February/March 2026
Find these topics and more in the February/March issue:
- Construction Safety
- IH: Gas Detection
- Head Protection
- Electrical Safety
- Lockout/Tagout
- Ladder Safety
- Protective Apparel
- Summer Hazards
- Safety Warriorship
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Features
Lockout/Tagout
By Herbert Post
LOTO failures are often blamed on individual mistakes, but modern industrial systems introduce complexity and production pressure that safety rules alone can’t solve. A stronger culture and shared responsibility may be the real key to preventing predictable harm.
Ladder Safety
By Joe Zgrabik
Thousands of ladder-related injuries happen every year, often because the wrong ladder is used. Understanding ladder types, height requirements, duty ratings, and materials can reduce fall risk and improve safety at elevation.
By Kevin Kurkowski
OSHA’s updated guidance highlights the importance of hazard assessments when selecting head protection. Here are five key steps to help employers choose the right helmet type, electrical class, and accessories for their worksite risks.
By Evan Hardin
Outdated assumptions about training, technology, and costs continue to expose construction crews to unnecessary risk. Rethinking these common safety myths can strengthen protection, improve efficiency, and support long-term business performance.
By Ray Prest
From small errors to human factors like complacency and distraction, hand injuries persist across industries. Addressing habits, awareness, and leadership may be the key to protecting workers both on and off the job.
By Emory Tischler
From heat stress and dehydration to cold exposure and storm-related hazards, shifting weather patterns are increasing construction safety risks. Here’s how supervisors can plan and protect crews every season.
By Daniel Huntington
Why skylights and roof openings continue to cause serious injuries during routine work.
By Glorianna Reeser
Electrical safety training shouldn’t be a checkbox exercise. These five strategies can help safety leaders improve engagement, reinforce safe behaviors, and strengthen compliance across different job roles.
By David Kopf
New advances in flame-resistant apparel are balancing protection, mobility, and heat stress prevention.
By Gary Ng
Confined spaces are dynamic environments where gas levels, airflow, and temperature can shift in seconds. AI-based atmospheric intelligence is helping safety teams move beyond threshold alarms to predictive, real-time risk interpretation.
By Jeremy R. Abbott
Many workplaces track CPR/AED training completion, but real survival depends on response speed, confidence, and culture. Here’s how safety leaders can close the readiness gap before a cardiac arrest happens.
By Jackson Phillips
As construction projects grow more complex, safety is using AI-backed collision avoidance and connected data to reduce blind-spot incidents and push safety culture beyond compliance.
By Ryan Pfund
As chemical use expands across industries, safety leaders can reduce injury severity by improving emergency fixture placement, water delivery performance, and equipment compliance and readiness.
By Buck Peavey
How modern safety platforms reinforce learning through engagement and recognition.
Ladder Safety
By Thomas Kramer, Josh Hughes, Kimberly Messer
OSHA’s revised fixed ladder rule requires fall protection systems for ladders over 24 feet. Here’s what safety leaders need to know.
By Janelle Kinnaird
OSHA requires PPE to properly fit each worker. Learn how poor PPE fit creates compliance risk, common violations, and how employers can build a defensible fit program.
Departments
By Robert Pater
Safety “warriorship” isn’t about toughness—it’s about skill, humility, and the disciplined execution that turns intention into lasting results.
By David Kopf
Five trends that are steering workplace safety over the next six to 18 months.