Facility Safety


Department of Labor Clarifies Employers’ Obligation to Report COVID-19 Cases

This week, OSHA issued interim guidance on employers’ duties as they relate to recording cases of COVID-19.

The Top Six Reasons for Modernizing Your Electrical Safety Program

With changes in a facility comes changes in its electrical hazards. Make sure you’re keeping up.

Energizing & Internalizing Safety: Three Strategic Principles for Breakthrough Results

Engaging workers in safety is way more effective than telling them about it, or being passive.

Fire Inspections Can Foster a Workplace Culture of Prevention

From fire extinguisher training to prepared exit strategies to sprinklers, every aspect of workplace fire prevention affects worker and company safety.

Selecting Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Industrial Plants

Selecting Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Industrial Plants

Don’t let your industrial fires get out of hand—or happen at all. Here are some factors to consider.

OH&S SafetyPod: Under the Microscope: OSHA

Episode 10

OH&S SafetyPod: Under the Microscope: OSHA's New Fall Protection Requirements

Editor Sydny Shepard sits down with LJB Inc. Principal Thom Kramer to discuss OSHA's updated regulations on fall protection and walking-working surfaces.

High Power Laser Safety

High Power Laser Safety

Laser safety is a commonly misunderstood topic. Here are several of the major hazards of industrial class 4 lasers, and the current methods of protection.

Can an Industrial Vacuum Solve Confined Space Hazards?

From grain handling operations to heavy blast material, pit cleaning with vacuums allows workers to clean outside of confined spaces.



Coronavirus Basics: An Update on the Pandemic

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OH&S SafetyPod: Coronavirus Basics — An Update on the Pandemic

OH&S Editors Sydny Shepard and Amanda Smiley discuss the newest updates related to the Coronavirus, or COVID-19.

The Dangers of Working in Confined Spaces

The Dangers of Working in Confined Spaces

Confined spaces pose a number of physical and environmental hazards to a worker—and it’s critical that employers understand the risks, those most vulnerable and hazard mitigation techniques.

OSHA Releases Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

OSHA Releases Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

As the coronavirus sweeps across the globe, companies are wondering how to keep workplaces—not just individuals—safe from the disease. Read OSHA’s recommendations here.

Nurses Beg for Better Protection Against the Coronavirus

Nurses Beg for Better Protection Against the Coronavirus

In the wake of the coronavirus anxiety, healthcare workers say they do not have access to enough protective gear and protocols to protect themselves.

How You Can Work Safer on a Ladder

How You Can Work Safer on a Ladder

March is Ladder Safety Month. Here are some important ladder safety reminders to avoid accident and injury.

Systems Integration for a Smarter, Safer Facility

Systems Integration for a Smarter, Safer Facility

Connected and responsive technology can help improve security strategies within facilities, especially during emergencies.

OSHA Cites Pennsylvania Dollar Tree for Exit and Storage Hazard Violations

Dollar Tree Stores Inc. has received OSHA citations for exit and storage hazards and faces $296,861 in penalties.

Updated OSHA Program Aims to Reduce Amputation Risks in PA Manufacturing Industry

OSHA has launched an initiative to focus more agency inspections on reducing workplace hazards that could lead to amputation injuries in the Pennsylvania manufacturing industry.

Dynamic Leadership Means Going Beyond Asking “Why?”

The key to a good leader is not just someone who asks the “why” behind a problem; they also ask the “what” and the “how.”

Defying Gravity Reduces Fall Incidents

Gravity sees all of us as equals, and it’s the force responsible for one of the most common types of workplace injuries: falls.

Developments in Personal Noise Dosimetry

Workplace noise measurements are critical to keeping workers and workplaces safe; make sure your noise dosimeters are appropriate and up to snuff.

The Sounds of Safety

The Sounds of Safety

It all loops back to safety.

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