Should Know

Working in the sun takes a toll, but here’s how workers can mitigate it.

OSHA Announces Citations for Ergonomic Hazards at Amazon Warehouse

The investigation centered on a fulfillment center in New Jersey.

Dollar Tree Fined for Repeat Safety Violations

The state investigation centers on a store in Tacoma, Washington.

OSHA Fines Sonny Steel Erectors for Continued Fall Protection Violations

The Houston-based company faces proposed penalties of $266,416.

OSHA Seeking Nominations for the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

The two open slots are designated for the Department of Health and Human Services.

FDA Approves Second Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray

The product is an emergency treatment for opioid overdose.

MSHA Identified 242 Violations in June 2023

The inspections covered 18 mines and spanned 12 states.

Redefining the Safety Hierarchy in a Confined Space

What are the steps you should first consider to ensure your confined space entries are safe and that workers are best equipped to respond if they are met with a life-threatening hazard?

Updated Standards Help Demystify Fall Protection Product Selection

Heightened federal oversight on falls means employers should make sure they’re familiar with fall protection standards and that each worker is using the right type of harness for their particular application.

Striking a Balance

Reducing hand fatigue with light-weight gloves that pack a heavy-weight cut-protection punch.

A Winning HazCom Gameplan

Five ways to keep workers safe through implementing an effective hazard communications program.

Your 4-Step Guide to Improving Fall Protection with Microlearning

How you can implement a program that leverages bite-sized lessons to help workers fully digest a full course of fall protection education.

Leveraging Communication

Recalibrating how safety managers can effect change in their organizations.

Myth-Busting Wearables

Three common myths about putting wearables to work in your health and safety program.

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