While proper maintenance and care can extend the lifespan of footwear, there will still ultimately be a time when every work boot meets the end of the road.
While there is no dedicated space in OH&S magazine for “Letter’s to the Editor,” I do still hear from readers of the magazine and website fairly frequently. This past week, I received a lovely email from a safety professional who had recently found our podcast.
Technology and digital platforms have evolved in ways to help protect employees.
The chances of survival increase dramatically when a workplace is trained in both CPR and the use of an AED.
Letting people rush around as fast as they want seemed like a recipe for an increase in both the number and severity of car crashes.
Getting back to workplaces, restaurants and schools goes beyond the simple reopening of buildings; it involves innovative solutions to provide appropriate air quality monitoring, ventilation and filtration.
Training should teach employees how to avoid the most common material handling injuries.
It’s time for organizations to take a more strategic, engaging approach to training using e-technology and virtual reality.
Normalization of deviance is a phenomenon by which individuals, groups or organizations come to accept a lower standard of performance until that lower standard becomes the "norm" for them.
The science behind fall protection is what lifts people to new heights.
You should be checking your tool lanyards to ensure they meet the requirements of ANSI/ISEA 121-2018.
Many workers will instinctively remove their safety eyewear to see what is in front of them.
The use of vacuum conveyors to transfer materials between processes improves indoor air quality while increasing efficiency and the bottom line.
Throughout the pandemic, New York City’s public transportation kept running, where essential workers were able to keep their jobs.
These grants focus on training, awareness and safety programs.
Episode 98
Join editor Sydny Shepard as she lays out why it is so important to keep workers in the construction industry safe from the top four most fatal hazards on the job.
RM Masonry and Stucco exposes workers to unsecured scaffolding repeatedly.
Employees who received exemptions from getting vaccinated must follow specific protocols while at work.
The contractor was cited six times in five years for ignoring the industry’s deadliest hazard.
Trucking companies face many hazards, from poor road conditions to inclement weather to mechanical failure. One less obvious but equally pressing threat facing this industry is fraud.
OSHA has questions and comments about what it can do to improve its whistleblower service.
Safety 2022 will be in Chicago, Illinois next year from June 27 - 29, 2022.
Safety 2021 might be over, but there is still much to see when it comes to OH&S’ live coverage of the event.
Episode 97
Curious what it was like at ASSP's Safety 2021 show in Austin, Texas last week? Editor Sydny Shepard gives an inside look at the conference as well as the planning that went into the event in the face of COVID-19.
As part of an interagency effort to protect workers, the Biden-Harris administration enables OSHA to begin rulemaking process for a federal standard.
Episode 96
OH&S editor Sydny Shepard sits down with Westex: A Milliken Brand’s Scott Francis to talk all about combustible dust. Listen in to find out why combustible dust is so hazardous and what NFPA standards apply.