If passed, even a portion of the projects outlined in President Biden’s plan has serious implications for worker occupational, health, safety, and well-being.
Facility in Fort Myers agrees to revamp its violence prevention program after an investigation reveals five incidents occurred.
Episode 75
Summer brings with it some great things, but safety directors know that it can also bring increased safety risks for workers on the job. Listen in as we count down the top five most common summertime safety risks.
You can now register online for ASSP's Safety 2021 conference and exposition, which is set for Sept. 13 - 15 in Austin, Texas.
A guide is created providing examples of leading health metrics in the workplace.
Episode 71
We are talking all about hand protection in this interview between Editor Sydny Shepard and Fastenal's Safety Sales Director Evan Hardin. Listen in as they discuss hand injuries, PPE, new technology and how to keep your workers safe on the job.
Episode 70
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard rounds up the most costly and serious citations OSHA has doled out in the last year.
UHS of Delaware Inc. and Premier Behavioral Health Solutions of Florida were both fined for not protecting workers.
Challenges, conflicts and stress are inevitable at work, so are grievances and disappointments;
violence is not.
Episode 69
It’s Construction Safety Week! Listen in as Editor Sydny Shepard gives a brief background on the history of Safety Week, discusses current injury and fatality rates in construction and interviews labor attorney Zachary Perecman about how construction companies can better protect those on-site.
Beverly Hills, FL Dollar Tree was cited $265,265 in penalties.
Episode 68
Listen in as OH&S Editor Sydny Shepard discusses the key indicators of a strong safety culture with Blackline Safety Chief Revenue Officer Sean Stinson.
Episode 67
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard talks about the newly extended comment period for the proposed rule change to the Hazard Communication Standard, a national discussion on teens in the workplace and everything you might need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Episode 66
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses NIOSH's new tool to measure worker well-being, worker hesitation to returning to the office without COVID-19 vaccines and Biden's nomination for OSHA Head. Who is he and does this nomination mean for the agency?
A Strategic Partnership Program is created to ensure workers’ safety throughout the construction process.
A significant amount of employees don't feel safe going back to the workplace until vaccines are distributed to all of their co-workers.
Episode 65
In this episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard takes a look into the global mental health crisis and discusses Distracted Driving Awareness Month as well as the ins and outs of becoming fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Shyft Group faces fines for not addressing employees' complaints about serious hazards.
Despite traffic decreasing during COVID-19, the roads have only gotten more dangerous.