The 2026 revision expands optional testing for retention, chin straps and multidirectional impacts without replacing current classifications.
Familiar safety strategies can lose their effectiveness over time. By recognizing outdated thinking and embracing new approaches, leaders can overcome organizational inertia and build stronger, more sustainable safety performance.
Connected head protection can give safety managers new information about impacts, falls, heat and other workplace conditions, potentially changing both incident response and the way safety decisions are made.
Poage has held the Certified Safety Management Practitioner credential since 2017.
High-visibility apparel is moving beyond the traditional safety vest as manufacturers respond to heat, workforce diversity, multiple hazards and emerging technology.
Accurate injury and illness records do more than satisfy regulatory requirements. They provide the data organizations need to identify hazards, strengthen safety programs, and improve decision-making before incidents occur.
The program will cover suicide risk, stigma and support resources for construction workers and their families.
Annual observance recognizes workers who build and maintain infrastructure across the United States.
The former Formula 1 and IndyCar driver told safety professionals that equipment, systems, preparation and individual responsibility can turn risk into “intelligent risk.”
Greater heat and air pollution were associated with poorer long-term health, while greener surroundings were linked to lower risks.