Episode 70
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard rounds up the most costly and serious citations OSHA has doled out in the last year.
Xylem Inc. faces a total of nine safety violations after an inspection.
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Falls are often the biggest safety risks when it comes to occupational injuries in manufacturing plants. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), falls, trips and slips are among the main causes of occupational injuries. So elevated working areas and rooftops call for suitable fall protection solutions, practices, and training.
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.
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.
Episode 63
In this episode, listen in as Editor Sydny Shepard talks about safety measures in grain bins, a new Secretary of Labor and could California employers get advance notification of Cal/OSHA inspections?
Event is hosted to spread awareness about deadly accidents.
Episode 62
In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard interviews Thomas Kramer, Managing Principal at LJB, Inc, on fall protection standards and what organizations, employers and safety directors can be doing to ensure the safety of their workers at heights.
Episode 58
In this mini episode, OH&S Editor Sydny Shepard discusses the recently released list of OSHA's Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards as well as new dates for National Safety Stand-Down and Ladder Safety Month.
OSHA has revealed its annual list of Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards.
Understanding ways to stay compliant and safe on a ladder is crucial to the safety of the employees using them.
The agency has announced it’s eighth annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction will be May 3 - 7.
Floor disinfection is a safety routine that often falls into the background, but with the ongoing presence of COVID-19, it is extremely important.
Incorporating connected safety into your fall protection program will further increase the chances of workers making it through their shifts safely.
How to prepare for and safely execute a confined space fall rescue.
Safety professionals are encouraged to participate in the Fall Experience Survey by April 30.
Episode 53
On this Safety Speak episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses the new OSHA guidance on COVID-19, the Center for Construction Research and Training’s new bulletin on nonfatal injury trends in the construction industry as well as news and studies surrounding transportation safety.
Comfort level is an important variable to address when wearing PPE, especially fall harnesses.
How to train and equip employees for fall protection to satisfy OSHA regulations and ensure worker safety.