Is a business’ safety culture a success if it simply follows the letter of the law and avoids government fines?
For facility operations managers, starting a 5S lean manufacturing program can reduce waste and optimize productivity through better workplace organization.
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Following the regulations and staying in compliance are important, but we know you want to go beyond minimum requirements to keep your employees safe. Some regulations have numerous training and employee information requirements, while others have none. Are you covering everything? And what does it take to go above what’s required?
Here’s how to keep your workforce humming during peak holiday seasons.
No matter how effective your personal hygiene standards are, a single person in your place of work can cause illness.
If your facility handles, transfers, packages or processes dust-producing materials or powders, you could face an explosion risk from combustible dust.
Until now, not much research had been done to find the best CPR methods from data that accounted for both compression rate and chest depth. Now, new data gives some exciting new answers.
Severe weather can have hazardous effects on all facets of our lives: homes, transportation, and livelihood. OSHA and NOAA are working on a public education effort to help people stay safe during severe weather.
An $805 million contract allowed Boeing to design the Navy’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft. Now, it’s built and ready.
Leading edge applications require specialized fall protection solutions.
NIOSH recently released a resource guide that helps employers and managers ensure the safety of their employees before, during, and after their work travel trips.
Common pitfalls to avoid with atmospheric testing in confined spaces.
The U.S. Department of Labor renews its contract with a program through Coventry Health Care Workers’ Compensation Inc. The program will improve and expand medication safety for injured federal workers in an effort to fight opioid misuse.
Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced he will push for a ban of flavored e-cigarettes and vaping products in the state. This would follow a similar ban by the state of Michigan and a call for federal prohibition of the products by President Trump.
As more companies, states, and families file suits regarding the opioid crisis, many claim Purdue Pharma has had a large part in the epidemic.
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Millions of workers are exposed to hearing hazards every year, and even though OSHA regulations and NIOSH recommendations in the U.S. specify hearing protection, occupational hearing loss is still the number one reported worker illness in manufacturin
After three deaths and hundreds of possible cases of lung disease related to vaping, the CDC and smokers are warning others not to use e-cigarette devices.